Flapper shooting is killing wild duck before they have got their full
powers of flight. Its sport consists in getting shots. Very good
spaniels are wanted to make the flappers rise at all. They are very easy
to kill, and even teal flushed before the sportsman are about as easy as
a sitting mark. Indeed, to some people they are more easy, because a
sitting mark is very often missed not only by pigeon shooters but also
by platers of guns.