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plains, are both rather undesirable places in which to tackle 
him. But the elephant hunter must take on elephant wher- 
ever he is fortunate enough to come on them. 
There is scarcely any part of the protectorate in which 
you may not happen on elephant. They turn up unex- 
pectedly in most unlikely places. In the Kinan Kop woods 
near Naivasha, all round Kenia, in the Aberdare range, 
on all sides of the Nzoia plateau, on the slopes of Mt. Elgon 
and in the Elgao forests, they are still abundant. But you 
may have to go up as | have to many herds, before you find 
bulls carrying ivory heavy enough to shoot. 
Shoot: (1) between the eye and ear, nearer the ear and 
lower than the eye. (2) Right in the shoulder. (3) A 
foot above the tail, if he is going straight away, reaches 
the spine, and stops him. One shot in any of these 
places is enough. 
Buffalo: 
Buffalo have increased greatly in later years. One bull 
is now the limit permitted. There must be a change made 
soon, for buffalo are becoming destructive. 
There are several herds near Nairobi and permission 
can often be obtained to take a head from these. Donyea 
Sabuk has many buffalo. There are more in the Kedong, 
thirty miles from the town. 
Five miles from Punda Melia near Fort Hall there are 
several herds. All down the Tana near Embo they are 
very numerous. Laikipia along the Quasi Nyiro of the 
North they are common, but the cactus cover makes hunt- 
ing very dangerous. 
The valley of the Kerio and the slopes of Cherangang 
are full of them, but the horns do not seem to be quite as 
large as in other parts. Shoot them well forward and low 
down in the shoulder. 
Rhino: 
Everywhere. Few big horns anywhere. Across the 
