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into the wind when we ceased firing and
ran over to the dead antelope. Mac's
truck was about four years old with
a good pair of horns but no front plate.
For the animals were all in the midst
of shielding,
We just threw on the car and ran
over another bunch of antelopes
which we could all pick out against
the sky on the summit of a swelling
rise of ground. They were by this
time hurt and as it came towards them
they trotted nervously about, with
heads up essentially trying to make
decide what to do. The sun was
setting in a red glow behind them
and I shall never forget the picture
they made, cut sharply into the sky
their black forms standing out
sharply against the glowing horizon.
For now one had among them as
as we wanted no more does, all aged
or shortly at least. The animals
strung out at full speed as I saw
wards and when we leaped from
the car you were nearly 200 yards away.
The truck had dropped back into
the centre of the herd & at his third
shot Mac dropped an animal.
We stopped shooting but the