[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
Page 37
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I missed what might be an owl. He flew from a dead branch the very next day to a tree in the savannah I should have hit could not find him. I then saw two goats, one just off our getting to the junction of the trails, one was lower down and nearer and the other was higher and further. Just as I was going to shoot the lower one when the apples one almost flew into me causing me to pull off but I got him on the second. Unfortunately I pulled stiffly on his ear and pulled out his tail. I went along the Chapman trail a short 1/4 mile but saw no other furthers coming back I heard a lot of rustling and a charging sound that in the grass and I again saw the bright fur on the hill at some miles of the savannah. He was at the same place as originally. But then flew along to another tree to a hollow clump of trees and after a short pause he flew to a clump of bushes halfway between where I tried a shot but missed it. I think it was just as well as our going was out of the beasts were still sitting there when I left. I shot at one that was at the edge of the forest near where the fence enters and I shot one that was sitting in the path in the forest of the porters. April 8, 1935 I caught seven mammals of which only four were fit to make up the red. Were badly damaged by the trap and eaten by ants. Of but two were caught catchers in the savannah or grass swamp. Oedolish from and seems to be restricted to the rain forest I put out six more traps in the swamp. April 9, 1935 I caught Hornass mammal. One was badly eaten. by and by accident two in the own pit caught (but?) I caught a sandboart. The trap had caught him across the neck but he was still trying to pack out and when I tried to pick him up he scratched so hard I had to kill him with my foot.