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with you if you can, but, if you cannot, leave it sticking 

 in, and at all hazards get your horse clear from the hog. 



When hunting in grass jungle it is far easier to 

 follow a wounded boar if he has a spear standing 

 up in him. Of course there is much to be said on 

 the other side. It may be that by leaving the spear 

 in a boar the rider is left at a disadvantage, but 

 if he is riding in company this does not matter. 

 When riding alone a good man invariably picks 

 his opportunity, and should be able to give such a 

 heavy spear that a second spear is not required. 



It is a mistake to try to kill a pig in " ponk " or 

 boggy country, because he can get through it 

 quicker than a horse, and the odds are in favour 

 of the pig. If, on the other hand, a pig is swimming, 

 he is at a disadvantage and cannot hurt you. 



A novice should remember that his object should 

 be, not so much to prick the pig and to claim first 

 spear, as to kill him as cleanly as possible. He 

 must avoid all jealous and foul riding, and he must 

 be ready to take the pig whenever the pig charges. 

 If a pig is just reaching cover a very deadly spear 

 can be given in the small triangular patch behind 

 the short ribs, where the skin is stretched tight over 

 the kidneys. The boar may reach the cover, but 

 he will drop dead just inside it. 



Remember you must never job at a pig. If you 

 do so you are sure to miss him. Keep your right 

 hand steady, and when the boar has taken the point 

 put your weight on the spear and drive it home. 



Should a boar saunter out of the jungle at a 

 stilted trot, instead of at a gallop, he generally 

 means business, and will very likely charge at sight. 



Neither Simson nor Baden-Powell make mention 

 of the carriage of the tail of the hunted pig. He 



