. Big game hunting for boys, North America and Asia. Hunting. THE BLACK BUCK OF INDIA of ground the greyhound would soon be left behind. The black buck runs equally well on rough or smooth land, and it has been known to shake off a less sure-footed enemy in this fashion; the dogs for instance have no show over rocky ground. The third method of hunting the black buck is with the Cheetah or hunting leopard. This beautiful creature has been. -*â â '£ â ^*' used for centuries in the chase. A native is placed in charge of it, and it is carried in an ox-cart, with a slip-knot cloth bandage over its
. Big game hunting for boys, North America and Asia. Hunting. THE BLACK BUCK OF INDIA of ground the greyhound would soon be left behind. The black buck runs equally well on rough or smooth land, and it has been known to shake off a less sure-footed enemy in this fashion; the dogs for instance have no show over rocky ground. The third method of hunting the black buck is with the Cheetah or hunting leopard. This beautiful creature has been. -*â â '£ â ^*' used for centuries in the chase. A native is placed in charge of it, and it is carried in an ox-cart, with a slip-knot cloth bandage over its eyes. Direcdy a herd of black buck is sighted, the ox-cart is driven quite slowly forwards, at an angle, endeav- ouring to get as close up as possible. Then the native hunter slips the bandage from the hunting leopard's eyes. In a second or two, the well-trained creature spies the game and slips out. 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 Hyde, John, 1874- [from old catalog]. New York, McLoughlin brothers
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