132 CENTRAL AFRICAN GAME AND ITS SPOOR. 



He always sits very tight, more especially when wounded, so to follow a wounded 

 lion into thick grass is most dangerous. The chances are tremendously in favour of 

 the beast, as he will lie undetected till the hunter is within springing distance, and then 

 be on top of him before he is aware. 



A well-directed shot from a '303 or Mannlicher will easily kill him, but if the first 

 shot only wounds, something very heavy is required to stop him, such as a "500 or 

 i2-bore shot-gun loaded with S.S.G.'s fired at close quarters. 



Notes. 



