Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-09-20

~ N recent issue was given IN
account Of tiger shooting - car
ried out In the Nepal Terai on
the occasion of the kings visit
to that state, when the whole
available resources of the state, to-
gether with hundreds of shikar ele-
plants, were brought into use, with
most successful results 1t does not
fall to the lot Of every one, however,
to be the guest OF 4 sporting ma
hRrajah. 80 it is proposed now to
gives the other side Of the picture. and
to show the form Of the sport which is
available for the ordinary man, be he
civil or military officer or simple tour
list in search Of big game shooting.
The central provinces Of India are Re-
lected because they ara best known.
and also provide typical sport 1t must
not be supposed that anyone Is at lib
0ty to roam at viii over these jun
Sles, shooting wherever his fancy die
t2teA The management Of the jun
giles for shooting purposes i. under
the control OF the Indian forest depart
ment. and is regulated by a fairly sim
pie and practical code Of rules- The
various forests have been demarcated
and separated into blocks of con-
venient size, which are let out to ten
ants for short periods The number
of head Of the leGs common animals,
such as bison. etc. which may be shot
Is strictly limited Breach OF this
rule. or the shooting Of COWS, is pun
ishable by fine, and subordinate for
est Official il, rs rule, told OF to the
camp to exercise the necessary super
vision. writes n. c." in Country
Life.
Hundred Desters Necessary.
Let us imagine ourselves in the cen
ter of a good shooting district. The
village headman comes in and reports
that another village bullock has been
killed by a tiger not far away, while
grazing with the herd in charge OF
some small boys. The conditions be-
ing pronounced favorable, the order
Is given for beat the next day. EARLY
In the morning the shikari visits the
kill, locates the tiger lying up close
by. decides the line to be taken by
the beat and has machans tied up on
selected trees About hundred beat
ers are collected, and, soon after mid
day, when the stops have been care
fully posted and the rifles are up in
: tAeV machans. the drive is started
with great shouting and beating OF
dfams and tom-tomR II an elephant
is available, his services may with ad-
vantage be impressed for. the occasion,
to strengthen and give confidence to
the line of heaters. The tiger is most
probably sleeping of the effects of
his heavy meal in some shady spot,
near water. On being disturbed by
the noise, he listens for time, then
gets UP reluctantly, gives himself
shake, and goes quietly OF in front Of
the line OF heaters to seek some quiet
er spot. On making OF to one side.
he is turned back by tap on tree
from one of the stops; the same thing
happens again when he tries to get
out in the opposite direction, until he
Is gradually worked up to the desired
objective. when a straight shot at the
point of the shoulder puts an end to
his existence, as depicted in the pho
tosraph accompanying this article. 1t
must not be supposed from the forego-
Ing account that tiger beat Is q
tame affair, devoid Of the elements Of
sport For everything to go well. as
On the occasion depicted. presupposes
considerable skill on the part Of those
responsible for the arrangement OF the
beat. Knowledge Of the ground Is nee
easary, also of where the tiger Is like
" to be lying ap, of the line he will
most probably take, and the stops
must be carefully placed. or else the
tiger will. after all. escape out of the
beat. In fact, even with the most
careful management, he frequently
does 90. Then. a. to the shot. A
novice may we'll be excused If he
nissss q tiger. even when walking