Burma . chase becomes more of a recognised occupation. There are four species ofdeer: the sat {sdmbar of India), the dayi (porcine deer), i^z (barking deer, roe),and a beautiful species peculiar to the Eastern Peninsula, the thamin (brow-antlered deer), which has the form and stature of our red deer. Thamin arefound in the plains on the coast of Pegu, and again in the north-west of BurmaProper. On dark nights these deer are hunted with the iiii-on. A lantern isprepared, with three sides dark. The flare is directed towards the deer, whichare so dazed by it that they may be approached up to stri
Burma . chase becomes more of a recognised occupation. There are four species ofdeer: the sat {sdmbar of India), the dayi (porcine deer), i^z (barking deer, roe),and a beautiful species peculiar to the Eastern Peninsula, the thamin (brow-antlered deer), which has the form and stature of our red deer. Thamin arefound in the plains on the coast of Pegu, and again in the north-west of BurmaProper. On dark nights these deer are hunted with the iiii-on. A lantern isprepared, with three sides dark. The flare is directed towards the deer, whichare so dazed by it that they may be approached up to striking distance. Theherd is deceived at the same time by the tinkling of cow-bells. Smaller deer,dayk and dyi, are caughtwith nets in the plainsof the coast. Hunterswatch at their hauntsfor them to break coverand come out into thecane-fields or other cul-tivation. A stout net,a couple of yards wide,stiffened at intervalswith bamboo uprights,is run across the lineof retreat, opposite to 201. poundinq THE CHASE 93
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