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The sambhur, like the elephant and bison, is much 

 addicted to wallowing in a mud bath of his own 

 making ; he resorts thither at night to enjoy himself 

 with, apparently, a certain degree of regularity. If, 

 in discussing matters with a Karen, you mention 

 sambhur among the game of your desire, you may 

 lay odds on his saying he can show the way to a 

 saht-lo^ or sambhur wallow. But, obviously, sitting 

 over a lo is not a fairer mode of getting a shot than 

 sitting over a drinking-place. 



The cervine habit of coming out into the open to 

 feed affords chances of a shot which cannot be wholly 

 recommended, unless your men have the dogs which 

 are used for coursing deer in some parts of the 

 Tenasserim Division (the coast districts below Tavoy 

 occur to mind as a region where they cultivate this 

 very legitimate form of sport). The light up to the 

 very brink of the dawn is so uncertain that you are 

 more likely to wound than kill, and in such case the 

 odds are great in favour of the quarry making good 

 his escape into covert unless you have dogs to slip 

 after him. 



In the open park-like lands by far the best sport 

 with thamin is to be had by stalking. It is necessary 

 to be on the ground before dawn, when the deer are 



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still feeding in the open ; then you may find the 

 stags alone or, on occasion, with a small band of 



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hinds. The patches and clumps of jungle which 

 generally occur on these park-lands favour stalking, 

 and enable you to come within range of a deer 

 which, in too many parts of the province, has 



