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the hills, probably only one clan visits the eastern portion of the hi^h 
ranges frequented by the PooHars. They appear to be a wandering 
race, cultivating small patches of ground ; they possess herds of cattle 
and buffaloes, with which they till the soil ; and when the grass is 
fresh and green after the annual fires they drive them on to the 
higher rang^es to graze. They have no fixed habitations, or villages ; 
but wander over the mountains wfth their cattle, erecting temporary 
huts, and seldom remaining more than a year at one place. They 
eat samburj ibex, pig, &c., but will not touch the bison, which latter 
the Pooliars do not object to eat; they arc a timid race^ and avoid 
strangers ; they make * pooja ' to the Pooliar idols. 
" The high ranges abound in ibe>: ; every rocky crag and 
mountain has its herd, bu! they arc exceedingly wild ; both the 
Pooliars and Moodoovars possess guns, and they have periodical 
hunts after the ibex, which accounts for their being so shy ; their 
mode of operation is as follows : — before the hunt takes place they 
erect barriers of stout bushes at various spots atong the passes 
frequented by the ibex. At every ten or twelve fet^t along the 
barrier there is a weak. spot composed of light twigs with a running 
nooze of rattan surrounding it, the other end of the rattan being 
firmly secured to a post fixed in the ground ; having made these 
preparations, they proceed to drive the ibex towards the barriers 
shooting any they can get a chance at on the way. The ibex on 
being driven up to the barrier rush at the weak portions of it and are 
caught in the noozes, from which, owing to their curved horns, they 
cannot possibly extricate themselves, and arc quickly despatched 
by their pursuers. The Pooliars endeavoured to persuade me that 
very few ibex were captured in this way, and that it w*as»6nly the 
Moodoowars that hunted them ; but from the numerous barriers I 
saw, it is, I imagine, a very successful method of catching them. I 
was surprised to find so few sambur on the range, though it was the 
season of the fresh green grass, hardly a deer was to be seen. The 
only way I can account for it is, that the open hills being divided into 
blocks separated by deep precipitious and almost inaccessible ravines 
down which there are but few passes, the deer can be easily hemmed 
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