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The wild boar excepted Uncertainty The fascination of Indian 

 sport An unexpected meeting with a bear Bagged Capture the 

 cu b Becomes quite tame in time Walking out with the dogs A 

 leopard adventure in Bengal Shooting for the pot A partridge 

 shot Retrieving the bird Sudden appearance of a leopard 

 Changing cartridges Leopard dropped but still alive Attempts 

 to charge No more ball cartridge On the horns of a dilemma 

 My orderly's ingenuity An extemporized projectile Complete 

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Take three months' leave A shooting trip to Central Provinces A fine 

 shooting country Local Shikaris A monster tiger bagged Hear 

 of many bears Sitting up at night A great fusillade Surprising 

 result My feat with a -360 Hitting the right spot A fine bison 

 brought to bag Stalking a herd Within ten yards of a bull A 

 tempting shot -Taking a risk The "360 scores again Astonishing 

 my friend A remarkable performance Small bores not suitable for 

 big game Exceptional cases The Indian bison -Where to be 

 found Average size of General appearance Description of the 

 horns Difference between bulls and cows Difficult to approach 

 Solitary bulls Savage and morose Stalking two bulls Risking a 

 shot " Missed " A long chase Come upon them at last Off 

 again Another long chase Pound once more A right and left 

 Doubt as to result Following up A pleasing surprise Both found 

 dead Camping out for the night A favourite resort for bison 

 Encounter with a solitary bull The first shot Following up 

 tracks A determined charge Effects of an 8-bore Why solitary 

 bulls are savage Dangerous not only to sportsmen Expelled from 

 herds Solitary wild elephants and buffalo 80 



CHAPTER XII 



The Indian wild buffalo Its size, appearance and habitat Dangers 

 in tracking them up An encounter with a solitary bull A shot 

 with 10-bore rifle Hit but not disabled At bay Effects of a 

 second shot Threatening to charge A timely shot Floored A 

 herd encountered Selecting the bull Badly hit but makes off 

 Found lying up Dead or alive? The question unexpectedly 

 solved The advantage of being prepared A shot in the chest 

 The last gallop Buffalo shooting a dangerous pastime Poor 

 trophies as a rule The Indian bear A terror to the native Attack 

 without provocation Many victims Bears uncertain in temper 

 Effects of feeding on intoxicating berries -Dangerous to tackle 

 Very tenacious of life Size and general appearance Where found 

 The best plan for bear shooting They afford good sport Two 

 narrow escapes An exciting adventure No room for two to pass 

 A lucky shot The non-dangerous big game of India First in size 

 and importance The sambar Some description of this animal A 

 good head A fine trophy The bara-sing or swamp deer Its 

 resemblance to the red deer The chetul or spotted deer The 

 handsomest of the deer tribe The barking deer The mouse and 

 hog deer described 87 



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