Tiger attack on elephant riders

[Pheroze]

This video on Instagram was billed (as a hash tag) as a tiger hunt Crazy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrRSfGylTiX/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1fq1u9z66aw3t

 

[Red Leg]

Yes, that has been floating around for quite a few years. Not sure about the stick chucking mahout, but that elephant had a pair to stand that charge. Have no idea the actual back story.

 

[CAustin]

Yes, that has been floating around for quite a few years. Not sure about the stick chucking mahout, but that elephant had a pair to stand that charge. Have no idea the actual back story.

Elephants aren’t afraid of much are they!

 

[Red Leg]

Can you imagine two ineffectual rounds from your .450 and then desperately reaching for one of the houdah double hand guns.

 

[Pheroze]

That is an incredibly fast attack. A double makes more sense once you see something like that.

 

[IvW]

That is an incredibly fast attack. A double makes more sense once you see something like that.

Cats are the fastest DG.....the smaller the faster.....

 

[Pheroze]

Cats are the fastest DG.....the smaller the faster.....

I was also thinking how recovery time is so vital. I would rather have a 450/400 or 375 and get that second shot! Bad news to have a larger bore and still be recovering when I felt the animal!

 

[leslie hetrick]

I would have thrown the smallest over board and beat feet out of there.

 

[Red Leg]

I was also thinking how recovery time is so vital. I would rather have a 450/400 or 375 and get that second shot! Bad news to have a larger bore and still be recovering when I felt the animal!

That was Jim Corbett's choice when he wasn't using his .275.