SOME CHINESE METHODS OP SHOOTTXG A^'D TRAPPING GAME. 



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grass and weeds stuck into his hat. As soon as within range, which is invariably a very 

 short one, he fires into "the brown" a heavy charge of iron shot. He never fires at two or 

 three fowl, as his shot costs money. He bides his time and then fires into the brown. 



CATCHING GEESE. |g SF H 



A common method is to lay down a long line to which are attached a number of 

 thin bamboo slips, bent double, and the two ends of the bamboo inserted in a bean. This 

 bait is laid on a regular feeding ground and the hungry goose swallows it greedily, with 

 the result that the act of swallowing liberates the bent bamboo, which, resuming its original 

 shape, chokes the bird. 



PHEASANT SHOOTING, fr 1^ ii 



A foreign sportsman is usually fully equipped with a fowling-piece with the latest 

 improvements, the newest and best ammunition and a good dog. His gun alone costs from 

 Tls. 150 to Tls. 200 ; his ammunition, 8 or 9 cents a cartridge, while there seems to be no limit to 



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Sportsman "with Beateb. 



