SPORT IN MOZAMBIQUE 



from their roaring, the direction in which the lions 

 are having their siesta, one must leave, between 

 these two points, a carcase as bait, after having ripped 

 it open to make it more odoriferous. The only difficulty 

 lies in killing the beast where you wish it to be found. 

 This is done by hemming in the herds and driving 

 them towards the spot where it is desired to place a 

 bait. It is likewise necessary to avoid wounding the 

 animals as far as possible, as this might destroy the 

 efficiency of the bait. The carcase must also be at 

 least 100 yards from one of the embanked ditches, 

 sometimes six feet deep, cut out by the water in the 

 rainy season, by means of which one can get within 

 range without being seen by the animals. It is further 

 necessary, and this is easy, as at this time of year the 

 wind nearly always blows from the same direction in 

 the morning, to approach them without being winded. 

 At early dawn I went to look at my bait, and saw 

 only two hyaenas, which I killed. Returning to camp, 

 I swallowed a cup of chocolate, and went out to hunt 

 in the jungle. I encountered a herd of palas, and shot 

 two fine males. It is a splendid antelope about the 

 size of a roe, and is only seen in the plains, its coat, 

 fawn-coloured on the back and white below, being 

 beautiful j only the male carries horns, which are 

 well developed. Its scientific name is Mpyceros 

 melampus. In the evening I killed a kind of harte- 

 beest, the tsessebe, which differs from Lichtenstein's 

 hartebeest in the shape of its horns. I also shot a 



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