Horns 



In fact, I think it would be a pity to shoot the 

 creatures at all were it not for the very great 

 harm they do to the crops of the villagers. Also, 

 a young blue bull furnishes a fine supply of meat 

 for the camp, and affords the villagers a good 

 square meal at the same time, and this to the 

 shikari encamped next to a village is always a 

 consideration ; for the first golden rule for the 

 sportsman to bear in mind is that he will get far 

 more sport and a much greater enjoyment out 

 of it if he has the villagers amongst whom he is 

 living on his side, than if they are against him or 

 merely lukewarm. 



The villagers naturally know all about the 

 animals in their neighbourhood. It would be 

 curious indeed if they did not. Spend a fortnight 

 or a month at one camp on end, and you will 

 soon find that you know a good deal about the 

 surrounding neighbourhood and something about 

 the animals who inhabit it and their abundance. 

 Picture to yourself living in that place and 

 constantly, when engaged in your ordinary avoca- 

 tions, coming across the jungle denizens. It 

 would not be surprising if you were able to tell a 

 visitor what he might expect in the shooting-line. 

 What were the beats of the local tigers and 

 leopards, where the chitul were to be found, 

 and the localities where there was the best chance 

 of finding a big sambhar, and where the nilgai 

 and black buck grazed in the mornings and 



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