In the Sat Forests. 



the tracks and found that he soon stopped running. After 

 going about half a mile I put him up out of a nctla^ and 

 saw by the slow way he went up the opposite side that he 

 was badly hit. Fired two shots as he went away, both of 

 which took effect. I then tracked him by his blood for a 

 full mile with great difficulty, as his track was barely per- 

 ceptible. At last in some thin jungle up he got, and went 

 away hard again. Hitting him with a ball from the big 

 rifle (muzzle-loader), he walked into the open and stood 

 looking very sick below a big mhowa tree. At last he sat 

 down, this last run having done for him, for although he 

 got up and looked very mischievous, he fortunately had not 

 a charge left in him, or at one time it would have been 

 ugly work. Going up behind him the first ball from the 

 small rifle had no effect, but at one from the big single- 

 barrel he slept with his fathers. A very fine bull indeed, 

 not aged, but with very fine horns. Cut off his head and 

 tail and walked home. 



' ' Went out in the evening after chital, of which there are 

 very large numbers here to the south of the river and falls, 

 At some distance from the village shot two fine spotted 

 bucks and could have got more." 



"April 1 6th Sent off kit to M -gaon, and went out at 

 3 a.m. to the pond again. As I approached it heard a herd 

 of buffaloes run off through the mud. At dawn I took up the 

 tracks. After a while we sighted a herd in another direc- 

 tion, and they turned out to be bison. We went round a 

 long way to circumvent them, and came plump on another 

 herd that were walking away to the hills. Unfortunately 

 they saw us, and off they all went ; so I let them pass, and 

 went on the tracks of the herd first seen, but failed. After 

 this I returned to the second herd, and at last came on them 

 sitting on the side of a bill* Wounded the bull badly, but 



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