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BIG GAME SHOOTING 



when hit behind the shoulder 

 they will sometimes travel a 

 considerable distance, but 

 when the lead strikes fairly in 

 the centre of the broad neck, 

 they usually drop within a 

 few yards at the outside. In 



stalking, owing to the utilisa- 

 tion of knolls and other 

 eminences already men- 

 tioned, a large proportion of 

 shots are fired from above. 

 Every big-game sportsman 

 has his favourite battery, but 

 it is as well to remember 

 that the elk requires a heavy 

 blow to knock him over and | 



Stalking elk. 



