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is well established in literature and conversation as the sporting hunter's generic term for all those fair-game species of
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are deemed suitable, it is fair to assume that the same ammunition also performs efficiently on other
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Plains game species are distinct from species of dangerous game, which generally consists of the
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Where the term "plains game" is used as an indication of the kind of game for which particular
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antelope
gazelle
plains
savanna
habitats
sub-Saharan Africa
Impala
Thomson's gazelle
steenbok
eland
Big 5
crocodile
hippopotamus
sporting rifle
cartridges
ungulates
deer
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Hunting

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