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is obvious that they, too, must take pretty heavy 

 toll of the latter. Then again, the new-born kids 

 are in danger of being killed by jackals and pariah 

 dogs. Altogether, considering all his enemies, and 

 the fact that he is continually being disturbed and 

 moved about by cattle-herds and goat-herds as 

 well as by villagers crossing the plains, or working 

 in their fields at the edge of the latter, the life 

 of a black buck must be rather too exciting to 



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rouse the envy of anyone but a veritable fire- 

 eater ! 



Although they inhabit tracts wherein they daily 

 sometimes hourly see human beings, antelope 

 are very wary animals, and as a rule require careful 

 stalking. Still, it is occasionally possible to get a 

 shot without making any attempt at concealment, 

 where the ground is of such a nature as to render 

 it impracticable for the sportsman to get out of 

 sight. In such a case, he should walk boldly on, 

 as if he were going to pass the herd at a distance, 

 and gradually edge nearer and nearer, never stop- 

 ping, and never looking at them (except out of the 

 corner of his eye) until he is within range, when, 

 having previously calculated the distance, he must 

 take his shot without delay. Personally, I never 

 fire a shot at such small game at a considerable 

 range without sitting down. By sitting clown, 

 pressing the heels together, keeping the knees 

 apart, and resting one elbow upon each knee, great 

 steadiness can be obtained, and in firing running 

 shots at antelope I prefer to assume this position, 

 even after the game has commenced to bolt. When 



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