. Shooting on upland, marsh, and stream. A series of articles written by prominent sportsmen, descriptive of hunting the upland birds of America ... Game and game-birds; Hunting. FIELD ETIQUETTE. By F, E. Pond (" Will "Wildwood"), Aiitlwr of "Memoirs of Eminent Sportsmen," "The Greenwood Club," I^HE ethics of field sports must be )regarded, to some extent, as an unwritten code, recognized and appreciated by perhaps a majority of those wlio use the gun for recre- ation, yet stiictly put in practice by only a minority of the vast legions claiming fellow-
. Shooting on upland, marsh, and stream. A series of articles written by prominent sportsmen, descriptive of hunting the upland birds of America ... Game and game-birds; Hunting. FIELD ETIQUETTE. By F, E. Pond (" Will "Wildwood"), Aiitlwr of "Memoirs of Eminent Sportsmen," "The Greenwood Club," I^HE ethics of field sports must be )regarded, to some extent, as an unwritten code, recognized and appreciated by perhaps a majority of those wlio use the gun for recre- ation, yet stiictly put in practice by only a minority of the vast legions claiming fellow- ship in the fraternity. Multitudes of men become to a degree proficient in the use of the gun, either for glory or gain, but the true knight of the trigger possesses chivalry and coartesy, an inherent and ever-abiding love of fair play, and his code of ethics may be considered the promptings of his nature, not an acquired formula to be put on with his shooting-suit, and laid aside as readily. Field etiquette, in short, may be defined as the spirit of courtesy that springs into action spontaneously, as the outcome of kindred tastes—the genial, generous feeling of fraternity and good-fellowship. The genuine sports- man, like the poet, is born, not made. Wealth and rank and education will give greater opportunities for the indulgence of a natural taste for field sports, but neither of these, nor all combined, can impart the essential qualities we have briefly outlined. The unlettered woodsman, skilled in nothing except the gentle science of woodcraft, may show finer perceptions of the ethics of field sports 18 (273). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Leffingwell, William Bruce, ed. Chicago, Rand, McNally
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