x Introductory. 



The trophy hunter who comes here should manage a six 

 months trip for a sum of 50 monthly, including passages 

 from, and return to, home ; and if he goes about on his 

 feet instead of engaging twelve to sixteen men to carry 

 him in a machilla, he would have no difficulty in doing the 

 trip for the sum stated. 



He should bring his rifles, cartridges, tent, camp outfit, 

 and clothes and boots, from home, as these things are 

 difficult to procure here. Foodstuffs can be got in the 

 townships, but they, too, would cost less to bring out and 

 they would be fresh. 



The Army and Navy Stores and other firms know how to 

 pack provisions in useful cases not weighing more than 

 5olb. each, which is the usual weight of a porter's load, 

 though I think 4olb. better if long marches are taken. 

 Such cas-es when empty are very useful for sending 

 home small horns, curios, or headskins of small size ; 

 and for the larger trophies nothing can beat large green 

 canvas bags. 



I give some pages on camp outfit and rifles, so need not 

 discuss the subject now at any length. 



The best time to arrive here would be the month of 

 June, as the grass fires do not usually take place much 

 before July, and the best route is from England to Chinde. 

 If a sportsman could only afford three months in the 

 country, he should get all the game he wants in the 

 Chiromo district, which is only four or five days' journey 

 from Chinde by river steamer ; and the game includes 

 elephant, buffalo, eland, waterbuck, hartebeest, zebra, 

 sable antelope, bushbuck, reedbuck, duiker, oribi ; and a 

 possibility of lion, leopard, kudu, and other animals. 



In conclusion, I have to thank the proprietor and the 

 editor of the Field newspaper for permission to use some 

 articles I wrote for that periodical at different times. 



Also I am obliged to a good sportsman who writes to 

 that journal in the name of "Mannlicher" for having 

 given me permission to quote a short letter about 

 " Photographing Big Game." 



