Rifle and spear with the Rajpoots: being the narrative of a winter's travel and sport in northern India . hudof the bullet and ough-ough of the bear, proved thatthe former had found its billet. There was an open space in front of the thickjungle he was evidently making for, and we ran alongthe hill-side, hoping to cut him off. If he reached theforest, even wounded as he was, we must lose him, fornothing but a line of beaters would have got him outof the dense undergrowth; and at this time of the yearit is forbidden to beat. We were not long in reaching the open ground,but no bear was visible.
Rifle and spear with the Rajpoots: being the narrative of a winter's travel and sport in northern India . hudof the bullet and ough-ough of the bear, proved thatthe former had found its billet. There was an open space in front of the thickjungle he was evidently making for, and we ran alongthe hill-side, hoping to cut him off. If he reached theforest, even wounded as he was, we must lose him, fornothing but a line of beaters would have got him outof the dense undergrowth; and at this time of the yearit is forbidden to beat. We were not long in reaching the open ground,but no bear was visible. It was impossible he couldhave crossed before us, so he was evidently still in the 54 RIFLE AXD SPEAR WITH THE RAJPOOTS. bushes and high grass we had passed. Rahman andKhaira therefore went back to track him, whilst Istood in front, in case lie should attempt to break. Ina short time I saw Rahman beckon, and on going backhe pointed silently to a big smear of blood on the grass,and whispered that he thought the bear was lying-wounded in some bushes below. The jungle was very dense, and we made our way. HI K 1:1; \l; W \ LARGE down the hill cautiously, looking into each clump ofbushes we passed. When we had gone about a couple ofhundred yards something stirred in front of us, and wesuddenly saw the shaggy black head and shoulders ofthe bear standing behind a rock some thirty yards had evidently heard or smelt us, and was movinghis head to and fro. and peering in our direction. A A KOTAII BEAR. 55
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