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" shot, when skinned was a most perfect specimen of thews and 

 " sinews I ever beheld. The wild dog met with on these Hills 

 " now-a-days is shy, and does not often afford a chance to the 

 " sportsman to drill a hole through his skin, though I would 

 " strongly recommend his destruction whenever opportunity offers, 

 " for of all poachers, he is indeed 'the most arrant. Their mode of 

 " taking their game has been observed on several occasions, and 

 " from what I have been told, and have myself noticed, may be 

 " described as follows : Ever on the move and prowling about the 

 " woods and ravines, where the sambur are usually to be found, 

 " they start their game ; their first object being to drive it away 

 " from the sholahs, in rushing through which the deer have 

 " the advantage, as the pack cannot act in concert, are easily 

 " unsighted, and unable to press the deer to full speed ; but once 

 " in the open, they then exert their wonderful powers of speed, 

 " perseverance and endurance, driving the sambur headlong down 

 " the steeps over the hills, and generally forcing the animal to 

 " take soil (z, e., resort to the nearest stream,) where they fall an 

 " easy prey ; unless a deep pool is available, in which the deer is 

 " often able to keep the pack at bay. A brother sportsman not 

 " long ago witnessed a chase, where a stag managed to escape 

 " from a small pack of five wild dogs. When they first appeared 

 " they were observed spread out like a fan and pressing the stag 

 " at his best pace. It may, I think, be assumed that this disposi- 

 " tion of the pack is a matter of instinct, so that in case the deer is 

 " forced to turn to either flank during the flight, the outer dogs 

 " would have the opportunity for a rush to seize him. On the 

 " occasion in question, the stag kept on straight, and the ground 

 " being very precipitous and intersected with sholahs he contrived 

 " to elude his fierce and hungry enemies. He was observed, on 

 " reaching a slab of rock, to double back down its precipitous side 

 "into the sholah beneath ; this was the first check to the pack, 

 " who craned over the spot, and seemed to be bewildered for a 

 " time ; however, taking up the scent and apparently assured that 

 " the deer was below, they too got down after their prey. Mean- 

 " while the deer getting clear of the wood, obtained a good start ; 

 " only three dogs came out of the sholah and renewed the chase ; 



