n the good old days of black powder muzzle-loaders, those who wanted to shoot simply walked-up, mainly over pointers. Large kennels were kept on estates and many a mile was walked for the bag. Any thought of standing at a peg for driven pheasants was still a few years off and those who have been near a muzzle-loader when it has been discharged will be aware that, if there were nine Guns in line, after a few shots you would not have been able to see a pheasant if it flew over you for the smoke. Muzzle-loaders were simply
