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animal, are therefore lacking. Wild buffaloes 

 are also to be found in a limited tract of country 

 in the Central Erovinces and in the north of the 

 Madras Presidency, and in this country the 

 animals can be stalked and shot on foot. The 

 buffalo heads obtainable in this country are 

 smaller, but appear to be more symmetrical than 

 the heads obtainable in Assam, and make very 

 handsome trophies. 



To anyone who is fond of animal life, the long 

 walks in the jungles of the Central Provinces in 

 pursuit of the buffalo and the bison are most 

 enjoyable. The jungle is not too thick, the 

 animals in it can be seen, and you can walk 

 without discomfort. If you have a good tracker 

 also, his skill is a pleasure to watch. Kana, 

 the Gond tracker of Raipur, has a very green 

 spot in my memory. 



The Bindra Nawagarh Zamindari of the Raipur 

 district of the Central Provinces, though game 

 there is not particularly abundant, shares with 

 the adjacent Jaipur Agency tracts of Madras 

 the distinction of being at the present time the 

 only part of India where the tiger, the buffalo, 

 the bison and the bear may be found and shot in 

 the same jungle. The Raipur Zamindaris are 

 steadily hunted, as they are a favourite shooting- 

 ground for keen young officers, who are prepared 

 to devote their two months' leave in the hot 

 weather to shikar; and, if the game were not 

 protected by some excellent regulations, which 

 have been made by the Government, the larger 

 animals, especially the buffaloes, would be in 

 danger of extinction. Under the regulations the 

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