Man-Eaters of Kumaon

Posted on 12 August 2018 by Jim Corbett

Jim Corbett was every inch a hero, something like a sahib Davy Crockett expert in the ways of the jungle, fearless in the pursuit of man eating big cats, and above all a crack shot Brought up on a hill station in north west India, he killed his first leopard before he was nine and went on to achieve a legendary reputation as a hunter Corbett was also an author of great renown His books on the man eating tigers he once tracked are not only established classics, but have by themselves created almost a separate literary genre Man Eaters of Kumaon is the best known of Corbett s books, one which offers ten fascinating and spine tingling tales of pursuing and shooting tigers in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of this century The stories also offer first hand information about the exotic flora, fauna, and village life in this obscure and treacherous region of India, making it as interesting a travelogue as it is a compelling look at a bygone era of big game hunting. Best Download Man-Eaters of Kumaon [ by ] Jim Corbett [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This book was a little difficult for me to rate The prime reason being that I am absolutely in love with tigers I have seen a lot of documentaries on tigers and have enjoyed it thoroughly I had heard about Jim Corbett as a famous hunter He has undoubtedly killed many tigers while hunting and only a handful of them were man eaters This point disturbed me a lot as I am against such hunting To me, hunting is only justified if you have to put food on the table or in this book s case the target This book was a little difficult for me to rate The prime reason being that I am absolutely in love with tigers I have seen a lot of documentaries on tigers and have enjoyed it thoroughly I had heard about Jim Corbett as a famous hunter He has undoubted...I can t recall how I came across this book exactly, I think I was browsing around for out of copyright stuff and other freebies that I could populate the Kindle with Because normally I wouldn t be all that interested in an old book about big game hunting, presuming it would just be some oblivious early 20th century white guy plowing through jungles with an elephant gun killing tigers so he could have something to brag about over brandy and cigars Nor ...Jim Corbett, Sahib and master of hunting, walks the reader through 7 tales of his hunting and destroying man eating tigers As Corbett patiently explains, humans are not tigers natural nor preferred prey, and tigers resort to man only if the animal suffers a physical ailment that causes it to seek out an easy target Sometimes these ailments are from animal injury or human intervention, regardless of the cause the animals soon begins to prowl for human flesh.Living in a 21st century modern Jim Corbett, Sahib and master of hunting, walks the reader through 7 tales of his hunting and dest...The best wilderness book I ve read so far In Man Eaters of Kumaon , Jim Corbett, an exceptionally talented hunter, writer , and in his later years a conservationist, gives us the blood chilling, frightening , and highly exciting experiences and encounters with the furious wild, while he was hunting the Man Eating tigers of the Indian forests Corbett is so good at his writing and narrative style, so that I experienced the incredible wilderness and the fascinating animals so intimately for The best wilderness book I ve read so far In Man Eaters of Kumaon , Jim Corbett, an exceptionally talented hunter, writer , and in his later years a conservationist, gives us the blood chilling, frightenin...Jim Corbett was a trophy hunter turned conservationist The only problem is the whole better late than never theory doesn t really apply here because he can t bring back or replace the dead big cats he destroyed for nothingthan his ego and their skin Yes, some of these were man eaters that posed a problem to innocent people But the thing I noticed was most of these became man eaters because someone like Corbett tried to shoot them for no reason there by wounding them which cau Jim Corbett was a trophy hunter turned conservationist The only problem is the whole better late than never theory doesn t really apply here because he can t bring back or replace the dead big cats he destroyed for nothingthan his ego and their skin Yes, some of these were man eaters that posed a problem to innocent people But the thing I noticed was most of these became man eaters because someone like Corbett tried to shoot them for n...The Great White Hunter genre has fallen out of favour, especially with the media classes Yet perhaps we must question whether, in replacing old prejudices with new, we can in fact be less broad minded than our ancestors, who in many ways had no choice but to develop a practical knowledge of the world in which they lived.Jim Corbett certainly presents a challenge to some fashionable perceptions of the role of the semi professional hunter and of the last decades of British India Like the vast The Great White Hunter genre has fallen out ...A comprehensive narration of the experiences of Jim Corbett in the forests of North India.Thrills us to the core Made me look around for any stalking tiger one night, in the 3rd floor balcony of my apartment in a city The book shares not just the story of tigers, but the passion of Jim Corbett for all these creatures, the kind natured man who exposes himself of his good heart when he tries to find all ways to spare a cat before deciding to shoot it down Walking alone in search of man eaters, s A comprehensive narration of the experiences of Jim Corbett in the forests of North India.Thrills us to the core Made me look around for any stalking tiger one night, in the 3rd floor balcony of my apartment in a city The book shares not just the story of tigers, but the passion of Jim Corbett for all these creatures, the kind natured man who exposes himself of his good heart when he tries to find all ways to spare a cat before deciding to shoot it down Walking al...A comprehensive narration of the experiences of Jim Corbett in the forests of North India.Thrills us to the core Made me look around for any stalking tiger one night, in the 3rd floor balcony of my apartment in a city The book shares not just the story of tigers, but the passion of Jim Corbett for all these creatures, the kind natur...A village in a jungle was being terrorized by a man eating tigress She d killed over 200 farmers and nobody could stop her So they contacted me I didn t want to be responsible for any other deaths, so I went into the jungle alone with only my faithful companion Robin the best dog the world has ever known to watch my back After a brisk hike of 10 miles I sat down to have a light lunch consisting of a giant river trout that I d just caught myself and, of course, plenty of steaming hot tea t A village in a jungle was being terrorized by a man eating tigress She d killed over 200 farmers and nobody could stop her So they contacted me I didn t want to be responsible for any other deaths, so I went into the jungle alone with only my faithful companion Robin the best dog the world has ever known to watch my back After a brisk hike of 10 miles I sat down to have a light lunch consisting of a giant river trout that I d just caught myself and, of course, plenty of steaming hot tea to warm my soul Then I took a nap ...Man Eaters of Kumaon, if seen only as a literary work, is brilliant And that is where I want to focus the review on This is not the right forum to get into the whole debate about the ethics concerning Big Game Hunting The book is engaging though you sometimes get a feeling that you are reading the same story all over again with minor changes I cant give another negative comment on the content because this was my first book on the genre and being a closet amateur wildlife enthusiast I loved Man Eaters of Kumaon, if seen only as a literary work, is brilliant And that is where I want to 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12 August 2018

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