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fairly abundant on those hill ranges in 

 Anwhei and Kiangsi to the south of the 

 Poyang lake. It frequents, according to 

 Mr. Styan, the hills, steep and covered with 

 the densest brushwood through which it is 

 very difficult to force a way without creating 

 a disturbing noise, and in which, as all who 

 enter Chinese hillside covers know, it is 

 well nigh impossible to obtain a reliable 

 shot. It would seem " to spend most of the 

 day hidden in the long grass at the bottom 

 of gullies where it can neither be seen from 

 afar nor approached quietly. A chance 

 shot might be obtained in the evening when 

 the deer come out to feed, but the usual 

 method employed by natives is to organize 

 a big drive. They line all the passes along 

 the head of the valley with guns, perhaps 

 a dozen or twenty gingals," and the beaters 

 work upwards, shouting and tapping the 

 trees, and driving as well as they can the 

 game to the hill crests. The Chinese 

 sportsmen know as well as their foreign 

 confreres that all ground game is adept in 

 the art of doubling back, and consequently 

 make such contingent provision as they 

 can to thwart the wily object. At the same 

 time they know that the deer have their 



