CHAP. II. THE BOAR. 35 



and seize the boar when halloaed on, no man coula 

 approach him in a thick jungle with only a hunting- 

 knife, as he would in all probability have his inside 

 ripped out at the first charge. The animal is wonder- 

 fully active and ferocious, and of immense power, 

 constantly weighing 4 cwt. 



The end of nearly every good seizer is being killed 

 by a boar. The better the dog the more likely he is 

 to be killed, as he will be the first to lead the attack, 

 and in thick jungle he has no chance of escaping from 

 a wound. 



