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sufficient pains to obtain a fairly certain shot, thus 

 disturbing the game over a vast extent of country 

 to very little purpose. In fact, in the interests of 

 real sport, it would be advisable, where a rule can 

 be enforced, to prohibit the use of small-bore long- 

 range rifles altogether, and to oblige all hunters 

 and sportsmen applying for a license to confine 

 themselves to weapons of not less than -577. 



I suggest this as the result of experience in the 

 African hunting veldt extending over upwards of 

 forty years, and although I am well aware that 

 exceptional individuals I could name, and could 

 count on my ringers, can and do make effectual 

 and sportsmanlike use of the weapons I condemn, 

 and restrict themselves to firing at distances up to 

 which it is possible to calculate on hitting fatal 

 spots. The 100 license will certainly be effective 

 in prohibiting the ravages of Boer hunting parties, 

 especially if such parties are not allowed to consist 

 of more than two hunters each, besides their 

 necessary attendants. 



Lions are still plentiful enough in many parts 

 of Rhodesia, although incomparably few in number 

 as compared with those which used to frequent 

 parts of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal 



