Big Game Shooting 



a second shot as a rule, unless they have taken 

 cover behind a bush for the purpose of seeing 

 what is going on and watching one ; and then, of 

 course, one cannot see them. 



They are very good eating. 



The bohor is not at all hard to stalk, and does 

 not necessarily see one first, as is the case with 

 most animals. 



One has every chance of seeing them in the 

 same place very nearly every day, so an awkward 

 shot can be left till to-morrow ; that is to say, 

 they are "local." In the heat of the day they 

 take cover away from, but fairly close to, water, 

 in thick dry reed beds, and are then quite un- 

 approachable, as they sit very tight at such 

 times. 



I have noticed, but do not know if it is a 

 common occurrence, that on two occasions, when 

 alarmed by a whistle from another buck, they 

 squatted down in the grass on the spot, and I 

 thought they had bolted. I saw this, and did 

 not understand their game at first, so hid myself 

 and stayed quite still, waiting for something 

 exciting to happen ; after a bit, however, they 

 got up and started feeding again, apparently 

 quite unconcerned. I do not know if any one 

 else has noticed this. 



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