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of Indian game, I should like to inform you that while in 

 Bombay the other day I called on a certain co-operative 

 society to make enquiries about the stuffed, heads of Indian 

 game exposed for sale on their walls* 



" I was informed that there is a considerable demand for 

 such trophies among- ' globe-trotters ' and others, who 

 like to carry away little mementos of the ' fine sport they 

 have enjoyed in this country.* 



"On enquiry I discovered that the self-same 'Ishnaag* 

 referred to in that article furnishes- most of these sporting 

 trophies. 



"I enquired the price of one fairly good sambar head 

 execrably set up by the way, and a mere caricature of poor 

 old Cervus unicolor and was informed that it was Rsi 250*, 



" Kindly compare the following :; 



Native shikarts price for above head Rs. 6 



Ishnaag's price ... ... ... ... ieo> 



Co-operative society's price y , 250 



*' Now, if this sort of trophy-collecting is to continue 

 unchecked, why should not I and other sportsmen enter the 

 arena in competition, shoot all the undersized game we 

 come across, stuff the heads ourselves (I'll turn out a better 

 sambar than Ishnaag any day), and sell direct to globe- 

 trotters and others'? 



" Commercially considered, this would be a profession far 

 superior to those in which many of us- are at present 

 engaged." 



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The result of these disclosures was at first very gratify- 

 ing. Complaints of a similar nature, and letters discussing; 

 the destruction of game, poured in from sportsmen in all 

 parts of India numerous preventive measures were 



