Sporting Notes in the Far East. 77 



and run the dog through all the corn and potato fields between 

 the road and the river. Here will be found a few pheasants (the 

 better the dog the more pheasants), a good many quail, and an odd 

 pigeon or two. 



In searching for the boat at E, the high reeds on the banks of 

 the river will be found a great nuisance, but stick to it, and you 

 are sure to be successful in time. 



The best snipe ground is higher up this branch of the stream, 

 and again on the right bank looking up. It is dreadful walking, 

 and some of the green bogs are most deep and treacherous. The 

 first year I was up here, a solitary sportsman lost his way in the 

 dark, got into one of these nice places where he soon got ex- 

 hausted ; and when found by a search party past midnight, was 

 minus gun, cartridges &c., besides being half off his head, from 

 the nature of the violent struggles which he had undergone in his 

 endeavours to extricate himself. 



Towards evening work back, and drop down to mouth of the 

 river, so as to meet the duck flying in to their island homes, as 

 the sun prepares to turn in. 



Both tree grouse, black game, and woodcock, have been shot at 

 Olga Bay ; but they are very scarce, and are fond (as is nearly 

 always the case) of turning up when least expected. 



The big snipe marsh G, is reported to be full of birds in the 

 latter half of September, after rain. 



