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BIG GAME SHOOTING 



A dream of ther shooting 



An old buck ther is a fine 

 beast in his winter coat ; his 

 head is long and lean, the face 

 being nearly black ; the ears are 

 small ; a long, light-coloured 

 mane sweeps down from his 

 neck, chest and shoulders, reach- 

 ing below his knees and showing 

 up well against his dark brown 

 back and quarters, his long 

 shaggy coat half hiding his short 

 sturdy legs. The horns are his 

 weak point, and the ground he 

 frequents entails such a lot of 

 climbing and hard work that 

 one is always inclined to think, 

 ' If I must risk my neck, I would 

 sooner do it after a 5<D-inch 

 markhor than a 1 5-inch ther.' 



Still, ther shooting is very 

 enjoyable in the spring (in the 



