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the low branch of a tree, under which she 

 died. 



I sent the spare man back to camp for B., and 

 sat down to a hght " chota hazri " of coffee and 

 eggs (which I always take with me), after which 

 Kerta and I strolled round to see what the tiger had 

 been feeding on. We found the fresh remains of a 

 cow, which had strayed from an adjacent village ; 

 and observing traces of an earlier kill, I followed 

 these up, and came upon the head of a wild 

 pig, I should say about four days old; so this 

 tigress had been having a really good time of it 

 before I downed her. 



To give the uninitiated a better idea of what 

 close quarters fifteen paces meant, I found the 

 thick felt wad had actually hit her. It was lying 

 at the edge of her lair, and a thin cardboard wad 

 was lying within 18 inches of the spot. 



I am almost sorry to relate that on cutting 

 her open I found the embryo of four cubs, all 

 perfectly shaped, but no bigger than mice, and 

 she herself taped 8' 3". 



I have never seen a tigress with more than 

 three cubs, so it was distinctly interesting to 

 find one that had conceived more. 



Tracking generally and following up 

 Wounded Tiger 



A few hints might not come amiss to the tyro, 

 and help to save a lot of disappointment, possibly 

 lives. 



When stalking I am a believer in sauntering ; it 

 stands to reason the eye can then take in far more 



