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plains, are both rather undesirable places in which to tackle 

 him. But the elephant hunter must take on elephant wher- 

 ever he is fortunate enough to come on them. 



There is scarcely any part of the protectorate in which 

 you may not happen on elephant. They turn up unex- 

 pectedly in most unlikely places. In the Kinan Kop woods 

 near Naivasha, all round Kenia, in the Aberdare range, 

 on all sides of the Nzoia plateau, on the slopes of Mt. Elgon 

 and in the Elgao forests, they are still abundant. But you 

 may have to go up as I have to many herds, before you find 

 bulls carrying ivory heavy enough to shoot. 



Shoot: (i) between the eye and ear, nearer the ear and 

 lower than the eye. (2) Right in the shoulder. (3) A 

 foot above the tail, if he is going straight away, reaches 

 the spine, and stops him. One shot in any of these 

 places is enough. 



Buffalo: 



Buffalo have increased greatly in later years. One bull 

 is now the limit permitted. There must be a change made 

 soon, for buffalo are becoming destructive. 



There are several herds near Nairobi and permission 

 can often be obtained to take a head from these. Donyea 

 Sabuk has many buffalo. There are more in the Kedong, 

 thirty miles from the town. 



Five miles from Punda Melia near Fort Hall there are 

 several herds. All down the Tana near Embo they are 

 very numerous. Laikipia along the Quasi Nyiro of the 

 North they are common, but the cactus cover makes hunt- 

 ing very dangerous. 



The valley of the Kerio and the slopes of Cherangang 

 are full of them, but the horns do not seem to be quite as 

 large as in other parts. Shoot them well forward and low 

 down in the shoulder. 



Rhino: 



Everywhere. Few big horns anywhere. Across the 



