Contents 



CHAPTER II 

 Bison in Malabar — A sporting herd — Tropical forest in the mon- 

 soon—Bamboo forest — Stalking difficulties — I wound a bull— 

 The herd charges — I turn the herd and kill a cow — Track 

 up the wounded bull — The Central Provinces again — Come 

 upon a bull — My tussle with the bull — A missfire — An 

 awkward predicament — Anxious moments — Death of the bull 1 36 



CHAPTER III 

 Shooting tips — Cocking both hammers of heavy rifles — 

 Experience with a bison and a lo-bore paradox — The bison 

 and the 8-bore — Experiences in bison tracking — Old cart- 

 ridges — Charmed life of a black buck 169 



CHAPTER IV 

 Black buck — Marvellous leaping powers — Appearance and size 

 of horns — Horned females — A gay Lothario — Habits — 

 Methods of shooting buck — Stalking — A nasty stalk and a 

 miss — Dislike of elephants — Tracks of Ijuck — Blue bull or 

 nilgai — Peculiar gait — Horns — Habits — Easy to shoot — 

 Importance of conciliating villagers near your shooting- 

 grounds — A morning's stalk — Appearance of nilgai tracks — 

 Death of the bull 176 



CHAPTER V 

 The four-horned antelope — Habits — Tracks — Head scarcely a 

 trophy — The chinkara or ravine deer — Buck and does 

 horned — Habits and distribution — Lives in desert tracts — 

 Stalking — A midday stalk — Fascination of the desert — 

 Chink tracks — A morning's stalk — A curious desert beetle — 

 The greater bustard — Death of the buck .... 193 



PART III.— PELTS 

 CHAPTER I 



Tiger — The King of jungle sports — Tiger country — Knowledge 

 of country necessary for successful beating — Aid of native 

 shikaris — Tiger ' pugs ' or tracks — Size of tigers — Number of 

 cubs born— Beating up tiger with elephants — Thrilling work — 

 Glorious jungle scenery — Waiting for the beating elephants 

 — 'Stripes' unwilling — The broken line — Different behaviour 

 of beaten tigers— A difficult beat and a long wait — Some 



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