So I'm reading this book by Tobias Lanz about various accounts from the 1700-1800 of tiger hunting. Its funny how the writers mention hog deer in sort of a casual way. Not real interested at all. If only they knew it would be come one of the most sort after deer species down this way.

Yeah, its great to read some of the books from that era, but some of the stuff sure makes you do a double take.

Its the same with books by Sir Samuel Baker. In "The rifle and the hound in Ceylon" he mentions seeing Sambar while he is out in the mountains after other game, but never seems super excited about any of the deer he sees. In one section he casually mentions how he feeds his hound pack nothing but venison, and how this might seem extravagant but there is so much of it and he has no other use for the meat.

I have read all his books, but The rifle and the hound in Ceylon was the first and still me favorite. You can legally read all his books for free. The rifle and the hound in Ceylon is at https://archive.org/details/ri...yl00bakeiala/page/n9

I've noted the same when reading Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson books. They seemed to have no interest in deer species, Corbett shot Himalayan Tahr for a bit of meat for his staff and villagers but for himself he seemed to eat only food they brought with them. I'm sure these hunters must have shot other animals but just didn't really write too much about it.

Perhaps, eagle, Corbett had false teeth and found the tahr a little chewy

Thanks Bwana but I like a real book.

I think he shot Goral for camp meat. This is a "goat-antelope" about 50kg live weight.

https://www.google.com/search?...igB&biw=1088&bih=496

I do not recall Corbet ever hunting mountain game in all the books I have read so many times.

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Originally posted by eagle27:
I've noted the same when reading Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson books. They seemed to have no interest in deer species, Corbett shot Himalayan Tahr for a bit of meat for his staff and villagers but for himself he seemed to eat only food they brought with them. I'm sure these hunters must have shot other animals but just didn't really write too much about it.

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Bwana 500 - thank you very much for the link. I fly to RSA Thursday and that will be my airport / plane read!

Thanks !

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When you can hunt man eating Tigers and Leopards who cares about deer? Ahh the good old days. The person I bought my 470 from actually went on a Man eating Tiger hunt with the rifle. And this is recent history. How cool is that and how unbelievably rare

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Bwana 500 - thank you very much for the link. I fly to RSA Thursday and that will be my airport / plane read!

Thanks !

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Charlie

Hope you enjoyed the read. Have a great time in Africa. I will be looking forward to the report - yours are always great.

Corbett's house in India has many many deer trophies on the wall.
In one book he was interrupted in a month long himmalyan tahr hunt, to go and shoot a nasty cat. So he did indeed hunt other game, and very often.

Could you please give me the reference for this Tahr hunt.

I have read all his books many times in the last 50 years and do not recall this. I know he shot a lot of goral for meat. I understood that most of his hunting was in the foot hills and going up to may be maximum 10,000 feet elevation, if that high. Himalayan Tahr tend to live at the tree line or above and that would be more like 12,000 feet elevation and usually at least 100 km further away from his range as mentioned in his book. I have been to that region quite a few times - Corbet National Park is foot hills. I have trekked in the mountains 3 or 4 times, going up to 15,500 feet.

I am really curious to learn more about this if the info is accurate.

Thanks

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Originally posted by Carlsen Highway:
Corbett's house in India has many many deer trophies on the wall.
In one book he was interrupted in a month long himmalyan tahr hunt, to go and shoot a nasty cat. So he did indeed hunt other game, and very often.

Shanks / Eagle

Please see this

http://www.monstermuleys.info/...forum=DCForumID34#16

New Mexico has a few Tahr! That bull is a real monster.

Do you think it will go beyond the world record of 16.75 inches?

The Orouks in Pleasant Point have one captive animal full body mount that is around 16 inches.

Looks like it was shot on a game farm if you read the last post.

Are/were Tahr at White Sands Missle Range.