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down four at a drive. Never, on any account, run out 

 from your stand after a wounded kangaroo until the 

 whole mob is past (a very common trick with a green 

 hand) ; for by so doing you will, perhaps, turn all the 

 kangaroo out of shot, and in return will, most probably, 

 call down many a left-handed blessing from your next 

 neighbour, who was probably just picking out a fair 

 shot, and only waiting till it came near enough. As soon 

 as the drive is over, the shooters meet, and each man's 

 shot is canvassed. " What's hit is history what's 

 missed is mystery." I like to see the old hunter walk 

 quietly up with one kangaroo over his shoulder, which 

 he throws down without a remark, and turns back for a 

 second, which he has left in the forest. Two or three 

 may be seen struggling through the bush, pulling a 

 heavy old man after them, while another is shouting for 

 the driver to bring the dogs to track a wounded kan- 

 garoo, which he is certain has not gone far ; to which 

 request the driver, in general, pays very little attention, 

 unless he knows his man. It not unfrequently happens 

 that when the kangaroo come up in a line, the shooter 

 gets two at a shot, and I have seen three brought down 

 with one barrel. But the best " family shot " I ever 

 saw, was made by my old mate. He shot right and 

 left into a mob coming up to him, and got four old does, 

 three of them with heavy "joeys " in the pouch ; so that 

 he bagged seven kangaroos at the two shots. It is a good 

 plan, if the kangaroos are coming up gently, to whistle, 

 and they will often stop in a line, and hold up their 



