Big Game Shooting 



it is to see the whole herd simultaneously flying, 

 so to speak, through the air. 



They are usually found in herds of about fifteen 

 to twenty. 



It by no means follows that a solitary buck is 

 a real big one — rather the contrary, I think. The 

 big buck of the herd comes after the other bucks, 

 and there are, as a rule, not more than two or 

 three bucks to a herd. If herds of ten or more 

 bucks are seen together without any female, they 

 may be left alone, as one may be practically 

 certain that there is not a "head" amongst them. 



They will not be found at any distance from 

 water ; in fact, I have noticed that impalah and 

 water-buck are the most regular drinkers in the 

 jungle. 



For instance, on the Tana River, after an early 

 but short morning shoot, having had breakfast, 

 we used to go to a high bank opposite a favourite 

 drinking-place of all sorts of game, to where 

 a screen of thin grass had been erected, to take 

 photographs from behind. After we had found 

 out their habits, we timed ourselves to be there 

 roughly at 10.15 a.m. The impalah always 

 arrived first, at 10.30 to 10.40; and immediately 

 after they had cleared out, the water-buck turned 

 up at 10.50 or so till 11.30, when they were all 

 done. Both were punctual to ten minutes or so, 

 if the wind was right and they had not been 

 disturbed. 



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