TIGER SHOOTING IN S. INDIA 



case may be, has issued the necessary orders to his 

 subordinates, the next matter to be settled is the 

 plan of campaign. 



It is at this stage, and not until now, that the 

 local native shikarries before alluded to should be 

 engaged, and in consultation with them the sports- 

 men will decide upon the best locality for their first 

 camp. 



It is presumed that each member of the party 

 has brought at least one horse or pony, and that 

 the one who is in charge of their commissariat has 

 provided all camp requisites, as well as a sufficient 

 supply of provisions, liquor, and soda-water, to last 

 them for the trip ; or that it has been arranged that 

 consignments of the three latter shall meet them 

 from time to time at pre-arranged places. 



The spot to be selected for the first camp should, 

 if possible, be a central one, with jungles frequented 

 by tigers within easy reach on all sides, and it 

 must be close to good water, and sheltered from 

 high winds. 



Till the early showers fall, generally in April, 

 there is little- fear of malaria, but, after any spring 

 rain has fallen, the sportsmen should be very careful 

 never to camp in a feverish locality. In all places 

 where carts can go, there is no need to sacrifice 

 comfort to lightness of equipment, and I shall, 

 therefore, reco nmend one 12 or 14 feet square hill 

 tent for each two members of the party to serve as 

 their bedroom, and a similar, or a still larger tent 

 (according to their number) as the common dining- 

 room and sitting-room, also camp furniture sufficient 

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