136 SHOOTING IN CHINA 



of liis tent and upon examination found 

 that he had shot dead an old male Avolf 

 which had often been seen in the neio-hbor- 

 hood. In Kwei-chow and Yunnan the 

 country people carry tobacco pipes the 

 heads of which are made of iron or brass 

 and weigh several ounces ; these pipes are 

 used as defensive weapons against the 

 attacks of wild beasts. In Shan-tung, 

 Shansi, Honan and Kansu it is a common 

 custom for the country people to take 

 with them some weapon of defense, usually 

 a heavy cudgel, to protect themselves 

 against the attacks of wolves. 



On one occasion I was shooting ducks on 

 the lakes near Ningpo, and while standing 

 on a dike which connected two of the 

 mountain ranges two large wolves passed 

 near me and I shot both dead ; they fell not 

 more than ten yards apart. I do not think 

 they saw me until too near to make their 

 escape, although I was shooting with a light 

 weight twelve bore gun loaded with No. 5 

 shot. 



In China the shooter will find, in addition 

 to the animals more particularly referred to 

 above, the Wild Cat (Yah-mao) : the Badger 



