Sporting Notes in the Far East. 99 



or perhaps a wild goose, getting up out of the wet rice fields, and I 

 was once lucky enough to get a right and lefter, out of a "gaggle" of 

 these latter birds, which rose off a small pond close to some 

 paddy. 



The most likely place to go to for duck ; is to journey in a boat of 

 very light draught, to the mouth of the river, which runs into the 

 bay, about three miles along the beach, to the left of the town ; it is 

 easily distinguishable by a village, and a large clump of trees situated 

 at its mouth; you must get right opposite \\\z bar, before commencing 

 a crossing; or for a surety, if there is any sea on, you and your boat 

 will be rolled over and over ; which means losing everything. 



There are two fish weirs to get past, but you can always get the 

 boat through, at the " gate " in the corner. Stand up in the bow, 

 and make the skiff-man, paddle the boat up ; the shorter the sculls 

 the better ; as, at the sharp corners, the duck see the blade of the 

 outside scull, before you have time to get the bow round, to 

 enable you to shoot. The ducks will be found on the muddy banks, 

 under the low growing willow trees ; they won't wait long, and 

 are off like rattles ; making it very hard snap shooting, from your 

 unsteady platform. 



There are small deer, and also a species of tree grouse to be 

 shot on the hills. But unless remaining at the port for some 

 time, in the late Autumn ; the shooting is outside the ken of the 

 ordinary visitor. 



