296 BIG GAME SHOOTING 
about 200 yards, at a bull with a fair head that was standing 
up, and should have done so had I not at that moment caught 
sight of a grand cow lying down just behind him. — Still creep- 
ing, in time I succeeded in reaching the bush, lay with my 
head in the shade of it, glad of a few minutes’ rest, and had a 
good look at the herd through my binoculars. 
There was no doubt that the cow I had noticed had quite 
the best head of the whole herd, and as I was not more than 
125 yards off, I decided to take a shot from where I was and 
not run the risk of being seen in attempting to creep nearer. 
After waiting about ten minutes in the hope that the cow 
would get up, I could no longer stand the heat of the sun 
pouring down on my back, and so carefully sat up and 
worked myself round to the right of the bush. “Aiming at her as 
she lay I gave a whistle, which brought all the oryx to their feet, 
and as she stood up pressed the trigger and heard the welcome 
‘phut’ of the bullet as it struck her ; but I could not see the 
result of the shot, as the recoil of the rifle caused several beads 
of perspiration to run down my spectacles, and I was unable to 
see anything. My gun-bearer now came running up, and in 
answer to my question if the beast was down or not, said, 
‘ Umianguka’ (It has fallen), and my joy was unbounded. 
It was a splendid beast, the best I have ever shot, and well 
worth the trouble I had taken to get it. : 
KOBUS KOB 
The Kobus Kob is first met with in British East Africa near 
Mumia’s, in Upper Kavirondo. Here I sawa small herd on 
three consecutive days on the banks of the Nzoia quite near to 
the same place. As I was after hippos at the time, and never 
got near the antelopes, I mistook them for impalas, and paid no 
further attention to them, until one day Mr. Gedge brought 
in the head of one he had shot, and I at once recognised my 
mistake. On going out specially to get one or two I found 
them fairly plentiful. This beast is rarely seen more than 
300 or 400 yards from water. It is very shy, and unless found 
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