Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
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animal Curiously enough the great carnivorA
do not mind this illumination so long as It 10
not too bright; and once they have started
eating, the electric light-tf 1t Is electric-may
be gradually increased until q shot under ideal
conditions can be taken.
THE sense of smell is not acutely developed In
the cat tribe, but their hearing is wonder
ful. The slightest stir, cough or whisper and Q
panther or tiger is frightened on for the night.
The beasts method is to creep very stealthfy all
round his prey and then gradually to crawl in
from behind and kill the animal with one blow
Of his paw. panther then retreats returning
when he thinks all Is clear and Il Is safe to
begin his meal II shot Is taken and the
animal Is merely wounded, the hunter must
wait till daylight before he ventures 10 leaves
his cyrie. To walk into the darkness with
wounded panther at large close by Is to court
death.
There is one case on record of a tiger spot
ting the hunter in his machan and unknown
to him, climbing the tree, dragging him out Of
his platform and killing him. A wounded
panther has been known to charge q cage and
thrust his paw In through the rife Ioophole,
and sometimes he will jump on top d the
cage. snarling and splitting and trying b get
at the occupants. Nevertheless, the cage Is
safer than the machan. It is extraordinarily
eerie to sit up in the dark, silent jungle by
night waiting for the approach of these danger
Gus beasts.
case the shkaris had received news Of q pam
ther from the villagers and the brute had been
marked down where he was sleeping after his
meal The first time I was placed up In a
tree, and by careful driving the panther was
induced to pass within shot.
The most useful beaten was q small mongrel
dog, who apparently had vendetta against the
whole panther family. AS puppy, was told.
he had been carried OF by panther, but the
beast was pursued and dropped him. This
plucky little animal, now a full-grown dog.
took special delight in nosing out the pam
theirs whereabouts, barking him awake cleverly
lodging his rushes and helping to impel him
toward the concealed rideman.
On the first OCCASION the drive went very
WELL The panther came daShing past. and my
shot took effect, but didn't kill him He
bounded up a bank In front Of my tree hesi-
tated for second. Then my left barrel caught
him fair behind the shoulders. He turned q
somersault and crashed into a thicket. He was
obviously hard hit, but not through either the
head or the heart, and had Stiu plenty of fight
left in him. Our friend, the panther-dog very
soon nosed out where he was and stood barking
from the tree. made circuit, climbed to
some high ground above where he was lying
and, before he could charge, finished him on
with third and final bullet.
The second drive, some weeks later in an
other part of the country, did not 60 according
to plan. The panther had been located in q
deep. rocky nullah or dry stream-bed. and &c
was intended to conduct silent drive and edge
him along the ravine to where was posted.
One Of the shikaris, however, made the mistake
Of climbing into thick tree The panther was
duly disturbed, according to the plan sA CAM
paign and hearing sounds behind him. started
to move down the nullah. But he caught sight
of the shaggy head Of the shikari In the tree.
sensed danger. and dashed back up the nuliah