io8 MORE BUFFALOES SHOT, one of our men had run on ahead to the top of a small knoll on our left, to look out for game, when we saw him frantically gesticulating to us to follow him ; this we did at our best pace, and found some buffaloes crossing the rising ground about fifty yards off, separated from us by a narrow ravine. We each singled out one, and fired ; mine fell immediately to the shot, but Aylmer's, though hard hit, went on.

Hearing the report of the shots, some dozen or more buffaloes that had been hidden from us by the trees, rushed past ; we fired at them, but with no result, as far as we could see at the time. The buffalo I had shot, which was unfortunately a cow, though a very large one, was nearly done for, and could not rise ; so I put an end to her sufferings by a ball in the neck. Then we lost no time in starting off to see what had become of Aylmer's wounded beast ; there was no difficulty in finding a very distinct blood-track, and on following it up for about a hundred yards we came across another cow, this time stone dead.

It is all very well to talk about singling out the bulls, but it is by no means an easy thing to do. Sometimes one comes across single buffaloes that have separated themselves from the herd. These are sure to be bulls, and very savage bulls too. In meeting with a herd, all that you can see, as a rule, is a number of buffaloes, glimpses of which you catch between the trees ; for you are far more likely to find them in pretty thick covert than in open country. You fire at what you imagine to be a bull, and the leader of the herd. At your shot three or four more buffaloes that were in front, hidden by the bushes, rush out ; and you discover, to your annoyance, that you have only fired at a cow.

I had been nearly deafened by the report of my rifle, as well as almost knocked down. For the first time I had tried the effect of conical instead of spherical bullets (which I had