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moonlight stroll in March or April, when the blossoms are 

 falling, will often afford the chance of a shot. The best way 

 of hunting these bears is to have them marked down in the 

 early morning like U. torquatus, and then either to stalk or 

 have them driven. Should the bears go into caves, they are 

 easily dislodged by poking sticks or rolling stones through 

 fissures above, or if the cave is shallow a bundle of rags or a 

 turban dangled over the entrance and a few shouts will fetch 

 them out. A firework thrown into or a shot fired down the 

 mouth of the cave is a very effectual summons. Though U. 



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labiatns is both willing and able to do a good deal of mischief, 

 if due precautions are taken few branches of sport afford 

 such a succession of ludicrous episodes. Poor old 'Adam zad,' 

 if he is not witty himself, is a fund of merriment to others. 

 Forsyth's and Sanderson's books teem with comical situations. 

 The companionship of a fellow-sportsman whose shooting can 

 be relied upon is necessary if full enjoyment of the sport is 

 desired, as tricks may then be played which would be a little 

 too risky to attempt single-handed. Native fireworks, ' Anar,' 

 are rather dangerous to use, as they are apt to explode in the 



