Big Game Shooting 



However, lunch was almost ready, and after 

 a soothing drink of something in the gin line, 

 and scrambling out of our clothes into the river 

 close by, we sat down as hungry as hunters to 

 a delicious bit of liver (from this morning's wilde- 

 beest) and bacon, and the various other tinned 

 delicacies which we had brought with us. I am 

 afraid my readers' mouths might water too much 

 if I set forth the whole menu — so we will cut that 

 short. 



A short siesta and a general look round proved 

 that all was well, and we dressed again for the 

 return journey. At about four o'clock on the way 

 back I spotted a fine Grant's gazelle, which I 

 determined to have a try at. I may here wander 

 from my point for a moment again to say that if 

 one does a march in the morning and back again 

 the same day, it is very highly improbable that 

 the same animals will be met with in returning as 

 in going ; also that one may see different species 

 altogether in the evening from what one met with 

 in the morning. The great reason for this is that 

 herds of game are always on the move, and feed 

 all day, resting at intervals, in huge circles. On 

 the other hand, it is most probable that if you go 

 over the same ground again the morning after 

 that you will find the very same herd — not species 

 but herd — that you saw there twenty-four hours 

 before. This I am practically certain of, having 

 proved it over and over again in different districts 



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