Just wanted to share this wonderful pics and stories from the net.

First is : Maneater "Big Terror" 1969 shot by Dr. Denver Coleman from California

Big Terror



The second is from this site www.thealohabear.com/Bungalow Bill

I hate to say "Those were the days" but it sure looks like "those were the days."

Those guys were popping tigers...today I'm painting the living room. I suck

Thanks for posting!!!!!

What was the last year they allowed tiger to be hunted in some fashion?

You´re welcome.

India closed hunting in 1972.
As far as I know they have a very strict gun law and only bird shooting and some other stuff like crop raiding hogs are allowed at the moment.
For a problem tiger permit you need some excellent relationships and even than it`s quite impossible.

what is the current population? Would it sustain hunting to bring in revenue if the political climate would allow it?

Sevenxbjt, I´m afraid I have no idea about your questions. I think the main problem is -like in most other places- the people. Look at the population increase of India / southest asia in general and the resulting loose of habitat for wild animals. That`s only one point that comes to my mind...

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Originally posted by Gayne C. Young:
I hate to say "Those were the days" but it sure looks like "those were the days."

Those guys were popping tigers...today I'm painting the living room. I suck

Your kind of a melancholy bastard aren't you. This is the greatest hunting time in the world, there are more game animals in North America and Southern Africa than their has been in 200 years. 50% of Asia is open to hunting, including things like Golden Takin and White Lipped deer that were not even dreamable in the 1960s.

Even Burt Klineberger said it the greatest hunting era is now.

I don't know about you guys but when I was a little kid watching land of the lost that T-Rex looked like that would be fun to hunt. So Yep them were the good old days.

I don't know about you guys but when I was a little kid watching land of the lost that T-Rex looked like that would be fun to hunt. So Yep them were the good old days.

That would be Grumpy the t-rex

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Originally posted by Dentist:
Sevenxbjt, I´m afraid I have no idea about your questions. I think the main problem is -like in most other places- the people. Look at the population increase of India / southest asia in general and the resulting loose of habitat for wild animals. That`s only one point that comes to my mind...

....and that's a huge point. The population is out of control. They have to live somewhere and have room for food to grow!!! I don't EVER expect to see a tiger hunt, but hopefully they'll open up sambur, chitel, bears, hogs, or some of the other animals.

Brett

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I hate to say "Those were the days" but it sure looks like "those were the days."

+1

Seloushunter

What an era to be able to hunt!!

At long last I have found the old photos and got them restored. A pity that it was so faded but at least it was salvageable….

The story now…..

This tiger was shot in 1951 by my dad. The place was Nilambur in south western India (now Kerala state). In those days it was a very remote forest area accessible on mud roads usually by ox cart or riding elephant. Tigers were plentiful and found within a mile of the Forest Officer’s (dad’s) bungalow. Leopards were seen from the house!

This particular tiger was a cattle killer that had killed a cow belonging to one of dad’s staff members. So dad had a machan built in a tree and sat up at about 40 yards distance. He was using a brand new Astra 12 bore hammer shotgun with Eley lethal ball ammo! The tiger arrived by around 5 pm (gets dark by 6 pm) and one shot in the chest anchored it. How ever it was roaring very loudly and “spinning” on the ground. The tree with the machan was shaking with the vibrations from the loud roar! Dad still says it was the most terrifying sound – of a wounded tiger – that he has ever heard in the jungle.

Dad got down from the machan to give a finishing shot but things got a bit hairy! A few people from the staff housing area a few hundred yards away had arrived and one man got so scared that he ran & grabbed dad & started screaming in panic!. He had also pinned dad’s arms while he was holding the gun. Dad had to push the man away before putting the tiger out of its suffering.

The photo was taken with an old box camera 120 film & developed in a local town – hence the poor quality & deterioration. The skin was cured locally & given to grand dad but it deteriorated & was discarded in the late 60’s I think.

Great photo and story,thanks for sharing.

Wonderful pictures of a lost hunting past. I would love to be able to hunt the tiger Wonder if it was avaliable to hunt if the numbers would be higher as there would be a protection give by the dollar rewards rather than some idiot using the body parts as some BS about his man hood in the bedroom!!!!!!!

My oldest son and I went turkey hunting in Texas a number of years ago. We met the ranch owner in a diner in Rachal, Texas. He said to us that we were a bit early so why didn't we go back to the ranch and check on his dog and his cat. Well, I though that was kind of weird but what the hell. Off we go.

After a short drive we went through the gate and drove on to his house. Ends up his cat was a full grown Bengal tiger! While I have never seen a tiger in the wild, the was a damn big cat. Way bigger than any lion I have ever seen. When the tiger stood on all fours, the top of his head was about at my throat! he took us in the pen with him. I was terrified.

After that, I have to think that hunting tigers must be far more dangerous than lion hunting. They are so big and generally inhabit some pretty thick stuff. Too bad. Those days are gone.

Did anyone notice the jeep belongs to Allwyn Mercury Shikar outfitters based in the foothills of Himalayas, not to be confused with allwyn Cooper based in Central India and the biggest shikar operators in India.