Sport in Asia and Africa
Book Details
Author(s)Sir Richard Morris Dane
PublisherMelrose, Limited
ISBN / ASINB00SQQFJ0Q
ISBN-13978B00SQQFJ02
MarketplaceUnited Kingdom 🇬🇧
Description
In this 1921 book of true life hunting adventures the author narrates a lifetime of hunting in Asia and Africa during which time he successfully bags numerous trophies including elephant, tiger, lion, rhino, bear, and many many more.
From inside the book:
I do not pretend to have ever been a good shikari. I began big-game shooting too late in life to become an expert in the business; and I am not specially observant, and was handicapped to some extent by deafness. In forest hunting, good hearing is almost as important as good sight. I was, however, a fairly good rifle shot, especially at stationary objects, and was a good walker and had a considerable amount of endurance and pretty good nerves. My native hunters, whether they were Indians, Africans, or Chinese, have usually worked well for me; and I was fully conscious of my own limitations, and was not too proud to obtain help from others to make good my own deficiencies. With these qualifications, I managed to have some very good sport, to secure some fine trophies, and to come unscathed through some fairly exciting adventures.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER II
SOME TIGER AND PANTHER STORIES
CHAPTER III
THE PATLI DUN
CHAPTER IV
MAHSER FISHING
CHAPTER V
MY FIRST EXPEDITION TO BRITISH EAST AFRICA
CHAPTER VI
A WEEK OF DISASTER
CHAPTER VII
FOUR DAYS
CHAPTER VIII
BORNEO
CHAPTER IX
A SHOOT IN INDIA
CHAPTER X
MOSTLY ABOUT BEARS
CHAPTER XI
MY SECOND EXPEDITION TO EAST AFRICA
This book published in 1921 has been reformatted for the Kindle and ay contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
From inside the book:
I do not pretend to have ever been a good shikari. I began big-game shooting too late in life to become an expert in the business; and I am not specially observant, and was handicapped to some extent by deafness. In forest hunting, good hearing is almost as important as good sight. I was, however, a fairly good rifle shot, especially at stationary objects, and was a good walker and had a considerable amount of endurance and pretty good nerves. My native hunters, whether they were Indians, Africans, or Chinese, have usually worked well for me; and I was fully conscious of my own limitations, and was not too proud to obtain help from others to make good my own deficiencies. With these qualifications, I managed to have some very good sport, to secure some fine trophies, and to come unscathed through some fairly exciting adventures.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY.
CHAPTER II
SOME TIGER AND PANTHER STORIES
CHAPTER III
THE PATLI DUN
CHAPTER IV
MAHSER FISHING
CHAPTER V
MY FIRST EXPEDITION TO BRITISH EAST AFRICA
CHAPTER VI
A WEEK OF DISASTER
CHAPTER VII
FOUR DAYS
CHAPTER VIII
BORNEO
CHAPTER IX
A SHOOT IN INDIA
CHAPTER X
MOSTLY ABOUT BEARS
CHAPTER XI
MY SECOND EXPEDITION TO EAST AFRICA
This book published in 1921 has been reformatted for the Kindle and ay contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
