Buckley, W., 1930. Big game hunting in Central Africa. London, Cecil Palmer, pp. i-viii, 1-268
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan |
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Distribution - Hunting |
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African Rhino Species |
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I have found with rhino that if the wind is right one can go practically right up to them, and also, as with all dangerous game, that the closer one can get to them the better and safer it is, as one can then be more sure of one's shot. I call to mind a rather peculiar instance concerning rhino, which happened whilst manoeuvring to get a shot at a bull elephant who was amongst a herd of others. A very inquisitive rhino would come close up and stare at us, and as I could not get out of the beast's way, and not wanting to shoot him, having my eye on the tusker in the herd, I motioned to one of the shenzi trackers who usually accompanied me on my hunting to pick up a large stick about as thick as one's wrist, conveying that I wanted him to hit the rhino while I covered it with my rifle.
The native, tumbling to the idea, gave the rhino a tremendous blow with the stick, which had the effect of so startling the animal that it went off at full lick for about a hundred yards, when it stopped, staring at the place it had come from and no doubt very puzzled. This gave me my chance, and I was able to get the elephant.
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