. Our feathered game; a handbook of the North American game birds . shots and killing two snipe with one barrel, asstated. Had I been supplied that day with plenty ofammunition, I have no doubt I could have made arecord, since the birds presented easy marks. The proper gun for snipe-shooting is the 12 gauge,loaded with No. 10 shot early in the season, and No. 9later, or No. 8 if the birds are very wild. Some writersadvise the use of No. 12, or mustard seed, but sincethere may be a strong wind blowing on the meadows,when such small shot will be badly deflected andthe shots are often at long ran
. Our feathered game; a handbook of the North American game birds . shots and killing two snipe with one barrel, asstated. Had I been supplied that day with plenty ofammunition, I have no doubt I could have made arecord, since the birds presented easy marks. The proper gun for snipe-shooting is the 12 gauge,loaded with No. 10 shot early in the season, and No. 9later, or No. 8 if the birds are very wild. Some writersadvise the use of No. 12, or mustard seed, but sincethere may be a strong wind blowing on the meadows,when such small shot will be badly deflected andthe shots are often at long range, I much prefer theheavier shot. It is well to have a few shells loaded with No. 6 or7 shot for an occasional mallard or teal; these shellscan be used on the snipe if the ammunition gives out. Dr. Lewis does not regard dogs as of much accountin snipe-shooting, perhaps, he says, because I neverhad a particularly good one for this sport—except a re-triever. He admits, however, that snipe frequentlylie well and suffer a dog to approach within a few feetof K rnM< H MO s H O O Si THE SNIPE 281 I am much in favor of the use of dogs. The walk-ing is difficult and laborious, the grounds are of wideextent; a well-trained dog can be sent long distancesto search for the birds and thus save the shooter manysteps. He will point wild birds at long range andretrieve the fallen, and should the birds prove verywild and refuse to lie to him, he can be sent forth tofind and move a lot of birds, which are easily markeddown, and if necessary the dog can be ordered to heelupon approaching them. Then, too, more than halfthe pleasure of field sports is the observation of thehigh bred, intelligent animals. The protective mark-ings of a snipe make it most difficult to find withoutthe aid of a dog, and the shooting is often too rapid forthe good marking of dead birds. Snipe-shooting ishard work for the dogs. They get thoroughly wetand muddy, and have earned a rest by the fire beforethey are
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