BIG GAME 73 



When shooting the pampa deer and rhca along the 

 sandy and rough country of the Atlantic seaboard of 

 the Argentine this was the method usually employed 

 by the author. 



A stag would be spotted feeding in the early hours 

 around sunrise, and by dropping the horse on the top 

 of a rise for the quarry to notice and stalking round 

 through the hollows it could generally be approached 

 well within shot and bagged, unless the wind was 

 wrong or the head too much exposed. 



This makes pretty and exciting shooting, the half- 

 light of the dawn, the dew-covered grass, and the light 

 sea mists being slowly rolled back and dispersed by 

 the great red and orange orb of the rising sun 

 coming up out of the Atlantic, which floods the scene 

 with a rosy tint and makes life seem well worth the 

 living. 



A pony also can be used for getting out and back 

 from camp when any distance has to be covered to a 

 shooting ground, but it is liable to be in the way when 

 stalking big game, and as we cannot tell in what direc- 

 tion the day's sport is going to end, it is not easily 

 picked up again at any given point. 



In choosing a shooting pony have it on the small 

 size, so that mounting and dismounting can be accom- 

 plished quickly and easily. This is essential for 

 hunting herds of the smaller antelope. See that it 

 does not stumble, will guide easily from the neck on 

 a loose rein, gallop fast, but won't pull, is easily 



