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BEAR SHOOTING IN INDIA. 
Sportsmen in India, who are familiar with 
the table-lands of the Central Provinces, are 
aware that in the hills and ravines off the main 
tracks, the Indian black or sloth bear (Melursus 
ursinus, Ursus libiatus) is fairly plentiful. That 
he is by no means slothful in his movements, 
those who have tracked him, or been charged 
by him, are willing to admit; and his skin, with 
its long, soft hair, makes a nice trophy and a 
handsome floor-rug. The record length of a 
black bear is 7 feet 1 inch, but the average 
length is about 5 feet. His shaggy coat and 
ball-like appearance make it difficult for the 
sportsman to pick out a vital spot, and many a 
bear has been lost by a badly placed shot. On 
one occasion, while marching to a shooting 
camp late in the evening, I spied a bear up the 
hillside greedily grubbing up plums that had 
fallen to the ground, and although I could 
hardly see the sight of my rifle, I ventured a 
shot, and Bruin’s answer in a terrific howl of 
pain assured me that I had hit him—but where, 
I could not judge. As the beast continued to 
move about, I fired again and he groaned as he 
was hit and started rolling down the hill. I 
changed my position and went forward, to get 
a better view of him as he came down, but to 
my surprise he scrambled on his legs and 
shuffled off before I had time to put in another 
.artridge. It was too late then to track the 
least in the jungle, and next day no trace could 
3e found of him except a few drops of blood 
imong the fallen leaves lying thickly on the 
ground. On another occasion, I was standing 
m open ground at the foot of a knoll which my 
:oolies were beating, and shouts at various 
imes on my right and on my left gave me in¬ 
formation that some animal was evidently try- 
'ng to break through the “stops,” (i. e., men 
hosted in the same -line as the guns and facing 
he beaters), and presently in a clear space in the 
Jungle before me I caught sight of a bear. As 
''• e came down in my direction I fired at his 
|iead and missed it and hit and broke his left 
brearm. His answering howl told me he had 
een hit, and as he moved off to the left I fired 
gain and missed him. Some of the beaters 
gain turned him, and he came down the hill 
award me at a great pace. While I was 
tniggling to get out my jammed empty car- 
ldges, the bear broke out of the jungle and 
iced past me five paces away, showing his 
:eth in a savage, snarl as he went by. By the 
me I had put in a fresh cartridge, I could 
nly get a rapid snap-shot at him as he disap¬ 
eared behind me in cover. I could get no 
ace of this bear, although I visited the locality 
>r several days afterward. 
.The fallen leaves in the jungles during the 
‘"ter and hot months in India make it im- 
ossible for sportsmen to track bear from be- 
w or on the same level as their grubbing 
ounds and caves, and many times have 1 
fled up a steep ravine or hill-side, panting 
ith the exertion of climbing and of hauling 
a heavy rifle, only to see friend Bruin 
uetly disappearing over the top. The most 
ccessful method of stalking these animals is 
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oving along the ridge of a hill, I came upon 
o bears feeding below and shot them both 
th a rapid right and left, before they had 
'ri t0 . reailze the Position of affairs and bolt. 
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!\ the Pay in caves or hollows in the hillsides. 
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•i when wounded he will take refuge in his 
ci. When wounded and dislodged from his 
,'e. the bear will fiercely charge any one with- 
reach. Although Bruin is credited with bad 
lit. hi s hearing and scent are very keen; and 
a recent shooting trip I came across an 
eresting instance of the bear’s fondness for 
’icy. Two trees, growing side by side in a 
. lah near water, rose to a height of quite 
H-V eet - T he trunks grew straight with the 
II branch about twenty feet up, and a more 
1 nous climb it is impossible to describe. On 
/ of the outer branches and unreachable, ex- 
t by. a light monkey, there was a large bee- 
* v,, and the soft bark of both trees was scarred 
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