His Imperial Majesty's Shoot, Nepal 1911
Hunting party on elephants with slain tiger. The "ring" is a method of hunting peculiar to Nepal. The hunters mounted on elephants form a "ring" and move in on their quarry, which has previously been stalked and enclosed in the area surrounded by the ring. There were a total of 39 tigers killed during this hunt. The Maharaja of Nepal stands in his howdah on the left, and George V stands in his in the centre.
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Views: 1,659 Poster: AfricaHunting.com Jerome Philippe, Founder of AfricaHunting.com Registered: October 2007 Posts: 11,840
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