WILD PIGS ANIMAL AND HUMAN 255 



natives said weighed more than five hundred pounds. 

 Of course, this could not have been true, but it probably 

 did reach nearly four hundred pounds. 



What Smith and I said when we learned that the 

 scoundrels had cheated us would not look well in print. 

 However, it taught us several things about boar hunting 

 which will prove of value in the future. The Chinese 

 can sell wild pig meat for a very high price since it is 

 considered to be a great delicacy. Therefore, if I wound 

 a pig in the future I shall, myself, follow its trail to the 

 bitter end. Moreover, I learned that, to knock over a 

 wild boar and keep him down for good, one needs a 

 heavy rifle. The bullet of my 6.5 mm. Mannlicher, 

 which has proved to be a wonderful killer for anything 

 up to and including sheep, has not weight enough be- 

 hind it to stop a pig in its tracks. These animals have 

 such wonderful vitality that, even though shot in a vital 

 spot, they can travel an unbelievable distance. Next 

 time I shall carry a rifle especially designed for pigs 

 and thieving Chinese! 



