. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. /^ CHAPTER IV Bear—Habits—An amusing incident—Bear tracks—Size and weight— Where to find bear—His food—Behaviour when roused—How to shoot bear—Beating—Machan work—My first beat for bear— Kols and Santals—Blank beats—Go out after bear again—The Raja and his subjects—See and miss my first bear—Points to be remembered—Other ways of getting bear. BEAR PERHAPS some of the most amusing experiences and incidents one meets with whilst shikaring in India occur during encounters with bear.
. Jungle by-ways in India; leaves from the note-book of a sportsman and a naturalist. Hunting; Natural history. /^ CHAPTER IV Bear—Habits—An amusing incident—Bear tracks—Size and weight— Where to find bear—His food—Behaviour when roused—How to shoot bear—Beating—Machan work—My first beat for bear— Kols and Santals—Blank beats—Go out after bear again—The Raja and his subjects—See and miss my first bear—Points to be remembered—Other ways of getting bear. BEAR PERHAPS some of the most amusing experiences and incidents one meets with whilst shikaring in India occur during encounters with bear. The appearance of the animal himself has something grotesque and bizarre about it. His small head, pointed muzzle, little eyes, and long, shaggy-haired, bulky body give him a comic appearance. Also, when frightened or intensely savage, he has a habit of rising on his hind-legs as he nears his foe, which is apt to exert a quite unwished-for influence on one's risible faculties, shaking the aim which 278. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stebbing, Edward Percy, 1870-1960. London, J. Lane; New York, J. Lane company
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