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This morning ... I had the good fortune to go on a magnificent duck shikar with my good friend and fellow forum member , @Panther Shooter in the North . As usual , I brought along my “ Old Belgian “ and 2 boxes of cartridges: > Winchester Australia 12 Bore 2.75 inch 32 gram AAA cartridges (...

There is no question about it . Over the last 61 years of my life as a hunter ( 10 of which , were spent as a professional shikaree ... Working under the employment of Allwyn Cooper Limited in Nagpur , India from 1961 - 1970 ) , I have not had many good things to say about the .458...

Tonight , on African Hunting Forums ... I shall be relating an incident , where we had to hunt down a most malicious monster . A man eating forest panther which had feasted on no less than 29 locals , in the area near Kanpur in the Uttar Pradesh state of India . The brute was cunning , resilient...

Dear Fellow Forum Members , As part of an upcoming article , which I will be writing for African Hunting Forums ( Next week ) ... I shall be needing to conduct a small survey . I am well aware of the fact that the bulk of us hand loaders ( Myself included ) . How ever , I must ask what each...

Tonight , on African Hunting Forums ... I am going to share the reminiscence of the final day in my 10 year career , as a professional shikaree ( From 1961 - 1970 ) . It was the last and final shikar which I had ever guided in India , thus marking the end of an era never to return . Let us wind...

Appreciate the things that you have , the people whom you have in your life and the times that you get to spend with them . You never know when the only thing to remind you of happier times ... Will become a photograph on your wall . Only 4 people ( including myself ) in this photograph ...

Ah , the Asiatic water buffalo. This slain brute in the photograph , looks so docile and harmless ... Does he not ? Well ... I assure all of my Dear Readers that the struggle to dispatch this black coated horned rascal , nearly led to the deaths of ALL 8 members of our shikar party . Oh , and...

We often wonder . What is the 1 thing which you yearn to do ... Prior to breathing your last ? In the case of 1 of my clients , a terminally ill gentle man who was suffering from lung cancer ... It was 1 thing and 1 thing , only . He wished to shoot a record Indian forest panther ... Before "...

It is no secret . There are a rancid number of depraved individuals across this world ... Who wish to ban the noble sport of hunting , world wide . They may range from the retards who consider ANY form of animal consumption to be immoral ... To the hypocrites who eat meat and wear leather , yet...

Dear Forum Members , Please take a moment of your precious time to give a glance , at this article ...

Today , on African Hunting Forums ... I hope to provide my Dear Readers with an in depth over view of how we ( Used to ) hunt ( And guide hunts for ) the Great Bears Of Bengal . Unlike most of the guides for hunting Indian dangerous game animals , which I have previously posted on African...

Dear Forum Members , For several years ... I have been dying to get to the bottom of a mystery , involving the classic Remington Model 700 bolt rifle . And I am hopeful that all of you , knowledgeable gentle men ... Shall be able to provide me with some unbiased insight on this matter . The...

Be it the feral hog of America , the bush pig and wart hog of Africa , the Australian Razor Back or the great boars of Europe ... It goes with out saying that the wild pig makes for a most entertaining shikar quarry , to pursue . In the Indian subcontinent ... we are no different . We have our...

We frequently have neophyte hunters on African Hunting Forums ... Who often look for the proper calibre to use on certain types of African game , during their safari . Well ... I thought that I might share this table from 1 of my favorite books . It is " Ballistics ln Perspective " written by...

Tonight , on African Hunting Forums ... I shall be writing an article about the different calibres of rifles , brought to Old India for shikar ... by my clients of various nationalities , during my career as a professional shikaree in Nagpur , India . I shall also be examining the role that a...

Dear fellow forum members , For the sake of levity ... Let us play a game . Here are 2 vintage Eley 12 Bore cartridges . I chose these vintage cartridges so that few people can search for the answer on the internet ( Unless they have access to a vintage Eley catalog ) The 1 on the left is a...

Tonight , on African Hunting Forums ... I shall be narrating the story of another adrenaline pumping incident in my good friend and fellow former professional shikaree , Riaz Sharrif 's career . Riaz , the author of " Ekti Shikaree Er Jibon Er Obhiggota " ( " The Life Experiences Of A...

Dear Fellow Forum Members , As part of my latest upcoming article on African Hunting Forums ... I wish to conduct a survey amongst you gentle men ( And ladies ) . What is your favorite .30 calibre hunting cartridge ? For the purposes of my survey ... You must limit your choice to 1 . You may...

Tonight , on African Hunting Forums ... I hope to share another article with my fellow forum members , concerning a rather ... " Gripping " reminiscence of mine . I shall be writing about an incident in my career ,that involves the 1 creature from India's " Dangerous 6 " ... which claims...

Tonight , on African Hunting Forums ... I shall be sharing another reminiscence with our fellow forum members . This reminiscence is not mine , however . It is the reminiscence of my good friend and former fellow professional shikaree , Riaz Sharrif ... The author of " Ekti Shikaree Er Jibon Er...

Tonight , I am going to be sharing another reminiscence with my dear members of African Hunting Forums . It is , however... not a reminiscence of mine . No . This reminiscence is of my dear friend and former fellow professional shikaree , Riaz Sharrif ... of the time when Riaz had to dispatch a...

Tonight , I am going to share a very interesting video with our fellow members of African Hunting Forums . In 1961 , an American gentle man by the name of Mr. Fred Bear had come to India . He was a special guest of his Royal Excellence , the Maharaja Of Bundi . Mr. Bear was a bow hunter . He...

Tonight , I shall be sharing another reminiscence with my fellow members of African Hunting Forums . However, tonight's reminiscence is not mine . This is a reminiscence of my good friend and former fellow professional shikaree ... the ever talented Riaz Sharrif . Riaz has been exceedingly kind...

Tonight , I am going to share a reminiscence with my fellow members of African Hunting Forums ... about an incident which involves our Indian Sun Bear , and illustrates the raw aggression of these brutes . I have noticed that , in all of my time on African Hunting Forums ( in the last 5 months...

In my previous article on African Hunting Forums https://www.africahunting.com/threads/an-actual-video-of-how-we-used-to-conduct-beats-for-royal-bengal-tigers-panthers.56409/ ... I had shared a video of how we actually used to conduct beats , in order to draw out royal Bengal tigers and forest...

While writing my regular articles on African Hunting Forums .... I often find that many of our dear fellow forum members are intrigued by the concept of using beats to hunt down royal Bengal tigers and forest panthers . This is quite understandable . Beats have lost favor in recent years , as...

Dear Forum Members , While replenishing our stock of 12 Bore AAA shot gun cartridges yesterday ( we actually use this shot size , quite a lot ) at our local fire arms store .... Fellow forum member @Kawshik Rahman and I came across 2 boxes of 7x57 mm Mauser cartridges manufactured by the...

Tonight , I shall be sharing a very particular reminiscence of mine, with our fellow members of Africa Hunting Forums ... a reminiscence which is actually quite hilarious in hind sight now that I am writing about it after 52 years . However , at the time it was actually a fairly hair raising...

Dear Forum Members , As part of a survey for a new article which I am writing for African Hunting Forums .... I would like all of you gentle men to think and answer a question : We all know that the .375 Holland & Holland magnum calibre is the minimum legally permissible calibre for most species...

Dear fellow forum members , I have been reading various articles on the internet and I have found something , which confused me a little . There are many operators who own double barreled shot guns that originally possess 2.75 inch chambers . However , they make a gun smith lengthen these...

Tonight , I am going to share a most special reminiscence with all of our fellow members of African Hunting Forums . A reminiscence of what I consider to be 1 of my greatest personal accomplishments . It is the story of how I had to contend with a man eating forest panther which had killed at...

Tonight , I shall be sharing a reminiscence with all my fellow forum members of African Hunting Forums about perhaps the closest brush with death , which I ever had during my 10 year career as a professional shikaree in Nagpur, India from 1961 to 1970 . It is an incident which certainly was a...

Tonight , I am going to be sharing a new story with our dear members of African Hunting Forums . However , unlike most of my other stories ... This story is going to be a little different . It is not a story about myself , but rather about a gentleman and a friend whom I know personally for more...

Alongside having a proper rifle and/or shot gun for use in the shikar field ... it is an inescapable fact that every sports man must always carry a dependable knife for field use . Ever since I was a child , I have always gravitated towards folding knives and have always carried 1 in my pocket...

Dear African Hunting Forums Members , As most of you gentlemen know .... I regularly write articles for these forums and it so happens that I shall be writing another very soon. However , I would like to collect a little bit of data from you gentlemen to use in my next article . As many of you...

I do not typically review products on social media . However , I must say that I am EXTREMELY pleased with the Lyavale Express brand of 12 Bore shot gun cartridges . I recently purchased a box of their 36 gram 2.75 inch AAA cartridges a few days back ( merely to try them out ) . These...

Dear Fellow Forum Members , It has recently been brought to my attention by learned fellow forum member , @spike.t ( who acquired this information for me from an extremely reliable source ) that the English company, John Rigby & Co. built 3 bolt rifles on Finnish Sako actions , chambered in...

Tonight , l commence writing another new article for our members of African Hunting Forums and this time the topic is 1 of my favorite parts about hunting , to write about : The rifles of the hunter . Specifically , this article will detail all of the factors which must be taken into account...

While not an article ( in the strictest sense ) , l felt that perhaps some of our African Hunting Forums members would like to see a scan of our professional shikaree's regulation book for the state of Uttar Pradesh in 1967 . If all you gentle men enjoy this 1 , then l will eventually get...

After an extremely hectic week , l have finally found time this Friday night to write another 1 of my articles about shikar in " old " India for our international hunting community in African Hunting Forums . For those of you gentlemen who are avid readers of the articles of my good friend...

Dear brother sports men , As part of a survey to gather data for an an upcoming article which l will be writing for African Hunting Forums , l would like each and everyone of you gentlemen ( and ladies ) to list out some times when you had experienced a sporting rifle related malfunction in the...

As part 3 of a 6 part series of articles which l am writing for African Hunting Forums ( each featuring a dangerous game animal from the Indian subcontinent ) , today l wish to provide my dear readers with an overview on how Indian gaur bison were hunted during my career as a professional...

As per the encouragement of my dear fellow forum members , @spike.t and @Newboomer and a few others , l have decided that l am going to be providing all of you gentlemen ( and ladies ) here with a comprehensive guide on how Royal Bengal Tigers used to be hunted back in the time when l used to...

Tonight, l have decided to provide all my dear readers with a story which many have been intrigued by and been wanting to read about , for a while . This is the story of the time when l and my fellow forum member , fellow retired professional shikaree and friend , @Kawshik Rahman guided Tom...

Dear forum members , As l read more and more about the world of modern hunting on African Hunting forums , l have been getting increasingly curious about 1 thing . Why is the ammunition company , Hornady so loathed by most forum members ? Back in the 1960s when l used to guide clients for...

I have actually been wanting to write an article like this for a fairly long time , but for some reason or another , l never actually got around to doing it . I consider myself most fortunate that countless honorable members of African Hunting forums have very warmly received the articles...

Dear Forum Members , As part of a new article which l am writing on " African Hunting " Forums , l wish to conduct a small survey amongst you gentlemen . What is each of your preferred rifle actions ? You can only name a maximum of 3 , but not more . For example , l will start with my own ...

Tonight with all of my dear readers , l am going to relate a story of an extremely dark day in my career as a professional shikaree in Nagpur , India from 1961 to 1970 . In all probability , it was the darkest day in my shikaree career. This is the story of the gaur which ended my best...

First off , Happy New year to all of the honorable members of African Hunting forums . I hope that everyone had a pleasant time with their families , friends and loved ones . Now , back to business . I have decided that l am going to commence my 1st article of 2020 with a topic that has been...

Tonight , l am going to provide my dear readers with not a story about any particular shikar incident , but rather a comprehensive guide on 1 of the most vital tasks which any professional shikaree must be savvy in performing : The task of following up dangerous wounded game. I think that l can...