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Title: The sportsman's book for India
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918, ed
Subjects: Sports -- India
Publisher: London, H. Marshall & Son
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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holly imaginary, has pro-bably been exaggerated. Though the gaur is not ordinarilya dangerous animal, great care should be exercised in follow-ing it up when wounded. I myself have been charged byone, and iwo of my sons were on other occasions knockedover and narrowly escaped being killed. A 12-bore sphericalbullet, with 7 drams of black powder, served me so well thatwith it I killed 9 gaur within a week, and that without losinga single wounded one. I have no doubt that one of themodern small-bore rifles with nitro powder would be equallyeffective.) HIMALAYAN SHOOTING My chief object in these notes is to give as muchuseful and necessary information as possible tothe stranger to India who contemplates shooting,and also to correct a mistaken idea, which existsamong many who have known India far longerthan I have, that a shooting trip to the Himalayasis, of necessity, a long, expensive and difficultundertaking. I can thoroughly sympathise withthe stranger in the land, for, when I came to
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HIMALAYAN SHOOTING 8i India, I was told if I wanted any leave I must go atonce. I made up my mind to go, and when I hadbeen just over a month in the Punjaub I startedto shoot any animals I might find in the mountainsnorth of Dalhousie, with a servant and shikari whocould not speak a word of English ! I was recom-mended to go after black bear, but I refrained frommaking any definite statement of my plans, as I hada suspicion in my own mind that these animalsno longer existed, having been shot out manyyears ago. However I soon found they were areality, and I thoroughly enjoyed my two monthsleave, although my bag only consisted of a redbear, a small black bear, and a goural. I was,on that occasion, totally dependent on my shikari,as I knew nothing of the country, or of the animalsof which I was in pursuit; consequently I re-mained, as I afterwards discovered, somewherein the vicinity of my shikaris native village allthe time, thereby enabling him and my coolies tolive practically free of

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