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Moreover, it should not be stored in tins, and the best 

 receptacles are large native earthenware pots. Pieces of 

 strong paper or cloth can be tied round the rims of the 

 pots to keep the contents clean. 



This large bull eland took twenty-five men all their time 

 to remove to the village, some four miles off, and none of 

 them carried less than yolb., and in the case of two men 

 carrying a leg slung on a pole they had considerably more, 

 so this bull must have weighed between iSoolb. and 2ooolb. 

 as he stood, for in such a large beast there is a great loss 

 of weight in blood and the contents of the paunch when 

 cutting up. A large bull's skin is very heavy, and it took 

 two strong men to carry this one slung on a pole with the 

 fat, heart, kidneys, and liver enclosed. The skin of the 

 neck is almost as thick as the hide on a hippo's back, 

 which is slightly over i^in. 



Bull elands are much taller and heavier than the cows r 

 and the three animals where the male exceeds the female 

 to the most noticeable extent are the elephant, eland, and 

 kudu. The sexes in other game do not appear to vary so 

 much; at least, this is my opinion, which is founded on 

 considerable experience of African game. 



The tracks of male elephants and elands are also much 

 longer and broader than those of the cows, but in kudu 

 there is not a great difference, although the bull is slightly 

 larger. 



On the 28th I was out again, and saw two warthogs,. 

 both of which I hit hard. One ran about 120 yards and 

 fell dead, but the other I could not find, although I spent 

 several hours tracking it. Next day I sent a native head- 

 man, named Shauri, with some other men and a lot of dogs, 

 to try to find it, but they returned unsuccessful, so I can 

 only suppose that it was slightly hit, as the 7*9 mm. Rigby- 

 Mauser rifle I generally use makes a very severe wound in 

 all game if the bullet strikes full in the body. 



In a further chapter I intend to write a few pages on 

 my experiences with high velocity rifles, as I think it a very 

 interesting subject to all big-game men. 



