CHAPTER XI 



BRITISH EAST AFRICA (continued) 



ONE of the chief charms of East African sport lies in 

 its variety. A man can never tell exactly what he 

 may meet when starting out from camp in the morning, 

 but of this he may be certain something will cross 

 his path. It may be a lion, or a rhinoceros, in certain 

 districts even an elephant ; it may be only a little 

 steinbuck, or a wart-hog. The particular animal 

 he covets may elude him for the time being, but 

 on anything like good ground something is bound 

 to turn up. It is a great change from hunting in 

 a country where you may go for ten days without 

 firing a shot. 



On a three months' trip in East Africa the sports- 

 man should make certain of all the ordinary varieties 

 of game to be found there with the exception of 

 elephant and lion. Of the former animal his chances 

 depend a good deal on the season of the year ; of the 

 latter, almost entirely on luck. A buffalo is a certainty 

 provided he works for one. They have increased to a 

 great extent during the past few years, and are now 

 included in the licence, instead of being "an extra." 

 It is not altogether easy, however, to make sure of 

 a good head. I shall refer to this subject later. 



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