THE HUNTER'S ARCADIA. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE START. 

 Kooruman Baboons Sand Grouse. 



EVERY person visiting South Africa, who has 

 shooting proclivities, and is gifted with the smallest 

 powers of description, deems it his duty to the 

 world at large, to give information regarding the 

 sport to be had among the large or semi-large 

 game of this portion of Her Majesty's dominions ; 

 but seldom do such writers say a word upon the 

 smaller game which is to be found there in great 

 abundance. 



Great are the charms which surround the shooting 

 of grouse and partridge, woodcock and snipe, hare 

 or rabbit, whether on our moors or stubbles, meadows 

 or uplands ; but, great as these home pleasures are, 

 I never can divest myself of the thought that all 



