. Elephant-hunting in east equatorial Africa; being an account of three years' ivory-hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Lorogi Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. Elephant hunting; Hunting. 4o6 ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA suspend the butt, as shown, so that it swings freely and may be pulled forward without any effort. The two posts driven into the ground, one on each side of the stock, keep it in position, and should be just far enough apart to allow of its sliding easily between them. The trigger being attached by a string to these po
. Elephant-hunting in east equatorial Africa; being an account of three years' ivory-hunting under Mount Kenia and among the Ndorobo savages of the Lorogi Mountains, including a trip to the north end of Lake Rudolph. Elephant hunting; Hunting. 4o6 ELEPHANT-HUNTING IN EAST AFRICA suspend the butt, as shown, so that it swings freely and may be pulled forward without any effort. The two posts driven into the ground, one on each side of the stock, keep it in position, and should be just far enough apart to allow of its sliding easily between them. The trigger being attached by a string to these posts, the animal, on taking the bait, and with it the muzzle, into its mouth, shoots itself neatly. A convenient way of judging the right height for the gun is to go down on hands and knees in front of it, thus impersonating the hyena. Thorny branches must be placed all round it, to prevent the animal approaching from any direction but straight in Lion Trap for Gap in Fence. and there a little path should be left, exactly opposite the muzzle, with a thorny barrier on each side. All can be made ready during the afternoon, and the cartridge slipped in and gun cocked last thing in the evening. Fig. B shows the best way of setting a gun at an opening in a fence, as where an animal has been killed by lions and every other entrance blocked except a narrow one in front of the muzzle. The gun is securely tied to posts (or convenient small trees may often be utilised both in this and the previous method) and the trigger tied back to the guard, so that the hammer works freely up and down without cocking. A piece of light, hard wood is then cut, of the shape shown in the drawing, to support the raised hammer, its base resting beside. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Neumann, Arthur H. London : R.
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