The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . THE END.{Photo : Otis Mygatt.). ON GUARD ? THE KEEPERS LOAD.(Photo : Reid, Wishaiu.) A WILD DAY IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND. By SYDNEY THERE is a great charm, both in antici-pation and in reality, in a days wildshooting in the than any other form of shooting is it asso-ciated with the simple desire to kill, or promptedby the idea of a heavy bag. Such a day com-bines something of the pleasures of fishing—thesolitude, the personal quest, the unknown when,where, and what of the quarry—with that winchadds so muc
The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . THE END.{Photo : Otis Mygatt.). ON GUARD ? THE KEEPERS LOAD.(Photo : Reid, Wishaiu.) A WILD DAY IN THE WEST OF SCOTLAND. By SYDNEY THERE is a great charm, both in antici-pation and in reality, in a days wildshooting in the than any other form of shooting is it asso-ciated with the simple desire to kill, or promptedby the idea of a heavy bag. Such a day com-bines something of the pleasures of fishing—thesolitude, the personal quest, the unknown when,where, and what of the quarry—with that winchadds so much to the pleasure of a days shootingvariety of game and sporting shots. Anyonecan turn up Genesis, but it takes an able-bodiedman to find Ezra ; and so it requires much moreexertion and astuteness to stalk a curlew or awidgeon than to walk up a grouse or a partridge ;and difficulty overcome doubles the satisfaction. One lovely August \ , G - and I set off towalk to the Loch some two miles off, we with ourguns, the keeper loaded up with pea-rifle, rods, and bag ; C , an Eton boy—not vet a de
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