IN BURMAH 343 



the tiger evidently did not consider them worth 

 coming back for ; and my Burmans ate them next 

 day. 



When one comes across one of these regular 

 tiger paths, the plan is to follow it on the heel line to 

 a suitable place, and watch from a tree or convenient 

 rock ; arranging, if your rock is accessible, so that 

 you may get your shot after the tiger has passed and 

 is no longer facing you. When hit he is sure to 

 spring forward, and if hit while approaching, the 

 spring will be at you. Speaking for myself, that 

 green glare of a tiger's eyes at close quarters in un- 

 certain moonlight has a distinctly unsettling effect on 

 the nerves : one can hold steadier when he is not 

 looking. Needless to say, there is no certainty of 

 getting a shot by adopting this method : in country 

 where game is so plentiful you may watch night 

 after night without seeing the beast. The cold 

 weather is the season that affords the best chance, as 

 all beasts of prey are hungrier and more alert in 

 cold nights than in the hot weather. 



Tigers appear to suffer from curiosity : many a 

 time when camping in a choung (to escape the heavy 

 dew-drip in the early morning), I have been wakened 

 by the eager voices of the men, who have seen, heard, 

 or smelled a tiger close by. On occasion the visitor 

 will prowl all round the camp without uttering a 

 sound, and, of course, showing himself as little as 

 possible. 



[There is an intention of bringing all the game 

 laws, applicable to the different parts of India, into a 



