226 BIG GAME SHOOTING 
yards of it, I decided to take the 
neck shot ; but just as I was getting 
into position to fire the beast saw 
me. Fearing it would bolt on dis- 
covering me, I took a quick aim at 
the shoulder, rather than risk the 
neck shot, knowing that if the bullet 
did not hit the tree it would be 
‘ Often attended by birds’ 
