BULLET AND SHOT 



The somewhat cumbrous method of placing lines 

 of string, with bunches of feathers or pieces of 

 cloth attached at intervals about three feet from the 

 ground, along the sides of the beat, is open to the 

 objection that the men putting them up are liable 

 to disturb the tiger, who, if he should suspect 

 danger, will probably break back through the 

 beaters as soon as the latter advance. Of course 

 the posting of stops is open to the same objection, 

 since the tiger may get their wind, and, considering 

 as he does, that noise under such circumstances 

 is less dangerous than a silent foe ahead, he may 

 similarly break back and be lost. 



If, however, there are cross ravines running at 

 right angles to the direction of the beat, it will 

 be necessary to post stops to guard them. They 

 must be strictly warned not to speak, whether they 

 should see the tiger or no ; but each one, taking 

 with him some pieces of dry stick, must climb a 

 tree, and, should the tiger try to sneak out of the 

 beat near him, the breaking of one of these as 

 the animal approaches, will cause the latter to 

 turn. 



The sportsmen with their ladders, etc., should 

 then go as quietly as possible to their posts, taking 

 care that the tiger does not get their wind, the 

 beaters having been halted meanwhile in a place 

 too far from the cover for any danger of their 

 disturbing the game by talking, but they must also 

 be kept as quiet as possible by the shikarries. 

 The best plan of allotting positions is to draw 

 straws for the posts before each beat. Of course 



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