398 SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KASHMIR chap. 



The valley into which the three were descending was 

 divided into two immediately below us, by a ridge of 

 rocks which began close to where we were, and ended 

 abruptly in some high precipitous crags. The herd first 

 seen was below the end of this ridge, while the three 

 animals subsequently noticed were descending into the 

 western half into which the upper part of the valley was 

 thus divided. We at once went down into the eastern 

 half, keeping the crest between us and the shootable 

 burhel, and being careful not to come within sight of the 

 first herd. This was easy, as the ground was uneven. 

 Then cautiously ascending the ridge, I peered over, and 

 saw the three burhel we were after slowly coming up the 

 slight hollow they were in. 



Lying down flat, I aimed at the biggest as he walked 

 up, broadside on, about loo yards off, and fired. Whether 

 the bullet hit him or missed I do not know, but all three 

 ran up the ridge we were on, and got on the top of the 

 precipitous crags at its end. They stood with their 

 backs to us, looking down the gorge, and evidently 

 without any idea of where the bullet had come from. I 

 fired again at the largest ram, and they all bolted to the 

 right. J got two more shots as the big one disappeared 

 round some rocks, and then fired a couple at one of the 

 others which was behind. He dropped in his tracks to 

 the second bullet, and I went after the big ram, soon 

 cominof in sieht of him on some rocks above me. The 

 whole of his left side was a mass of blood, and he was 

 evidently done for. The next moment he fell and rolled 

 down the hillside. 



The third, which had been standing below, now 



