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had ensconced itself under a rock. The dog seized 

 the animal by the nose and palate, and held on, 

 in spite of severe punishment, until W. was able 

 to kill him by thrusting the alpenstock down his 

 throat and into his brain. Ye gods, what language 

 that panther must have used ! 



I would recommend all beginners, who may wish 

 to shoot panthers, to try the plan of picketing a 

 kid and of concealing themselves either in a thicket 

 on the ground, or about twenty-five yards off on a 

 mechan. 



If, however, as often happens, news should be 

 brought of a kill of a loose pony or cow in an open 

 field, the best plan is to have a pit dug, and for the 

 sportsman to conceal himself therein with his eyes 

 scanning the surface of the ground. Personally, I 

 have found watching panthers' kills very unsatis- 

 factory work ; still I have often done it, and it must 

 be sometimes attempted, otherwise a chance may be 

 lost. 



In the case of watching a kill, I strongly recom- 

 mend a mechan in preference to a seat on the 

 ground, since there is so much less probability in 

 the former case of the sportsman being detected by 

 the animal's sense of smell. 



When a panther advances to seize a live kid 

 whose bleating he has heard, he is so excited, and 

 so intent upon catching it, that he is far less likely 

 to spend time in precautions than when he is return- 

 ing to the carcass of an animal which he knows to 

 be dead, and therefore unable to escape. 



Should a panther be wounded, great caution must 



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