. Travel and big game . inoceroses were feediug. Here, however, theirkeen sense of hearing soon discovered something,and they ceased eating, looking wistfully inevery direction with their little twinkling weapon I was using was a 10-bore muzzle-loader, for which I had given a /lO note atVaughans in the Strand. This rifle had greatsmashing power, and as a killer would comparefavourably with elaborate modern a rhinoceros does charge he is by nomeans particular at what, being so near-sightedthat the most conspicuous object gets the on-slaught. At the same time I must say the
. Travel and big game . inoceroses were feediug. Here, however, theirkeen sense of hearing soon discovered something,and they ceased eating, looking wistfully inevery direction with their little twinkling weapon I was using was a 10-bore muzzle-loader, for which I had given a /lO note atVaughans in the Strand. This rifle had greatsmashing power, and as a killer would comparefavourably with elaborate modern a rhinoceros does charge he is by nomeans particular at what, being so near-sightedthat the most conspicuous object gets the on-slaught. At the same time I must say they areusually most inoffensive animals, and even whenwounded will, as a rule, get out of the way ifthey can. One would imagine that with a huge beastlike this it would be very easy to plant a bulletin a manner sure to be effective. This is byno means the case, and it took considerationbefore I settled on the exact spot at which tofire. The brain-pan is so small, and the amountof bone surrounding it so great, that, unless. HOW I SHOT MY RHIXOCEROSES. 129 from very near, it is a dangerous shot to give,and a good knowledge of the creatures anatomyis necessary. Half-way down the neck, to catchthe vertebrae, is a good place if you can makesure of hitting. But through the lungs is theshot ]jar excellence, and has the advantage ofoffering a larger surface. I myself prefer thisshot to almost any other, and at any game, andI think a great man}- other hunters do so, taking a steady aim at the back of theshoulder of the nearer rhinoceros I fired, andthe great beast lurched over against his compa-nion, both nearly coming to the ground. He,however, recovered himself and scampered afterhis fellow, but came to a stop after going threeor four hundred yards, evidently labouring heavilyfor breath. After reloading, I followed, and asI approached he half raised his head and thenwith an angry grunt made a groggy charge,which I had little difficulty in avoiding, althoughmy horse was very resti
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