Dudal shooting - last day of the season Dec. 14-1875 Dec. 14 Clear and cold with very high N.W. wind. Rose rather early and getting breakfast started off at about 8 in the express wagon with Robert Nesbitt, Charles driving us. Being put down at the foot of the hill in Warwick near Steam's, we commenced our beat towards the N. On the hill side I made a very hard snap shot at a rabbit which bounded out from among some barberry bushes. After this we kept along the Eastern slope of the hill nearly our to Arlington village which point we reached by 1 P.M. without having fired a shot or started either fur or feather of any description. Sitting down in a sunny place lunch was soon disposed of and we started again. Soon after this I shot a very fine adult lady Pineola snub-nosed, which was in company with three or four in same pl. Turning now back toward farms we struck into the upper end of the Cotton rows and beat down through the tall thorn grass and a rabbit. The first bird I trod out actually from under my feet in an older row, and killed easily enough! The next row within a few yards of our beat gave on a rather harder shot and I missed both barrels. The third bird fired at and missed while the rabbit I shot at at long range and missed. In the lower end of the row we met one acquaintance of No one Charles.