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Show Hunters' Helpers As far back as human knowledge goes, man has been using certain cer-tain members of the animal kingdom to help him hunt other members. mem-bers. The most familiar example, of course, is the dog, which is used in many ways: Fox hunting, deer hunting, and so forth. But there are many other examples not quite so familiar, some of which are shown in the accompanying accom-panying series of photos. Before the present war, Germans attempted at-tempted to revive the sport of falconry on a large scale. Photo (left) shows a soldier falconer removing the victim (a rabbit) from the talons. . ,1 - : vS'. i M-A - -- y; - 4 r; . -"t-- " - - - IS SXX'S:: " 0i j s y v; ' - ,s , 1 ;X- H Hold that tiger! The big striped cat is easy to hold now, for he is dead, and is being loaded on a carrier elephant. The hunt was held on the vast jungle estate of the Maharajah of Gwalior, in India, in honor of former British Viceroy Lord Reading. Right: The end of a cheetah hunt. The animal, ani-mal, streamlined member mem-ber of the cat family', is trained to hunt deer. Human stalkers "spot" the deer and head it in the direction where the best run will give most entertainment to the hunters. Then a cheetah is turned loose. Vf, T '-IJ h-l, If. a vs,w;' it;wxxj - vw- . X-- XX;?1 A Chinese fisherman off on an expedition with his six cormorants. cormo-rants. He puts an iron ring around the neck of each bird, to which is attached a light line. The ring prevents the bird from swallowing swallow-ing his catch, and the line keeps the bird under control. One of the most ancient of sports is stag hunting. This photo was made during a stag hunt at the estate es-tate of the Count de Vibraye, near Paris. The stag attempted to swim the Cosson river, but the hounds cornered him for the kill. i - - iU 1 A sunset scene in good ducking country. The hunters blaze away from their battery in the midst ef their decoy flock. |