Rifle and spear with the Rajpoots: being the narrative of a winter's travel and sport in northern India . 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. teat: shut in kotah [set page 294.) A FALSE ALARM. 57 steady shot at the
Rifle and spear with the Rajpoots: being the narrative of a winter's travel and sport in northern India . 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. teat: shut in kotah [set page 294.) A FALSE ALARM. 57 steady shot at the point of his shoulder rolled him over,to all appearances lifeless, and Rahman, in a state ofexcitement whipped out his knife, and rushed forward totake off the skin. He was a little premature, for, whenwe were within two or three yards, the bear suddenlystruggled to his leo-s, and very clearly showed that hedid not mean to part with his hide just yet. But abullet through the side of his head finished him off, andhe fell on his face, stone dead. The bear was a very large male, and on skinning himwe found my first shot had broken the hind leg high up,which luckily prevented his travelling faster than ourselves,or we certainly must have lost him in the thick The next two days we worked hard trying to get a shotat the barasingh Alan saw the day we arrived, but withoutsuccess. These low hills are covered with deciduous trees,whose dried leaves are now lying a loot thick on the ground,and, however carefully on
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