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good wide corrie, but at length we peered cautiously 

 over the other side. To my joy I found them 

 scattered, some lying, others pottering around within 

 100 to 200 yards from where I lay. I now had to 

 pick out the best head, and as some were no doubt 

 hidden amongst stones and rocks I bided my time. 



At last what I took to be a good ram showed as 

 he got up from behind a rock, and stood about 120 

 yards off. I put the bead carefully on to him and 

 there was a thud ; over he went. At the sound of 

 the rifle the lot were on foot. I put in another 

 cartridge, and spotted a grand one, evidently the 

 boss of the herd. I gave him one and away they 

 went, but, to my disgust, he with the rest. I went 

 up to look at the one I had knocked over, and 

 Surju put him out of his pain. Then I thought 

 I would have a look and see if by chance I had 

 not made a clean miss at number two. I followed 

 the tracks of the herd for a little way, and to my 

 joy found a spot or two of blood. I left number 

 one where he lay, and set off best pace after the 

 retreating herd. After crossing a couple of spurs I 

 saw them, rather strung out, ascending the opposite 

 slope. I clapped the glass on them and examined 

 them all to see if perchance number two had 

 stopped behind. No, we could not make him 

 out ; he had evidently laid up somewhere. We 

 now proceeded very cautiously, I with my rifle all 

 ready, for he might jump up at any moment. A 

 drop of blood now and again gave us confidence as 

 we went on tracking. Suddenly, with a clatter of 



