One Heck Of A Ride

175 China’s High Mountain Blues The hunting party for author’s Chinese blue sheep hunt from left: Billy Ritchey, Lad Shunneson, author, Bob and Marge Adams, and Elaine and Jim Pollard hairy vegetable and shaped like a goldfish) with each course accompanied by a toast. It was easy to see why some tourist guidebooks mention that Xining has the highest rate of alcohol consumption in all of China. From Xining, we flew to Beijing and spent After returning to Beijing, the hunters spent two days touring the ancient city and nearby attractions including the Ming Tombs and Forbidden City. Clockwise from top left: The famed Great Wall, a centuries-old bridge author called his favorite spot in China. two days visiting the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, and having a great time. The China Wildlife Conservation Association had done a great job of organizing everything and despite having to accommodate our large group, there were no glitches or problems. Everyone was gracious and helpful. Years later, I still rank this trip among the top of my many hunting experiences. After I returned to Lompoc, I shipped my .30-.375 rifle to Weatherby. I’d had trouble with it not holding its zero before this hunt, and I’d missed a sheep on this hunt by three feet. It was Weatherby’s first-of-production .30-.375 and they obviously had a few glitches to work out. Among other things, its Accubrake was not made of the correct metal, so they installed a new one. They also repaired the dings I’d put in the stock in Austria and China before returning it to me. It now is one heck of a killing machine.