The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-30

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certainly as you would kill him If
oonld is certainly a novel thing
y. 80 average big-game hunter. Such
III, IN the form OF a beast is the
,,.;.sn buffalo. the most dangerous
w big game. The following stories
=. Int an inkling of the endless
s.asors that attend thisrsport.
1tsink there can be little doubt that
- IN bulls which are almost inVari-
~ solitary, become nearly if not
70 deaf, and it is partly owing to
~ affinity that many accidents
s =. bappend to unarmed natives, and
...ocionally to caravan porters prowl-
4 tbe hush Ia search OF tireWood.
&C.
Tho huffalo being deaf is not aware
:, the approach OF the enemy. and
wbsn he perceives one close to him
!. q startled that ne charges in self
Tsfanse his onslaught being so quick
and furious that the man equally
,,ten by surprised is unable to get
lhkCa ~
out Of the way.
IN support of this theory as to deaf
rsss remember when in Turkwel, in
tbe suk country, the camp had been
,itcbed at least two hours and some
l6f porters had been roaming about
collecting fire wood and water shout
Ing and yelling, as their custom is,
when a man came into camp to say
that & buffalo was lying under tree
within 200 yards of us. The mans
story appeared so improbable. al
though he pointed out the eXGct tree,
which / could see as I sat N my tent,
that did not credit it in spite of his
earnest protestations OF Queli, bwana,
oueli' TRUE master, true), SO I sent
mr. gun bearer to verify it. In a few
minutes he returned and reported that
bull buffalo was certainly there ap-
@rently lying asleep at the foot of an
ant heap under the tree. immedi-
ately went out, and walked straight up
10 the ant heap, on the top of which
there was large leafess bush, and on
crawling up the side of the heap | saw
the buffalo within five yards of me.
Just at that moment he turned his
head and seeing me stood up, had a
look at me, and turned to bolt, but be-
fore he had got many yards / knocked
3 him over all in a heap with an eight
bore bullet, which raked him from
stem to stern.
To kill a buffalo the shoulder shot
Is best. This should be rather low
down, II anything, below the central
lateral line on the body, as the enor-
isazsiy thick neck and the dofsa1
-ilge are rather apt to deceive the
Sportsman as to the actual depth of
the beasts body, more especially when
Standing in grass or low bush, so that
the legs and lower outline of the body
can not be discerned. Should a beast
be standing behind a thick tree or
bush, so as to present only its head
and neck, a shot in the neck, rather
Jar back to avoid the backward curve
OF the horns, and about half way down,
would be almost instantly fatal: but
this shot should not be attempted if
the beast, although standing broad
side On, has its head facing the
sportsman as the near horn will prob
ably be in the way.
Although have killed a good many
Dufaloes, and under all sorts of con-
ditlons. have only once had recourse
TO the head shot This was in the dis
ulet lying between Kahe and Tayeta,
Ehere | was shooting in February.
1887 The country was here fairly
open, with numerous patches of bush
aotled about, and a few small isolated
feeky hills, appropriately called by one
writer earth boils.' On climbing I'D
enc OF these to get Il better view of
ae surrounding country, spied an
oia Dull buffalo about a mile off, quiet
Y feeding close 60 a patch of bush.
%llch was about $50 yards long and
aoeat 90 Yards wide, and. as the wind
was favorable, 7 felt pretty sure of
geltng him without much difficulty.
ua arriving at the bush, I found
sqlali low ant-heap Just opposite the
pace where had last seen the buff
iso' and stepped on to it TO try and
we exactly where he was Oh the other
see OF the bush, but could see nothing
- MN AS ] stood on the ant-heap
INSULTING with my gun bearer in
wv whisper, l heard the well-known
aassihg cry of rhinoceros bird. and
,ae NY up out of the bush on the |
4si'ser side of il, a little to the left |
= ne' The buffalo, though disturbed |
y me warning cry Of the bird, was
s'aueatly not much alarmed, as he be-
sea 70 move across my front at a slow !
ssiAs and could follow his move !
leas ay the shaking of the bush as
s passed through it, but could not |
= nm When he was iust about |
Y to where l stood he changed |
= course and came straight towards |
- s, sun at SLOW walk. and when he |
.siSea within few yards of the edge
s. opposite 10 me I slipped |
- u sight behind the ant-heap and
SUED Tor him to appea~. He came to
= very edge of the bush. stopped for
,ssu' nan a minute and I then began
1edf that he had either seen me,