Chapter I: Front Matter

The Badminton Library

OF

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

EDITED BY

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT, K.G.

ASSISTED BY ALFRED E. T. WATSON

_BIG GAME SHOOTING_

II.

BIG GAME SHOOTING

BY
CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY
LIEUT.-COLONEL R. HEBER PERCY, ARNOLD PIKE,
MAJOR ALGERNON C. HEBER PERCY, W. A. BAILLIE-GROHMAN,
SIR HENRY POTTINGER, BART., EARL OF KILMOREY, ABEL CHAPMAN,
WALTER J. BUCK, AND ST. GEORGE LITTLEDALE

VOL. II.

_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHARLES WHYMPER
AND FROM PHOTOGRAPHS_

LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
1894

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME

CHAPTER PAGE

I. ARCTIC HUNTING
_By Arnold Pike._ 1

II. THE CAUCASUS
_By Clive Phillipps-Wolley._ 22

III. MOUNTAIN GAME OF THE CAUCASUS
_By Clive Phillipps-Wolley._ 48

IV. CAUCASIAN AUROCHS
_By St. G. Littledale._ 65

V. OVIS ARGALI OF MONGOLIA
_By St. G. Littledale._ 73

VI. THE CHAMOIS
_By W. A. Baillie-Grohman._ 77

VII. THE STAG OF THE ALPS
_By W. A. Baillie-Grohman._ 112

VIII. THE SCANDINAVIAN ELK
_By Sir Henry Potlinger, Bart._ 123

IX. EUROPEAN BIG GAME
_By Major Algernon Heber Percy, and the Earl of Kilmorey._ 154

X. THE LARGE GAME OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
_By Abel Chapman and W. J. Buck._ 174

XI. INDIAN SHOOTING
_By Lieut.-Col. Reginald Heber Percy._ 182

XII. THE OVIS POLI OF THE PAMIR
_By St. G. Littledale._ 363

XIII. CAMPS, TRANSPORT, ETC.
_By Clive Phillipps-Wolley._ 377

XIV. A FEW NOTES ON RIFLES AND AMMUNITION
_By H. W. H._ 394

XV. HINTS ON TAXIDERMY, ETC.
_By Clive Phillipps-Wolley._ 413

A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY 421

INDEX 425

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE SECOND VOLUME

(_Reproduced by Messrs. Walker & Boutall_)

FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS

ARTIST

HAND TO HAND WORK _C. Whymper_ _Frontispiece_

DEATH OF A POLAR BEAR ” _to face p._ 16

THE CORPSE ROCKS _C. Whymper_ ” 20

MR. ST. G. LITTLEDALE’S CAUCASIAN } _From a photograph_ ” 36
BAG FOR THE SEASON OF 1887 }

‘STANDING LIKE STATUES’ _C. Whymper_ ” 48

IBEX (_Hircus ægagrus_) ” ” 52

THE SPECTRE ” ” 62

CHAMOIS {_From an instantaneous_} ” 80
{_photograph_ }

SPANISH IBEX {_C. W., after a sketch_} ” 180
{ _by A. Chapman_ }

THE FIRST STALK OF THE SEASON ” ” 184

A FAIR CHANCE AT BLACK BEARS _C. Whymper_ ” 186

‘THE FRONT RANK AND PART OF THE } ” ” 208
SECOND ALONE STOOD FIRM’ }

A CHARGING GAUR ” 242

A SNAP-SHOT IN THE FOREST _Major H. Jones_ ” 278

‘WITH CARTRIDGES HANDY AND STEADY } ” 322
SHOOTING’ }

MR. ST. GEORGE LITTLEDALE’S BAG OF } _From a photograph_ ” 374
OVIS POLI, 1888 }

THE CAMP _C. Whymper_ ” 378

WOODCUTS IN TEXT.

ARTIST

AMONG THE ICE _C. Whymper_ 1

A WALRUS’ HEAD { _From a photograph_ } 5
{ _after Mr. Lamont_ }

WHERE TO SHOOT A WALRUS 7

WAITING FOR THE DAWN _C. Whymper_ 27

THE BOAR’S CHARGE 33

A GUTTUROSA 45

DEAD AUROCHS {_After a photograph_} 65
{_from Nature_ }

THE SPY CHAMOIS 79

EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN I. CHAMOIS } _After Theuerdank_ 110
HUNTING, A.D. 1500 }

ANTLERS OF STAGS KILLED AT RADAUC, }
IN THE PILIS MOUNTAINS AND THE } 115
JOLSVA ESTATES }

SPECIMEN HEADS OF SCANDINAVIAN ELKS _From a photograph_ 129

STALKING ELK _C. Whymper_ 152

‘THIS TIME HIS SIDE WAS TOWARDS ME’ ” 158

GROUP OF AUROCHS ” 168

AUROCHS’ HEADS {_C. W., from a_} 171
{_photograph_ }

THE LYNX (_Felis pardina_) _C. Whymper_ 174

SNOW-BEARS _Major H. Jones_ 187

A GLORIFIED COMET {_C. W., after sketches_} 189
{_by Capt. Rawlinson_ }

HOWDAH SHOOTING 196

LANDING A GHAYAL 239

‘HE GAVE HIM A TREMENDOUS PUNISHING’ 255

HOGDEER SHOOTING 262

RUCERVUS DUVAUCELLI _From a photograph_ 266

RUCERVUS SCHOMBURGKII 267

PANOLIA ELDII 269

A STALK IN THE OPEN {_C.W., after Major_} 281
{_H. Jones_ }

SPECIMEN HEADS OF OVIS POLI AND } _From photographs_ 292
OVIS KARELINI }

SPECIMEN HEADS OF OVIS AMMON AND } 293
OVIS NIVICOLA }

THE ASTOR MARKHOR {_C. W., after sketch_} 310
{_by Capt. Rawlinson_ }

VARIETIES OF MARKHOR _From photograph_ 312

IN HIS SUMMER COAT _C. Whymper_ 318

SPECIMEN HEADS OF CAPRA SIBIRICA, } _From photograph_ 322
CAPRA ÆGAGRUS, AND CAPRA SINAITICA}

A DREAM OF THER SHOOTING {_C. W., after sketch_} 326
{_by Capt. Rawlinson_ }

THE SEROW GALLOPS DOWN HILL _C. Whymper_ 333

BUDORCAS TAXICOLOR _From photograph_ 335

SAIGA TARTARICA 345

TAME DECOYS _C. Whymper_ 351

OVIS POLI ” 363

OUR CAMP 367

DEAD OVIS POLI 376

CINCH HIM UP 381

KNIFE FASTENING 388

‘GOOD-BYE TO THE GROCERIES’ 391

SPECIMENS OF 340, 360, 440, AND } _From a photograph._ 395
460 GRAIN EXPRESS BULLETS }

SPECIMENS OF .500 AND .577 BORE EXPRESS BULLETS 396

SPECIMENS OF .450 AND .577 BORE EXPRESS BULLETS 397

SPECIMENS OF SOFT .577 BULLETS 398

SPECIMENS OF 12-BORE ‘PARADOX’ BULLETS 400

DIAGRAM SHOWING SIX SHOTS WITH 10 BORE }
AND 8-BORE ‘PARADOX’ } 400

DIAGRAM OF 8-BORE ‘PARADOX’ BULLET 401

SIR SAMUEL BAKER’S STRENGTHENED STOCK 406

RIFLE LOOPS 407

‘SHIKARI’ RIFLE CASE 408

BACK SIGHTS 408

WHEN THE LIGHT WANES _C. Whymper._ 414

WAPITI HEAD 419

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