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down four at a drive. Never, on any account, run out 

 from your stand after a wounded kangaroo until the 

 whole mob is past (a very common trick with a green 

 hand) ; for by so doing you will, perhaps, turn all the 

 kangaroo out of shot, and in return will, most probably, 

 call down many a left-handed blessing from your nest 

 neighbour, who was probably just picking out a fair 

 shot, and only waiting till it came near enough. As soon 

 as the drive is over, the shooters meet, and each man's 

 shot is canvassed. " What's hit is history — what's 

 missed is mystery." I like to see the old hunter walk 

 quietly up with one kangaroo over his shoulder, which 

 he throws down without a remark, and turns back for a 

 second, which he has left in the forest. Two or three 

 may be seen struggling through the bush, pulling ai 

 heavy old man after them, while another is shouting for 

 tho driver to bring the dogs to track a wounded kan- 

 garoo, which he is certain has not gone far ; to which 

 request the driver, in general, pays very little attention, 

 unless he knows his man. It not unfrequently happens 

 that when the kangaroo come up in a line, the shooter 

 gets two at a shot, and I have seen three brought down 

 with one barrel. But the best "family shot" I ever 

 saw, was made by my old mate. He shot right and 

 left into a mob coming up to him, and got four old does, 

 three of them with heavy "joeys " in the pouch ; so that 

 be bagged seven kangaroos at the two shots. It is a good 

 plan, if the kangaroos are coming up gently, to whistle? 

 and they will often stop in a line, and hold up their 



