Thirty Years of ShikarW. Blackwood & Sons, 1895 - 373 páginas |
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... occasion , I think , that Johnston lost a valuable animal through a heavy fall into a blind nullah that broke the horse's neck ; and a globe- trotter who was out with us speared his horse ; and one of our party was knocked over by sun ...
... occasion , I think , that Johnston lost a valuable animal through a heavy fall into a blind nullah that broke the horse's neck ; and a globe- trotter who was out with us speared his horse ; and one of our party was knocked over by sun ...
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... occasion . But not long after that , while I was shooting snipe in a Howrah jheel , and when the snipe were more plentiful than I had ever seen them , the same mishap occurred ; and that time it was the end of my thumb , not my hat ...
... occasion . But not long after that , while I was shooting snipe in a Howrah jheel , and when the snipe were more plentiful than I had ever seen them , the same mishap occurred ; and that time it was the end of my thumb , not my hat ...
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... jheel , and on many occasions I was able to make bags of twenty and twenty - five couple . The Howrah jheel was the nearest , as it was the best , of those within easy reach . It was not as well known 26 THIRTY YEARS OF SHIKAR .
... jheel , and on many occasions I was able to make bags of twenty and twenty - five couple . The Howrah jheel was the nearest , as it was the best , of those within easy reach . It was not as well known 26 THIRTY YEARS OF SHIKAR .
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... occasion , and , refreshed by a long night's sleep , I felt equal to the task and in a mood to shoot my best . My first half - hour among the birds encouraged confi- dence and hope . Snipe were plentiful ; at one time I had five couple ...
... occasion , and , refreshed by a long night's sleep , I felt equal to the task and in a mood to shoot my best . My first half - hour among the birds encouraged confi- dence and hope . Snipe were plentiful ; at one time I had five couple ...
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... occasion sold me ter- ribly . I was shooting over a chain of jheels in Oudh , and about sunset came to the last of the series , a small one close to my camp . Although small , it often held a fair number of birds , and might generally ...
... occasion sold me ter- ribly . I was shooting over a chain of jheels in Oudh , and about sunset came to the last of the series , a small one close to my camp . Although small , it often held a fair number of birds , and might generally ...
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