140 BIG-GAME SHOOTING IN UPPER BURMA 



shikari down the hill while he was stooping 

 over the dead animal. I knew a shikari whose 

 small terrier, after helping to bring several serow 

 to bay, was eventually killed by a wounded one ; 

 and once a wounded serow, which had taken 

 cover in a bush growing in a ravine, rushed 

 out at me on receiving a second shot. I had 

 only just time to jump aside as the animal 

 passed, and to give him another bullet in the 

 back as he went by. Whether he meant business 

 or was merely ' flummoxed,' I have never to 

 this day been able to decide. 



Serow, in spite of being shy, are rather stupid 

 beasts. I remember shooting a female which, 

 when fired at, slowly walked out from behind 

 a bush and stood in the open. After receiving 

 two more bullets it turned round to retrace 

 its steps ; but before it could manage to do so, 

 a fourth shot tumbled it head over heels down 

 the khud. On another occasion a serow was 

 tracked up and found lying down under the 

 shade of a tree. At the shot it stood up, and 

 then walked forward for a few paces, only to 

 stand stock still and allow itself to be easily 

 killed. When, however, a serow makes up its 

 mind to travel, nothing will stop it. 



When serow have taken up their quarters in a 

 particular ravine they will stand a lot of badger.- 

 ing before they leave it. If an animal is seen 

 and fired at, he will, if unwounded, generally 



