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Identifier: ForeststreamXXVIA (find matches)
Title: Forest and stream
Year: 1873 (1870s)
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Subjects: Periodicals Hunting Fishing Outdoor life Sports
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : (Forest and Stream Publishing Co.)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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in the groundlike a fox, or he comes back on a line with the score until the trapsare emptied. It very otten happens, however, that birds breakin the traps and have to be replaced wThile the shooter remainsat. the score. The trapper rooting in the ground for fear ofbeing shot, cannot see all of these breakages, as his eyes areony in the front of his head, and much time is wasted beforethe reloadmg of the trap takes place! The shooter is still at thescore wailing, and often gets nervous and angry before he can gethis five shots. Should he miss his bird after all his weary waiting, heis very apt to say something real naughty, and I dont blame him onebit. My 3-trap shooting almost cures this evil in the 5-trap system;for as the trapper sits on the ground with his feet in a hole for com-fort, close to the center trap, covered by a screen, he sees in a mo-ment if any breakage occurs, and reloads the traps at once. Anotherpoint, there being three different flights from the center trap where
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I ft YARDS RISE he site, any mishap there is soon remedied and the shooting goes on,very much to the relief of the shooter. This I consider a very im-portant point in favor of the three traps, and that together with thesaving of two traps is worth something to any club, poor or rich.One trapper with three traps as I have described can do as much astwo trappers with five traps. This is another saving, and gives secur-ity to the trapper. I have thought it best in making the drawing toplace the targets upon the lines of flight 5yds. apart, beginning with15yds. from the traps up to 25, 35 and 40 yards, and the figures overthe targets determine the distances from the traps. The lines of fireare drawn to each bird in its flight, supposing it to be hit at some oh*of the points of flight designated, and the distances are carefullygiven and marked on each line of fire. This is to me a very interest,ing study, and I believe will be of great service to those who have nothad an extended practice

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