96 IBEX. 



before he could attempt to move on again. Luckily, the spot was just 

 above his intended camp-ground ! 



Another well-known sportsman, our modern Nimrod, killed seven ibex 

 in less than two months' leave, measuring 43in., 42in., 38in., 38in., 31iu., 

 and 25in. respectively. I believe a good shot on ground not lately shot 

 over, may hope for as many, if not quite as good, heads still, but he will 

 have to work very hard indeed, especially in the way of marching to and 

 from his ground. 



One sportsman who wintered in the Himalayas made a bag of thirty - 

 two ibex, whose horns averaged 38in ! I quote this from another great 

 Niinrod's letter, and he was quite aghast at it, evidently. I never heard 

 of anything to equal this, and would much like to have seen the heads, so 

 that I could give the individual lengths from my own measurements. 



