200 BIG-GAME SHOOTING IN UPPER BURMA 



chance to go off, it can only blow a hole in the 

 ground some yards ahead of him. Burmans are 

 very good about not tampering with firearms, 

 and in this respect compare favourably with 

 natives of India. All the same, it is just as well 

 to keep an eye on the weapon, and to see that 

 the catch is always at ' safety ' whenever the 

 rifle is handed to the tracker. 



