SOME NOTABLE BAGS 
The following is a list of birds picked up after each drive. Of course 
a few more were found far away behind, and not counted at the time, 
and with those that were found on the following day, make up the total ; 
47, 46, 79, 168, 88, 102, 74, 132, 41, 112, 71, 136, 42, 27, 111, 66, 37, 92, 
80, 45—1,596. 
BERRY HILL, NOTTS. 
Mr W. Hollins has kindly sent us a map of his best beat, showing the 
different drives, which will readily explain the plan adopted. 
The result shows what may be done by good management, and the 
judicious introduction of Hungarian partridges. With reference to the 
latter Mr Hollins says : “ Before Hungarians were turned down here 
seventeen years ago, we used to think we had a good day if we shot forty 
brace with four guns walking early in September. I first of all turned 
down Hungarians in 1895, and have had a good stock ever since. 
“The Berry Hill beat consists of 1,292 acres; without doubt, on 
October 10, 1906, if we had started shooting at 9.30, and I had had two 
distinct lots of drivers, we should have shot 1,000 brace, as I could easily 
have got three, or possibly four more drives into the day. I did not kill 
any more birds after the ‘ big day ’ on that beat, and owing to bad seasons 
have done nothing very remarkable since. I farm all the ground except 
about 160 acres on the Berry Hill beat.” 
Date Pheasants Partridges Hares Rabbits Various Total 
Oct. 9, 1906 . — . 442 . — . 2 . — . 444 
Oct. 10 . 19 . 1,504 . 3 . 10 . 2 . 1,538 
Oct. 11 . — . 671 . 3 . 2 . — . 676 
Guns : Capt. W. H. Thomasson, Lord Savile, Mr F. H. Oates, Mr 
W. G. Oates, Sir G. E. Paget, Mr F. E. Seely, Mr J. Whitaker and Mr 
W. Hollins. 
On Oct. 10 there were only eleven drives. The pick-up looks large, but 
many birds fell in thick stuff and were most difficult to find. 
1st drive . . 
. 51 
8th drive . 
. . 106 
2nd ,, . . 
. 36 
9th „ . 
. . 118 
3rd „ . . 
. 154 
10th „ . 
. . 134 
4th „ . . 
. 102 
11th „ . 
. . 159 
5th „ . . 
. 131 
Pick up . . 
. . 117 
6th „ . . 
. 218 

7th „ . . 
. 178 
Total . . . 
. .1,504 
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