The Delta independent., 1909-06-04

and he fell. rolling over and over
against the fence. and roaring loudly
Thinking that in his struggles he
might carry away some of our zereba.
| gave him two more shots to finish
him. As shot the second time. the
other lion, which had run back few
yards. came and stood close to the
donkey. looking straight towards us.
| pulled at his chest directly | was
loaded. He plunged forward. hitting
the corner of our zereba. then swerved
OF. and we heard him crash into a
bush. where we found him stone dead
In the morning. The bullet had gone
through his heart. These two lions
were very fine specimens. One had
a thick. almost jet black name. the
other had a lighter name. but for
Wild lion very thick. There is no
doubt these were the lions seen the
day before. as the next day. riding
over to visit the other camp. followed
their back trail to within a mile OF
the spot.
Shortly before this shot three
times at a lion which was eating my
donkey. The night was as dark as
DltCn. ut lOH tOoh very little nOtlCt
Of the two first shots. although one OF
them hit the donkey In the ribs. The
third shot was a very lucky one. The
bullet hit the donkey In the stomach.
and. going through. caught the lion at
the junction of the neck with the
chest. killing him on the spot One
would think that a SIT rife blazed in
his face at about five yards would
frighten any lion. This one had killed
and eaten sheep the night before.
taking 1t from the same village where
| sat up for him.
The two foregoing stories would
seem to show that large percentage
OF the lions killed in Somaliland are
shot at night over bait. This is not
really so. as II Is quite a chance II a
lion passes the place where you have
donkey tied up. Night shooting. to
my mind Is "A thing to be avoided. ex-
cept now and then as an experience.
II generally means very disturbed
night, especially II there are any
hyenas about, and In the morning you
are not fit for n hard days work Oc-
casionaily by bright moonlight It is
very interesting. but II circumstances
admit of lions being killed by day. II
is rather like shooting a boar in fine
pig-sticking country to kill lion over
bait at night. Sometimes II is the
only chance you have OF getting a lion,
either because you are moving camp
next day. or because the country is
unsuitable for tracking. Under the
circumstances you are bound to try IT,
have never myself shot more than
two lions In one night, but man
whom | met In the country showed
me the skins of four he had shot when
sitting up over tire dead body OF an
elephant II was very dark or he
might have got any number. as he told
me he was shooting most OF the night
and that in the morning there were
tracks OF many lions all round the car
cass.
have once or twice sat up over a
dead animal. This way Of getting lions
is only likely to be successful when
there are many hyeras about. as they
make such a noise that they will at
tract any lion that may come past
within n reasonable distance.
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