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... wind , as will frequently be the case at the end of the season ; as it must be remembered that grouse , partridges , and black game are much stronger on the wing , and proceed with much greater rapidity in their flight in November and ...
... wind , as will frequently be the case at the end of the season ; as it must be remembered that grouse , partridges , and black game are much stronger on the wing , and proceed with much greater rapidity in their flight in November and ...
Side 59
... either grouse or black game . The snipe is a very easy bird to kill , if you go down wind on him , as he flies round you , and when in condition his flight is regular . The woodcock is a HINTS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GUN . 59.
... either grouse or black game . The snipe is a very easy bird to kill , if you go down wind on him , as he flies round you , and when in condition his flight is regular . The woodcock is a HINTS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE GUN . 59.
Side 63
... wind without this protection to your chest - a part of the body which is at all times very susceptible of cold , but under such circumstances especially so . Flannel waistcoats are so indispensable for health as well as comfort when ...
... wind without this protection to your chest - a part of the body which is at all times very susceptible of cold , but under such circumstances especially so . Flannel waistcoats are so indispensable for health as well as comfort when ...
Side 73
... wind comes , and to regulate your movements so as not to drive the birds off the moors , as grouse , when disturbed , generally fly down wind , take long flights , and do not return , like par- tridges , the same evening , to the ground ...
... wind comes , and to regulate your movements so as not to drive the birds off the moors , as grouse , when disturbed , generally fly down wind , take long flights , and do not return , like par- tridges , the same evening , to the ground ...
Side 74
... wind , but would pass you on both sides down wind , and go off the ground , in- terfering with your immediate and prospective sport . Having remained in Scotland several winters , and shot on the moors till the end of the season , I can ...
... wind , but would pass you on both sides down wind , and go off the ground , in- terfering with your immediate and prospective sport . Having remained in Scotland several winters , and shot on the moors till the end of the season , I can ...
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