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on foot and moving about where he does not think 

 the animal can possibly be, he is seized. 



Tiger shooting on foot can never, of course, be 

 safe sport; risks must be run, but if properly con- 

 ducted, dangerous game shooting on foot is not the 

 mad amusement usually supposed. 



It makes all the difference in the world whether 

 the animal to be attacked is wounded or not, and 

 whether any tiger should be attacked on foot or 

 left alone depends greatly on the nature of the 

 jungle in which he is found. 



In the grass plains and thick undergrowth in 

 parts of the Malay Peninsula I have seen tigers that 

 could only be shot at from the elevation of an ele- 

 phant's back. None but the utterly ignorant would 

 think of following a wounded tiger in the long 

 grass or close cover where it has every advantage, 

 and the hunter may be seized before he has time 

 to use his rifle. In such cover the tiger rarely 

 makes any demonstration, seeking only to avoid 

 observation, but when almost stumbled upon he 

 attacks like lightning. 



Under no temptation should a hunter's last shot 

 be fired at a retreating beast. 



The really best time for tiger hunting in the 

 Malay Peninsula is in the height of the hot season, 

 July and August, when the water supply is at its 

 lowest ebb. The tigers being very impatient of 

 thirst, seek the lowest valley where much of the 



