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CHAPTEK V. 1 



A " DIRTY " WAY OP KILLING JURROW AN ARTIFICIAL SALT-LICK OLD 

 JEETOO WATCH FOR A LEOPARD WE TRY A RUSE AN AIRY NIGHT'S 

 LODGING AN EXCITING MOMENT BAD LUCK JEETOO TRIES TO PRO- 

 PITIATE THE MOUNTAIN SPIRIT A SPLENDID STAG TRACKING 

 SHOOTING AT NIGHT A SIGHT FOR NIGHT-WORK A CARRION-EAT- 

 ING TIGER WE WATCH FOR HIM A MAN-EATER LEOPARD A HUNT 

 AFTER A FELINE DEMON. 



BEFOEE relating my own experience of it, I shall endeavour 

 to describe one of the methods of killing jurrow, which is 

 often resorted to by Himalayan native shikarees at the season 

 these deer make their nightly raids on patches of young corn 

 which may be situated near their haunts. The hunter first 

 finds out a " run " or track by which jurrow are in the habit 

 of making their way through the forest to their feeding- 

 ground or elsewhere. This is easily discovered, as it is usu- 

 ally well defined, from the animals so often taking the same 

 one. He then selects an open spot, on a ridge if possible, 

 over which the " run " leads. Here he digs a small shallow 

 hole a few inches wide, and in it moistens the loose earth by 

 a natural action. He sometimes throws some salt on the 

 wet earth, but he generally considers this an unnecessary bit 

 of extravagance. The deer, in passing, are attracted by the 

 odour, and, like most animals, being partial to anything of a 



1 The first part of this chapter, as also portions of chapters ix., x., xiv., xv., 

 xvi., xvii., were contributed by the author, years ago, to the ' Oriental Sporting 

 Magazine,' published at Calcutta. 



