Archive image from page 104 of The diary of a sportsman. The diary of a sportsman naturalist in India . diaryofsportsman00steb Year: 1920 ]»S? CHAPTER VI SHOOTING TRIPS IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES—A FINE SHIKAR COUNTRY Visit the Central Provinces—Description of country—The Satpuras and area to south—The Nerbudda River—The Central Province jungles —A magnificent sporting area—Methods of travelling—Tigers before breakfast—Elephants, bison and buffalo numerous—Sambhar and spotted deer with record heads—An old-time sportsman's paradise— The coming of the railways—The present-day sporting possibihtie
Archive image from page 104 of The diary of a sportsman. The diary of a sportsman naturalist in India . diaryofsportsman00steb Year: 1920 ]»S? CHAPTER VI SHOOTING TRIPS IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES—A FINE SHIKAR COUNTRY Visit the Central Provinces—Description of country—The Satpuras and area to south—The Nerbudda River—The Central Province jungles —A magnificent sporting area—Methods of travelling—Tigers before breakfast—Elephants, bison and buffalo numerous—Sambhar and spotted deer with record heads—An old-time sportsman's paradise— The coming of the railways—The present-day sporting possibihties— The jungles in the monsoon—Seonee—Wonderful sight of the teak forest in full bloom—Historical ruins in the jungle—A fine tank—An old ruined fort—Mahommed Khan, the Chieftain—Legend of the fort—I sit musing on the battlements—A leopard appears—The leopard charges—The frightened shikari—Death of the leopard—A curious beUef—A mainah appears—The evil spirit. IT was subsequent to the rains during which I bagged my first tiger that I paid one or two trips to the Central Provinces and had a very pleasant time in these glorious jungles. I was acquainted with the parts adjacent to Chota Nagpur, but the great jungles to the north were new to me. Those who have read and loved their Seonee or Camp Life in the Satpuras and Forsyth's Highlands of Central India will understand the keen anticipation with which a lover of the jungle visits this famed region. It is true that parts of it are very similar in character, and of course in fauna, to the Chota Nagpur areas, but sport, and all per- taining to it, was far better understood in the Provinces than it was in the Chota Nagpur of my day ; and this is the only period I can speak of. Some brief description of this glorious shooting country will be of interest. The northern or hill districts which culminate in the Satpuras greatly resemble the southern hill districts of Central India t
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