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small trees, I succeeded in gaining a point within 
a hundred and fifty yards of my quarry. Luck 
was with me, for I was able to rise to my feet 
behind a small pine without being observed. The 
distance was nicely judged, and my first shot 
caused one of the bucks to spring into the air, 
make a few convulsive bounds towards the shelter 
‘of the woods, and then stagger and come rolling 
down the slope, almost to my feet. The other 
two deer reached the cover of the woods, where 
they stood watching their wounded companion. 
I hurried up the slope and entered the wood 
where they had vanished. Scarcely had I gone 
ten paces, before I saw them bounding through 
the trees, and taking a rapid aim, was fortunate 
enough to bring one down. They were two nice 
bucks, weighing 60 Ib. and 65 Ib. respectively. 
The eared pheasants (Crossoptilon manchuricum) 
gave us a new kind of sport. It was on Christmas 
Day. that we first encountered them. We were 
sauntering up a wooded ravine when we suddenly 
caught sight of them running up thesteep, wooded 
slopes. As they were out of shot-gun range I 
tried a revolver shot at one. At.the first report 
there was a great beating of wings and every 
bird left the cover of the pines and commenced 
to sail gracefully across and down the ravine. 
Needless to say, several passed within easy range 
‘of us and were bowled over. The frightened 
birds would light at the bottom of the ravine and 
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