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THE YOUNG IDEA AND SHOOTING. 
Continued from page 656. 
go through some remarkable gymnastic ex¬ 
ercises in shielding himself from his line of fire. 
If, after a little practice at this, and progress 
is made, a step further may be taken, and some 
hedges be tried for rabbits with a steady 
spaniel. The principal danger will now be to 
the dog, unless the pupil keeps cool a difficult 
matter to even older men. When a bunny 
comes darting out and flies down the row as 
hard as ever he can go it is necessary to be 
very careful. Many of us have, unhappily, wit¬ 
nessed dogs fatally shot while chasing a rabbit. 
He must, therefore, in walking up a hedgerow, 
walk slowly, carrying his gun in both hands, the 
butt underneath his arm and level with the 
elbow, the muzzle pointing to the front, Ins 
right hand holding the handle of the gun firm¬ 
ly, and his fingers on no account touching the 
trigger. He is then ready when the rabbit 
darts out; but he must not, even then, be in 
too great a hurry to raise his gun and fire, as 
he may run the risk of hitting the dog, should 
it also pop out. 
And now after at least a year or so at all 
this, if paterfamilias then thinks his boy is 
worthy of a game license, he will have to teach 
him a thing or two about partridges. True he 
has by now made such progress, that instruc¬ 
tion is quite a different matter to what it was 
at the commencement. Still he has much to 
learn and remember, so that careful tuition 
must in no way be relaxed. 
A good plan is to have a steady old dog. and 
let it work the roots for him, thus preparing 
his mind when he is about to have a. shot at 
the birds which the dog tells him are in front, 
though he himself cannot see them. He is 
taken quietly up to the point, and as the covey 
rises, he must try to single out one bird, the 
one which he sees best, and which appears 
easiest for him to hit. On no account must 
he attempt to blaze into the brown of them, 
thereby most probably missing them altogether, 
or at most, only pricking one or two badly, 
which subsequently die and are lost. Any at¬ 
tempt at this should earn him a good “wig¬ 
ging,” to make him remember his fault. 
If he can practice at partridges early in the 
season when they are numerous, and before 
they become wild, he will get plenty of easy 
shots, and learn the way of not only picking 
out his bird, but also, perhaps, obtain a second 
one with his left barrel, owing to his judgment 
in his selection of his first bird. 
It is not in any way advisable to allow a be¬ 
ginner to come out with a party until he has 
, really had some experience, and though he may 
consider himself quite justified in doing so, it 
is not right or fair to strangers, whose enjoy¬ 
ment he may unwittingly spoil. But, having 
arrived at this distinction, then his responsibil¬ 
ities begin, and he must try and remember 
all he has been taught, avoiding everything 
which could possibly be put down as unsports¬ 
manlike and dangerous to others. 
He must not mind if he cannot hit his birds— 
that is quite a secondary affair compared with 
being safe. The best shots at times miss; but 
they are never careless in handling their guns, 
or forgetful to draw their cartridges when 
crossing obstacles. They never shoot toward 
roads, buildings, or animals grazing; they hold 
their guns in such a position that even if they 
went off accidentally no one would be.touched; 
and they never fire at another man’s bird under 
any consideration whatever, for this is a serious 
offence. 
The beginner should not on any account be 
allowed to participate in partridge driving or 
covert shooting, both of which require an extra 
amount of caution, otherwise no one knows 
what may happen. Beaters are not put there 
to be shot at, while the danger to other “guns” 
is more than risky; therefore let him wait a 
time before he joins a party. 
Accidents unfortunately occur from men who 
are ignorant about handling guns, simply be¬ 
cause they have never been taught, and their 
common sense does not supply the deficiency. 
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