96

Concord, Mass.
1916.
Aug. 30
to
Nov. 4

Partridge shooting.

was dashing at meteoric speed through the tops of
tall birches. The total bag consisted of only five and
three of these were "treed" by "Tim" and shot while perched.
To thus take advantage of such opportunities may be
considered unsportsmanlike by some but has never been so regarded
by me. For it cannot often be accomplished without
preliminary "stalking", unlikely to escape the notice of the
ever-watchful birds unless very skillfully conducted, yet
certain to yield its own reward in the way of much
pleasurable excitement whatever may be its final indirect
outcome.
  Besides the five Grouse actually bagged as above
mentioned no others are known to have received any
injury from my gun or any other, in woodland
where I hunted them. Yet it apparently harbored
only two when & after the shooting season closed. Before