V A SHOOT IN AN INDIAN STATE 58 



In the morning on returning to camp I found 

 news from The Nullah of another kill by a tiger, 

 tigress, and cub. We beat, and the two last broke 

 out, but the tiger came to the plateau, spotted me, 

 halted, and after a longish pause galloped past 

 the rear of the maehan at forty yards. But all 

 this part had been well cleared, and the -470 

 dropped him with a bullet through the hind- 

 quarters, and killed him with a second in the 

 chest. This was a handsome well-marked tiger, 

 8' 111". 



On the following day there was yet another 

 kill in The Nullah, by a tigress this time. We 

 beat as usual. The tigress came up the plateau 

 from the right, saw me at once, and crossed my 

 right rear diagonally at full speed in big bounds. 

 I was lucky enough to hit her through the heart 

 at the top of one of her bounds. She turned a 

 complete somersault, landed on her head and fell 

 spread-eagled, dead : a spectacular shot. 



This really finished the week, and I was glad 

 of a rest for a couple of days, for I was sick and 

 giddy when I tried to walk, owing I suppose to 

 the heat and the work. 



There was a final kill in The Nullah by a 

 tiger, but he took cover in the cave I have 

 mentioned which we ought to have stopped, and 

 when the beaters came up he sprang out amongst 

 them and broke away, hurting no man. 



We waited a few days, but nothing more 

 happened there, and so with regret we bade good- 

 bye to this wonderful nullah. 



The shoot was now nearly over. We moved 

 camp three times and then had to make forced 



