Game Animals of India, etc. 



their return from their feeding-grounds by working 

 along the base of the hill, he should next ascend the 

 hill and try the cup-like basins which are so often 

 found near the summits. . . . The above applies 

 chiefly to the isolated hills which rise out of the plains 

 in Central India ; in ranges like the Siwaliks the best 

 plan is to walk along the top of a ridge, examining the 

 ravines below, and in the grass on the crest of these 

 ridges will often be found places where sambar have 

 been lying down under the trees, the 'form' being 

 carefully chosen so that the shade of the tree will be 

 over it during the hottest part of the day." 



In some parts of India stalking sambar, or other 

 species of deer, is difficult, and in such spots driving 

 is considered by some sportsmen admissible. In regard 

 to this practice an article may be quoted from The 

 Asian newspaper of January i6, 1900. In reply to the 

 question whether, when stalking is impossible, driving 

 is permissible, the writer asks, Where is it impossible 

 to stalk deer } " During a considerable experience," 

 he observes, " extending from the Himalayas to 

 Southern India, we have seen no such impossible 

 ground, with the exception of parts ot the Terai and 

 Assam, where elephants are a necessity. The Hima- 

 layas, the Siwaliks, the Satpura Hills of the Central 

 Provinces, and the mountains of Southern India, all 

 afford ideal stalking ground, and driving for deer in 

 their forests is inexcusable and unsportsmanlike. The 

 ground may be difficult, steep, dangerous, and rocky ; 

 but where a deer can climb, a man can climb also. 

 The jungle may be dense, and the foliage luxuriant, 

 but the sportsman content to wander all day in the 

 forest, rifle in hand, on the chance ot obtaining a shot, 

 accompanied only by one or two men, is sure to meet 

 with ultimate success, although he will probably not 

 bring to bag so many animals as the man who lurks 

 behind a tree or rock, and has the game driven up to 

 him. 



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