CONTENTS 



PART L ANTLERS 



CHAPTER I 



Shooting in Northern India jungles The Christmas shooting 

 camp The denizens of the jungle Beautiful scenery A 

 sportsman's paradise The 'Jungle Eye' Grass jungle and 

 tree forest Chitul, pig and sambhar Elephant's dislike of pig 

 Kakar and black buck Dislike of buck for elephants A 

 lucky shot Shooting off an elephant Bees and ant worries 

 Life in the upper forest ..... Page i 



CHAPTER II 



Beating in Northern Indian jungles How to beat Off for a 

 day's beating A blue bull Shooting before the beat starts 

 The beat commences A herd of chitul Pig Wiliness of 

 the old peacock Jungle fowl A sambhar stag Wariness of 

 the old stags The sambhar breaks out Death of the stag 

 The lunch-carrier Social amenities 18 



CHAPTER III 



Barasingha and chitul Barasingha does Barasingha, chitul, 

 and sambhar stags A herd of barasingha breaking cover to 

 graze The old stag leads the way Unrest of does The 

 herd on the alert The alarm A good barasingha stag Size 



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