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his spear, with only about 6 inches of shaft left, 

 went straight for the boar and drove it into him 

 like a stiletto, and finished him off. The boar never 

 uttered a sound except when charging and rolling 

 over in the water ; and, when mortally wounded, 



Game to the last with defiant eye, 

 In silent courage he lay down to die. 



A true Guzerat boar, a little above 31 inches in 

 height, very heavy and fine tushes, exceedingly 

 cunning, and a great fighter when collared. 



I have often been asked, " What do you consider 

 the best pig-sticking country ? " "Which pig do you 

 consider the best ? " My wanderings in search of 

 the boar have taken me over the cactus fences of 

 Guzerat, through the sindhi-bunds of Nagpur, the 

 jhow and grass of Bengal, Meerut, Delhi, and 

 Muttra, and over the sandy plains and rocks of 

 Rajputana, and I have loved every hunt I have 

 had; but if I had to answer the above question, 

 I should say unhesitatingly, " Give me a Bengal 

 hog in Guzerat country." 



