File:Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys (1903) (14759424786).jpg

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"...an Axis Deer and its mate and young one appeared leisurely eating grass. Soon the male deer became uneasy sniffing the air suspiciously... a moment or so later a splendid creature sprang out of concealment without making a sound. The deer escaped, but the doe was borne to the earth by the tiger's claws."

Identifier: huntingtrappings00pric (find matches)
Title: Hunting and trapping stories; a book for boys
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: (Price, J. P. Hyde), 1874- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Hunting
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bro's
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e work and in a few days he rid the place of thebrute in a most ingenious manner. He found a path in the jungle which heknew the tiger used on its way to drink, and he laid a trap for it. Near sundown, some yards from the trap, an Axis deer and its mateand young one appeared leisurely eating grass. Soon the male deer becameuneasy sniffing the air suspiciously. The birds ceased singing, the monkeysclimbed to the tops of the trees, and the hunter felt sure that the tiger must STORIES OF TIGER HUNTING be close at hand. He was right for a moment or so later a splendid creaturesprang out of concealment without making a sound. The deer escaped, butthe do^e was borne to the earth by the tigers claws. The brute leisurely atethe carcass while the hunter lay in hiding watching it not fifty yards away.When the tiger had finished its meal naturally it felt thirsty. It rose,yawned, stretched itself lazily like a cat and moved off down the path towardsthe river exactly as the hunter had calculated.
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Now the trap set for the tiger was a clever one. The hunter hadcollected a number of large leaves and had covered them with a peculiarkind of bird-lime, made of sugar, linseed oil, and a number of other things,all boiled together. This preparation is well know in India, and is extremelysticky. If a person gets it on his hands it is sometimes weeks before alltraces can be removed. The hunter had covered the path with these leavesfor quite a distance, and owing to their color they looked innocent enough.The tiger reached the edge of the leaves and trod upon some of them, andthey instantly stuck to its feet. The beast looked troubled, and tried to STORIES OF TIGER HUNTING scrape the sticky things off on its sides, but this only made matters worsefor the leaves soon plastered its sides. Then it rubbed its paws over its eyesas a cat would do. This was what the hunter wanted. In a few minutesthe tiger, blinded and roaring with rage, rolled over and over on the groundin its struggles, until

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