Just started reading again (for the umpteenth time)Corbett's "Man-Eaters of Kumaon.Really good read.Brings back memorys of books of my youth along with "Tarzan of the Apes"+"Huckleberry Finn".I remember reading some time back in one of the Corbett biographies about his experiences traing the British troops in jungle survival skills during WW2.It was mentioned that upon occasion,while in the jungle,he would stop + take small drinks from tepid pools of water.Upon being asked his reasoning,his reply was,"It keeps my immune system up.Above all else I found him to be a humble gentleman,+ unlike some authors I could mention,I never doubted that what he said was the truth.I wouls assume anyone reading this forum has probably already read this but if not I recommend it highly.In my own limited exploits of DG,I have thought of Corbett + the nerve he displayed in his dispatching.

I have read all his books, they are great!!

I have read MAN EATERS OF KUMAON great book ,Juan

Fred Duckworth, who is still alive, was born in India and hunted with Jim Corbett when he was a boy. Fred hunts in CAR and writes books. I wish Fred would write about him. Corbett was the real thing. I once met a man named Peter Turnbill Kemp at the Rhodes Nyanga Hotel in Zimbwbwe who knew him after he moved to Kenya. He went there after India became independant. India in Corbett's day and its big game must have been more interesting than Africa.

"Corbett was the real thing."

Hi Ted:

So is Duckworth, in addition to being a nice guy. When I saw him in January he said he was working on a book on the golden age of hunting in India, which I assume will include his experiences with Corbett.

In my mind, Fred is a better writer than Corbett ever dreamed of being.

I know of only one book that he's had published, though. Are there others?

Bill Quimby

Dear Bill,

I have only seen one. I think it was published by Rowland Wards.

Dear Bill,

At one time I applied to the Tai government regarding getting tained Indian elephants. They had a surplus of them and I figured if I could get a ready trained elephant to Tanzania it would be an interesting way to hunt lions. But it got too complicated for many reasons so I dropped the idea.

"I have only seen one. I think it was published by Rowland Wards. ....
At one time I applied to the Tai government regarding getting tained Indian elephants. They had a surplus of them and I figured if I could get a ready trained elephant to Tanzania it would be an interesting way to hunt lions. But it got too complicated for many reasons so I dropped the idea."

Hi Ted:

You're correct that it was published by RW. I have a copy somewhere that Fred and his wife inscribed for me (she illustrated the book). I think it was called "An Exceptional Life," or something similar. It's interesting and well written, and RW did a good job in packaging it, as usual.

Your elephant scheme sounds like a nifty story. As I've said before, you need to write a book.

Bill Quimby