CHAPTER XIII 



DEER AND ANTELOPE 



" If abroad in the Asphodel meadows some Lord of the Valley 

 be found." 



I HAVE never devoted much time to deer, for I 

 have generally only hunted them as opportunity 

 allowed, when after other game. Their pursuit 

 requires as much, if not more, skill than that of 

 other game, and I have always enjoyed it ; but 

 I have never had the ambition to slay more than 

 one or two of each species of most of these 

 beautiful animals. 



Barasingh and the Kashmir Valley 



I have never, to my regret, shot any of the 

 Himalayan goats, as neither the time available, 

 nor my head for heights, would allow of it. 



My first visit to Kashmir was many years ago, 

 when I was crippled from a fall, and joined my 

 father and mother at Gulmarg. While there I 

 slew two of the ordinary black bear. One of 

 these was an interesting instance of a bear eating 

 flesh. I was sitting up for a panther, and heard 

 a cow bellowing in great distress up the hill 

 above me. The bellowing turned to moans 



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