. The young sportsman's manual : or, recreations in shooting ; with some account of the game found in the British Islands, and practical directions for the management of dog and gun . THE LITTLE The Little Bustard {Otu Miiior). This is anunfrequent British visitant; subject to a very greatchange of plumage, of which we cannot accuratelyspeak, since it appears in England only after incubationis over, and in its more homely garb. One was killednear Montrose, in Scotland, in the winter of CHAPTER X. HARE SHOOTING. We trust it is as unnecessary to tell the courteousreader, that, i
. The young sportsman's manual : or, recreations in shooting ; with some account of the game found in the British Islands, and practical directions for the management of dog and gun . THE LITTLE The Little Bustard {Otu Miiior). This is anunfrequent British visitant; subject to a very greatchange of plumage, of which we cannot accuratelyspeak, since it appears in England only after incubationis over, and in its more homely garb. One was killednear Montrose, in Scotland, in the winter of CHAPTER X. HARE SHOOTING. We trust it is as unnecessary to tell the courteousreader, that, in walking through an aviaiy, he is notto knock the gold and silver pheasants on the headwith his cane, as that it is unla^vful for him to shoota hare, in a country where harriers are kept, or a dis-trict favourable for coursing. Still there is amplespace and room enough for this sport ; which, insome places, absolutely becomes an operation not tobe dispensed with in the morality of sporting, so tospeak. Without going into the question of the con- HARE SHOOTING. 119 venience of the practice, it is enough for our puiposehere to state, that in many parts of England, wheregame preserving is very rigorously carried on, haresso abound as to be a gigantic nuisance. In suchplaces hare shooting is a virtue; and that our youngfriends may excel in that good work, w^e put beforethem the best advice in our power. We do not treat you as going out to look forhares, but rather as in some place where they mostd
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