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been killed for quite ten years except by shooting." The 

 writer then proceeds to give accounts of his attempts to 

 catch pig with dogs and illegitimate appliances. The bag 

 for the thirteen years has been : 



2 nilghai. 



1 nilghai, 1 panther. 

 1 „ 

 1 „ 

 (to date) 1 panther, 1 hyena, 



The largest boar on record is 33 inches, not weighed. 

 This year we have killed several pig about 32 inches and 

 weighing about 320 lbs. If there were better preservation 

 there is no doubt that sport would improve accordingly. 

 There have been too many gun licences. This year we 

 have killed the majority of our pig within five miles of 

 Cantonments. H.H. the Maharaja Scindia has kindly 

 given us permission to stick at Sooseera for the past three 

 seasons (a black-buck preserve). They got 17 in two meets 

 in 1912 and we got 12 in two meets in 1913. No grass this 

 year and we shall go on hunting ; we killed one yesterday, 

 30 inches, 175 lbs. Country is nearly all thorny bush jungle, 

 more or less stony, and a handy horse is an absolute 

 necessity. The pig takes a deal of catching, as the horse 

 cannot go through the bushes whilst the pig go underneath. 

 Falls are scarce, but one cannot afford to fall often on rock. 

 I got a grant of Rs.l20 from Gymkhana this year to main- 

 tain a permanent shikari. Formerly country was hunted 

 by aid of private shikaries ; unsatisfactory. Average 

 number of spears out, 4. 



W. P. Paynter, Hon. Sec. 

 Captain, R.F.A. 



