212 SPORT AND TRAVEL 



with many halts; and as they passed just above us, at 

 a distance of about one hundred yards, they gave me 

 some excellent chances, of which, however, as they were 

 only ewes, I did not avail myself. My companion had 

 been rather anxious for me to take a shot, urging, in 

 answer to my objections, that the meat of the last deer 

 I had killed was not yet finished, and that I did not 

 want the head of a sheep ewe, that in his opinion 

 sheep meat was better than deer meat, and would be 

 much appreciated in camp. 



In a country where game is so scarce that one 

 only gets an occasional chance of a shot at anything 

 at all, more self-restraint is sometimes needed, in 

 order not to kill an animal unnecessarily, than in 

 those parts of Africa where wild animals still abound, 

 for in the latter country one can always get a fair 

 amount of legitimate shooting, as one sees animals 

 with heads worth preserving almost every day, and 

 must kill a good deal of game to support one's 

 native following; whilst in a country where one may 

 hunt for days together without seeing a living animal, 

 there is often a strong temptation to have a shot at 

 the first beast that presents itself, even though he 

 has n't got a head worth keeping and there is still meat 

 in camp, for a great deal of hunting with very little 

 shooting is somewhat dull work. 



After the sheep had passed out of view, Jinks and 

 I held on our way up the valley we were in, and 

 had almost reached the head of the creek by which 



