CHAPTER II 



Tying up and sitting up for tiger The 'gara' or 'kill'' How to tie 

 up Native shikari tactics Government rewards for man-eaters 

 News of a 'kill' Beating out the tiger with villagers Stops A 

 plucky Kol Machan-shooting Fascinating jungle sights Vul- 

 tures The pea-fowl's warning A tiger appears Despair Meet 

 a tiger on the prowl The Bhisti's adventure Cattle-lifters A kill 

 How to prepare the machan My first tiger The cattle-lifter 

 Cattle-lifting extraordinary Sit up for the robber Mosquitoes 

 The tiger appears A lost opportunity When the blood is young 

 Things incredible. 



TYING UP AND SITTING UP FOR TIGER 



PERHAPS the most general of all methods 

 employed in the pursuit of tiger through- 

 out the country is to tie out ' kills ' 

 (gara), consisting of buffaloes or cows, in 

 the forests or jungles known to be occupied by 

 ' stripes,' and wait till a kill shall enable you to 

 get to work. 



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