The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-23
PEP{LS OF AFRICAN
BUFFALO HUNTING
copyright, 1863, by BENZ. Il. Hampton.)

bush move, in readiness to fire, as he
was then only 16 yards from me. At
last saw his grand head, which he
held high, come through the bush, but
was unable to get good view OF his
chest, as directly his head was clear
of the bush he lowered it, and my only
chance was at his head Drawing a
bead on his forehead, pulled the trig-
ger, but the cartridge missed fire. He.
however, did not hear the click OF the
hammer, and before he was clear OF
the bush | dropped him dead in his
tracks with the left barrel at dis
lance of exactly II yards, che bullet
entering the center of his forehead
about an inch below the frontlet of the
horns.
After stalk and a successful shot
every sportsman should avoid firing
at the retreating herd, on the chance
of bagging another by tluke, unless
he is prepared to follow up all the
beasts that are wounded. Apart from
the cruelty of this practice, the fact
of several wounded buffaloes being in
the vicinity of shooting ground, and
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10 the sportsman Hlil'eli anu -
but to other men, sportsmen or other
wise, who come after him. When a
buffalo is down, it shou d always be
| approached Win '"' "'"'o'' cav
Should a buffalo after beihg
wounded enter thick bush or other
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The following account OF hunt l
once had III the ArushaWa'chinl DIS
I trlct Will serve as an Illustration OF
a bu1alo's cunning feroclty ana vital
was encamped on the river Weri-
Weri, a short distance above the ma
tive village, but as the people were
afraid to prowl far from their homes
on account of the Nasal and other
enemies, game was not only very pien-
tiful but less wild than elsewhere.
Buffaloes were very numerous. in
large herds, besides a good many old
bulls, either solitary or in small bands
Of two or three.
AS | walked over the nIain on the
left bank of the river nassad great
ouantities Of eame-incIuding woter.
buck imnala and troon NJ "a rs.
trjches (Which I had tried manv times
TO circumvent but ALWAYS msuccese.
fully until drove them when 7 got
a fine old cock hird( besides tha ever.
lasting zebra and "kongoni" CHarte.
haash After going about three niIas
M the river | at last saw two old
buU buffaloes ON the ounosite side Of
the plain ouietIv feeding close In an
isloated patch of bush which stood
some little distance from the main
belt out in the plain AS buffaloes
have rather poor sight and as there
We're two or three big trees between
the beasts and myself about 400
Yards from them. | told my men. some
% in number to follow me in single
file, and we all got up to a tree with
out the least trouble At the moment
herd of zebras which had hitherto
taken no notice of US, suddenly took
fright on getting our wind and gal
loped round between us and the buf.
faloes. The latter, being thus dis
turbed. numbered off into the isolated
clump of thick bush close by. After
giving them time to ,ettle down and
forget fears | proceeded more eau.
tiously with my two gun bearers. lrav-
ing the rest of the men under the
tree with orders to come on when they
heard a shot or a signal. The buffa-
loes, however. were evider " on the
alert. and as they were Standing In