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... practice soon be- came general , and the netted were so much better than the shot birds , that the latter would scarcely find a purchaser in the market . The twisting of the snipe on rising is one of the bird's most prominent ...
... practice soon be- came general , and the netted were so much better than the shot birds , that the latter would scarcely find a purchaser in the market . The twisting of the snipe on rising is one of the bird's most prominent ...
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... practice among snipe will acquit himself in every way satisfac- torily whether he adopts and carries into systematic effect either A's or B's theory in conjunction with the theory of either C or D , and finding that he is successful ...
... practice among snipe will acquit himself in every way satisfac- torily whether he adopts and carries into systematic effect either A's or B's theory in conjunction with the theory of either C or D , and finding that he is successful ...
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... practice enough . Fire at your birds imme- diately after a twist , and you will soon find that you can kill them without difficulty . Never allow your- self to get into the way of hesitating or waiting under any circumstances . If you ...
... practice enough . Fire at your birds imme- diately after a twist , and you will soon find that you can kill them without difficulty . Never allow your- self to get into the way of hesitating or waiting under any circumstances . If you ...
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... practice any fad about always doing one thing or always doing another thing , means simply to fall a long way behind the results that are to be achieved by keeping an open mind and acting according to the conditions that prevail at the ...
... practice any fad about always doing one thing or always doing another thing , means simply to fall a long way behind the results that are to be achieved by keeping an open mind and acting according to the conditions that prevail at the ...
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... practice than I believe in making a standing practice of walking down wind . There are two conditions under which , when- ever possible , one should walk up wind on snipe . The first condition is : Whenever the birds are lying badly ...
... practice than I believe in making a standing practice of walking down wind . There are two conditions under which , when- ever possible , one should walk up wind on snipe . The first condition is : Whenever the birds are lying badly ...
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