ADVENTURES IN CAMP AND JUNGLE. . 9 



broken they will go long distances, but should the ground be 

 rough they are sooner distressed. It will seldom be found 

 necessary to spear a wounded buck in a run, as he generally 

 gives in when he finds the horse close with him. He will 

 then throw himself down in some bush or patch of grass, and 

 may be laid hold of. It is well, however, to carry the spear, 

 for at times it may come in useful. Antelope shot through 

 the body should not be ridden at once ; if watched, they will 

 probably lie down, and in half an hour may be picked up. 



The foregoing remarks also apply to the pursuit of the 

 chinkara or gazelle, and the nylghae. The does of all these 

 antelope are generally easier to be got at than the bucks, but, 

 except for food, the sportsman would not care to shoot them ; 

 and in Guzerat there are few places where a good buck cannot 

 be found, and in many he may come home with four, six, or 

 eight in his cart. When the herd is shy, the does generally 

 lead off in the flight. 



In the course of a day's shooting the hunter will frequently 

 come across water, and, taking a smooth-bore either in the 

 cart or carried by an attendant, he may vary his bag by a couple 

 of hours of duck or snipe shooting. In Kattyawar he will 

 often fall in with bustard and floriken, and altogether he will 

 have no cause to complain of the scarcity of the game. Bustard, 

 like antelope, may be approached with the cart. Large shot 

 will bring them down. 



In some of the fresh-water ponds fish are plentiful, and 

 in the brackish pools in some of the rivers towards the Gulf 

 of Cambay huge prawns are numerous. For the capture of 

 these I always carried a casting net in the shooting cart, and 

 was frequently enabled to improve my dinner by an extra 

 course. 



In some parts of Guzerat the natives of the Bunneah caste 



