Elephant-hunting in east equatorial Africa; 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 elephanthuntingi00neum Year: 1898 A ON THE JAMBENI RANGE 47 came straight out for me at a run, screaming, her trunk up. There was no time to waste ; so, as her chest was hidden by the low scrub between us, I let her have my right barrel in her head, instantly springing to one side and ducking, with the idea of dodging under the vegetation.
Elephant-hunting in east equatorial Africa; 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 elephanthuntingi00neum Year: 1898 A ON THE JAMBENI RANGE 47 came straight out for me at a run, screaming, her trunk up. There was no time to waste ; so, as her chest was hidden by the low scrub between us, I let her have my right barrel in her head, instantly springing to one side and ducking, with the idea of dodging under the vegetation. But she was down, after getting within six paces (afterwards stepped) of where I stood. Remembering the former one getting off under similar circumstances and knowing she could only be stunned, I was ' Where to aim.' Skull with brain marked black, showing its position with respect to ear, eye, etc. on the look-out this time, and as she rose (having slewed round in falling) I gave her my second barrel in the ear, before she was fairly on her feet, knocking her over plump and dead, her legs kicking up in the air as she rolled over while the blood poured out of her ear. This was the most satisfactory shot 1 had made ; and, under the circumstances, I felt excusably pleased with myself She had longish curved tusks, crossing at the points (44 lbs. the pair). On examining her I found this was the elephant I had wounded from behind just before the herd entered the forest : no doubt that made her so vicious.
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