Contents 



CHAPTER II 



Bison in Malabar A sporting herd Tropical forest in the mon- 

 soon Bamboo forest Stalking difficulties I wound a bull 

 The herd charges I turn the herd and kill a cow Track 

 up the wounded bull The Central Provinces again Come 

 upon a bull My tussle with the bull A missfire An 

 awkward predicament Anxious moments Death of the bull 136 



CHAPTER III 



Shooting tips Cocking both hammers of heavy rifles 

 Experience with a bison and a lo-bore paradox The bison 

 and the 8-bore Experiences in bison tracking Old cart- 

 ridges Charmed life of a black buck 169 



CHAPTER IV 



Black buck Marvellous leaping powers Appearance and size 

 of horns Horned females A gay Lothario Habits 

 Methods of shooting buck Stalking A nasty stalk and a 

 miss Dislike of elephants Tracks of buck Blue bull or 

 nilgai Peculiar gait Horns Habits Easy to shoot 

 Importance of conciliating villagers near your shooting- 

 grounds A morning's stalk Appearance of nilgai tracks 

 Death of the bull 176 



CHAPTER V 



The four-horned antelope Habits Tracks Head scarcely a 

 trophy The chinkara or ravine deer Buck and does 

 horned Habits and distribution Lives in desert tracts 

 Stalking A midday stalk Fascination of the desert 

 Chink tracks A morning's stalk A curious desert beetle 

 The greater bustard Death of the buck . . . .193 



PART III. PELTS 

 CHAPTER I 



Tiger The King of jungle sports Tiger country Knowledge 

 of country necessary for successful beating Aid of native 

 shikaris Tiger ' pugs ' or tracks Size of tigers Number of 

 cubs born Beating up tiger with elephants Thrillingwork 

 Glorious jungle scenery Waiting for the beating elephants 

 'Stripes' unwilling The broken line Different behaviour 

 of beaten tigers A difficult beat and a long wait Some 



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