The boar war

[snIPer]

Just came upon this old article.

Ironically, when the tension along the border was not so high, farmers would occasionally shout across to the Pakistani Rangers to chase some wild boars into the Indian side for hunting. In return, they would shoo Nilgai (the Indian antelope) and deer across for the Rangers to hunt down. The Nilgai is a highly destructive animal. Farmers are always hard-pressed to find ways to rid themselves of it.


http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/flin ... 130270.htm

[mundaire]

Just came upon this old article.

Ironically, when the tension along the border was not so high, farmers would occasionally shout across to the Pakistani Rangers to chase some wild boars into the Indian side for hunting. In return, they would shoo Nilgai (the Indian antelope) and deer across for the Rangers to hunt down. The Nilgai is a highly destructive animal. Farmers are always hard-pressed to find ways to rid themselves of it.


http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/flin ... 130270.htm

Sniper, have first hand accounts of how shikaris while hunting on the Rajasthan-Pakistan border would occasionally "stray across" while chasing game. I was told by someone who was on several such shikar parties that they were always treated with politeness and courtesy. But these stories are from the 50's and 60's when the sub-continent was a very different place...

Thanks for the link, interesting stuff

Cheers!
Abhijeet

[snIPer]

well we all are waiting for MP to open its doors so that we all can get a taste of what we missed out in the golden era.
Hopefully that should be before we all get too old

[kanwar76]

Aah..boars wars..

Hey Sniper, any new news on MP..?

-Inder