BUFFALO SHOOTING 



We then went after the wounded bull, which we tracked 

 to the " ganga," then in flood and 200 yards wide, and so 

 to our great regret we lost him. 



From this and other experiences I am of opinion that 

 the .303 is not suitable for buffalo shooting unless steady, 

 picked shots can be taken. The larger express rifles would 

 be much more suitable weapons in most cases. 



Two days after this we had a fine example of how 

 much lead a buffalo can carry. We were asked to destroy 

 a very fierce-tempered cow which the villagers were much 

 afraid of, and we found her in an open plain. It took 

 three 8-bore, three lo-bore, and three 12-bore bullets to 

 despatch her, and she was full of fight to the last. Given 

 a .303 instead of the above heavy guns, and she might have 

 made things very lively for us. 



BUFFALO SHOOTING 

 BY NORTH C. DAVIDSON 



Nine times out of ten there is not much danger in 

 " buff " shooting, but it is risky work following up a 

 wounded bull in thick jungle where there is a close under- 

 growth, and native trackers would much rather follow a 

 wounded elephant than a wounded "buff." They can 

 easily see the former over the underwood, while the latter 

 can lie in wait and charge out in the most unexpected 

 manner. Even good experienced trackers will sometimes 

 refuse point-blank to follow up a wounded "buff" in bad 

 jungle. 



I was walking down a narrow glade one morning on 

 the look-out for " buff," as there were lots of their tracks 

 about, when one dashed across the glade about 80 to 100 

 yards from me. I had just time to throw up my 12-bore 



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