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Glimpse of them. I saw they would have to cross the open, so ran forward about 40 yards and waited for them. Out they dashed and as I expected, pulled up about 200 yards off to see what had startled them. There was one bull & six cows. I was all ready for them & getting a good view of the bull's back in the thin stuff below me let him have one before he had time to satisfy his curiosity. Over he went head over heels with  a broken back. But he was tough & hard as steel. He managed to get up & make an effort to escape and I had to give him 2 more through the neck before we could tackle him. He was a real good beast with a very good head.
Got back to camp at 6:30 just about beat. I shall never have a better chance at Eland & I cannot complain, though it is a mystery to me why I did not kill him.
I saw a hyena & an enormous jackall this morning. The Hyena was hovering round camp all last night, making the night hideous.
Saw a lot of monkeys too, but had no time to wait for a shot.