166 BIG-GAME SHOOTING IN UPPER BURMA 



succession of hoarse barks as if deriding one's 

 efforts. Like all deer, it possesses excellent 

 powers of scent and hearing. This sporting 

 little deer has afforded me more genuine fun 

 with the rifle than any other of the deer tribe, 

 not even excepting the noble Kashmir stag. 

 He is always en evidence, invariably gives 

 sporting shots, and takes as much stalking as 

 any other deer, and not infrequently more. He 

 is fairly easily driven, if the beaters are good ; 

 but is an adept at breaking back if he gets half 

 a chance. It was the little barking deer, when 

 black buck and chinkara shooting on the dusty 

 plains of Northern India had palled, who first 

 beguiled me into shooting big game ; and for 

 this I owe him a debt of gratitude which I now 

 endeavour to pay by leaving him alone as 

 much as possible. But I am afraid I still turn 

 to him occasionally for consolation during blank 

 intervals. 



A barking deer's head, when well set up, 

 makes a pretty trophy in spite of the small 

 size of the horns ; but the skull is nothing without 

 the mask. 



The Wild Boar (Sus Indicus) 

 (Burmese, ' Wet ') 



I suppose I must say a few words about the 

 boar, though he does not claim much attention 



