Do you think that the old bugger was potting them off the branch with the 1/2 ounce load of 10 shot? Who says that he was a sportsman, the writer? What use to be the norm is not consider unsportsman like. Baiting, ground swatting, live birds for decoys and calling, high bags and the like are all considered non sportsman like now, but were the norm 75-100 years ago.