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9781445643144 1445643146 'And, as [the tigress] turned her head back, gazing towards the bearers, I aimed at her neck ... and fired.'J. Moray Brown introduces his experiences of shikar, or game hunting, one of the main pastimes for British officials in India during the days of the Raj. This could range from going out to take a pigeon or two for a junior official's cooking pot to a full ceremonial tiger hunt as organised for a maharajah or viceroy, involving beaters and elephants.Brown, an army officer stationed in India, describes Indian sporting incidents from hunting small game and wild fowl and the dangerous but exhilarating sport of pig sticking, to hunting a rogue elephant and close encounters with the tiger, the ultimate Indian wild animal., One of the main pastimes of the British in India during the days of the Raj, whether civilians or military, was shikar or game hunting. This could range in scale from going out to take a pigeon or two for a junior official s cooking pot while on tour to a full ceremonial tiger hunt as organized for a Viceroy or Maharajah, involving elephants and beaters.In this book, first published in 1887, J. Moray Brown, who served as an army officer in India, describes his shikar experiences, from hunting small game and wild fowl to the dangerous sport of pig sticking to hunting a rogue elephant, and close encounters with the ultimate Indian wild animal, the tiger."
9781445643144 1445643146 'And, as [the tigress] turned her head back, gazing towards the bearers, I aimed at her neck ... and fired.'J. Moray Brown introduces his experiences of shikar, or game hunting, one of the main pastimes for British officials in India during the days of the Raj. This could range from going out to take a pigeon or two for a junior official's cooking pot to a full ceremonial tiger hunt as organised for a maharajah or viceroy, involving beaters and elephants.Brown, an army officer stationed in India, describes Indian sporting incidents from hunting small game and wild fowl and the dangerous but exhilarating sport of pig sticking, to hunting a rogue elephant and close encounters with the tiger, the ultimate Indian wild animal., One of the main pastimes of the British in India during the days of the Raj, whether civilians or military, was shikar or game hunting. This could range in scale from going out to take a pigeon or two for a junior official s cooking pot while on tour to a full ceremonial tiger hunt as organized for a Viceroy or Maharajah, involving elephants and beaters.In this book, first published in 1887, J. Moray Brown, who served as an army officer in India, describes his shikar experiences, from hunting small game and wild fowl to the dangerous sport of pig sticking to hunting a rogue elephant, and close encounters with the ultimate Indian wild animal, the tiger."