• The best way to avoid being skylined is to ensure a tree, hedge or some such is behind you to blank out your silhouette. Failing this, stay low while you do an initial check of the terrain and slowly stand up and look further out if it is all clear.
• If you are approaching a field through a gateway (or just passing one), it’s a good idea to get clear of it as soon as possible or you will stand out like a sore thumb against the night sky.
• If the lie of the land dictates that you need to mount an ambush from the side of an open hillside, the best method is to crouch or sit down to minimise your profile. This does, however, require that…
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Sporting Gun (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2020