Horns 



poor beast could not do much with four ounces 

 of lead inside him. When I had picked myself 

 up and crawled back over the bank, he turned 

 round when he saw me, shook his head at me, 

 and rolled over dead. My shoulder got a most 

 awful jar. I shall now remember the tip about 

 cocking the second trigger.' 



It was a good example this, by the way, of the 

 different ways of killing really heavy game. 

 Shortly before I had had an hour's excitement with 

 my bull, an older, heavier, and tougher customer 

 it is true, before I killed him, and might well 

 have lost him or been bagged myself. I had 

 only a '500 Holland and Holland modified cordite 

 with me, and a light 303 sporting Lee-Metford ! 

 He who arms himself with a really powerful 

 weapon when in pursuit of these big animals will 

 save himself great weariness and travail of the 

 flesh and spirit. 



Remember, one's armoury must be all thought 

 out and provided for before the start. It is when 

 one has reached one's shooting-grounds and dis- 

 covers that one has fallen into a real soft thing 

 in the way of shikar country that one at once 

 feels, and feels most sorely, any weak spots in 

 one's battery, for it is too late to remedy any 

 defect then. And what golden chances may be 

 missed ! 



I remember much bitterness of spirit on one 

 occasion, and that over quite small game. This 



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