This Bull
Apparently Did Not Wish To Fight, And When At Nearly 400 Yards' Distance
He Turned And Galloped Off.
I put up all the sights of the long two-
ounce rifle, and for an instant he dropped to the shot at this distance,
but recovering immediately he turned round, and, although upon only
three legs, he charged towards me.
At this distance I should have had
ample time to reload before he could have come near me, so I took a
quiet shot at him. with my four-ounce rifle. A second passed, and he
pitched upon his head and lay upon the ground, struggling in vain to
rise. This was an immensely long shot to produce so immediate an effect
so reloading quickly I stepped the distance. I measured 352 paces, and I
then stood within ten yards of him, as he still lay upon the ground,
endeavouring vainly to rush at me. A ball in his head settled him. The
first shot had broken his hind leg--and the shot with the big rifle had
hit him on the nose, and, tearing away the upper jaw, it had passed
along his neck and escaped from behind his shoulder. This was a great
chance to hit him so exactly at such a range. His skull is now in
England, exhibiting the terrific effect of the heavy ball.
I had made up my mind for a long day's work, and I therefore mounted my
horse and rode over the plain.
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