. Two African trips, with notes and suggestions on big game preservation in Africa; . king, jumpedthe creature twice—a well-grown but not first-class bull,which was hit in the shoulder,—and finally lost the linein a maze of tracks, thus spoiling what should have beena certainty. I may here mention that a fortnight latersome Dinkas brought the head of this bull into had been devoured by hyenas except thehorns and part of the skull. I am not very proud of itas a trophy, as one has no business to take off-chances. The night following this fiasco I again made the attempt,reaching t
. Two African trips, with notes and suggestions on big game preservation in Africa; . king, jumpedthe creature twice—a well-grown but not first-class bull,which was hit in the shoulder,—and finally lost the linein a maze of tracks, thus spoiling what should have beena certainty. I may here mention that a fortnight latersome Dinkas brought the head of this bull into had been devoured by hyenas except thehorns and part of the skull. I am not very proud of itas a trophy, as one has no business to take off-chances. The night following this fiasco I again made the attempt,reaching the edge of the jungle half an hour later; and,using an outlying clump of thorn to cover our approach,we got to the immediate rear of the feeding herd. Theywere quite unsuspicious, and we could afford to wait fora good chance. Lying flat and scanning the herd betweentwo stems, I tried to determine which was a bull. Onemight as well attempt to distinguish between so manyhaycocks. Judging by mere size, the nearest to me, whichappeared to be the biggest, should be the right sex. I. THE WHITE NILE 85 could make quite sure of a hit this time, as he or she wasnot more than thirty yards from me. The creature stoodend on, and it was impossible to say whether shoulder orrump was towards me ; but relying on the penetration ofa 450 bullet with cordite behind it, I let fly. The stampedewhich followed shook the earth. I could see nothing, butheard a low bellow, which might be that of a dying would have been useless and decidedly dangerous toattempt to follow up in the darkness to ascertain theresult, but when daylight came I quickly found myquarry. Alas! it was a cow, though a very large andold animal. The bullet, entering by the shoulder, wasfound close to the haunch, thus penetrating four feet ofsolid flesh and muscle, which speaks well for this carried what seemed an inexhaustible supply of meat;and when my own people were well stocked, I invited somepassing Dinkas
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