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things can easily be carried on the hunter's horse, 

 leaving plenty of room on one's own for coats, blankets, 

 etc' By this means, the disturbing feeling of having 

 to hurry can be done away with. 



It is always worth while to take two men out with 

 you, so that the second man can be left in charge of 

 the horses while you and your hunter stalk the sheep. 

 In this way the horses can be brought up by signal, 

 and much time and unnecessary fatigue saved. I can, 

 however, only recommend this provided that your 

 " second horseman " is used to the ways of the European 

 hunter, or is above the average in intelligence. Other- 

 wise he may prove a source of great danger and annoy- 

 ance. More than once has a stalk been ruined by the 

 second man, who, having got tired of waiting, and 

 wanting to see what was happening, has ridden boldly 

 on to a skyline, and frightened the game. And the 

 reverse of this can try one's temper pretty severely, 

 especially after an unsuccessful stalk. It is exasperating 

 to signal for the horses to be brought up and have no 

 reply, and be compelled to trudge back to where they 

 have been left, only to find one's " second horseman " 

 fast asleep. 



I seemed to have been asleep only an hour or two, 

 when Mac woke me up by pulling the tent-flaps back 

 and saying that the horses were being saddled and it 

 was time to be moving off. At five on a September 

 morning, 8,000 ft. up, with 15° of frost in the air, one 

 does not feel one's best, and it is advisable to get over 

 the discomfort of crawling out of the warm blankets 



^ I strongly recommend a pair of leather saddle-bags, also a Cossack 

 saddle, which can be purchased in nearly any Russian town, and is quite 

 the best for hunting or caravan work. 



