The party started about 11 a.m. from the lodge, beaters and guns forming a line, taking the ground before them to about half way up Glass Kerry, getting on the way two or three hares and a brace or two of grouse.
Then the guns were sent forward to their posts.
The line of beaters sweep round the hill.
Perhaps fifteen to twenty hares may be had. Luncheon is then taken on the ridge connecting the two hills.
After luncheon the beaters in line start well at the bottom of Ben Alasky, gradually beating round and round in a spiral until they reach the summit.
It may take two hours.
It is the habit of the blue hare to mount the hill, but some few break back.
The guns are in three butts, the first butt on the summit of the hill, and the other two on the slope below.
Odd grouse skim over the butts and fall to a clever shot.
At times the hares come up in considerable numbers, and the single gun (no loader) gets hot; but if a hare escapes the one butt it gets across the fire of another butt, and so very little escapes.