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CHAPTER II 



Beating in Northern India 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 stag breaks out Death of the stag The lunch 

 carrier Social amenities. 



BEATING IN NORTHERN INDIA JUNGLES 



IN the absence of a sufficiency of elephants, 

 that ever difficult question, the greater 

 portion of our Christmas shoot will be 

 devoted to beating the patches of forest 

 and long grass in a systematic sequence. A 

 great deal depends upon the way this is done, and 

 a knowledge of the country and of the habits 



