Devprayag Part 2

dr.jayakumar · Post by **dr.jayakumar** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 6:36 pm

zaheer.bakshi wrote:This photo was taken after the hunt. Kindly excuse for poor photography due to low light and poor shooting skills

i can very well understand your poor shooting skills

regards
dr.jk

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:23 pm

zaheer.bakshi wrote:This photo was taken after the hunt. Kindly excuse for poor photography due to low light and poor shooting skills

You are a brave man Zaheer and a good shot with the rifle. Thats all I am looking for in a team mate.
As for your shooting skills with the camera. We already have Mansoor.

But seriously guys.
This was the first hunt where I did not pose with the dead leopard.
I do understand that saving a life is better than taking one. But at times one has to do it. And we, as a team choose to do that dirty job.

aadhaulya · Post by **aadhaulya** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 10:40 pm

prashantsingh wrote: You are a brave man Zaheer and a good shot with the rifle. Thats all I am looking for in a team mate.
As for your shooting skills with the camera. We already have Mansoor.

But seriously guys.
This was the first hunt where I did not pose with the dead leopard.
I do understand that saving a life is better than taking one. But at times one has to do it. And we, as a team choose to do that dirty job.

Please take it positively. When a job needs to be done it should be done well. You guys have done it wonderfully.

Atul

Post by **Sakobav** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:28 pm

Gentlemen amazing work narration and great deed ... Sad to read how mountain cover is depleting more chukar in USA then India go figure congrats

Safarigent · Post by **Safarigent** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:43 pm

More black buck in argentina than in india
More cheetal in australia/states than in india
More idiotic babus in india than the rest of the world.

Wildlife here survives 'despite' the babus not 'because' of the babus!

AgentDoubleS · Post by **AgentDoubleS** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:04 pm

Wonderful narration and thanks for sharing this experience. I had thought the last of the man eater stories would be over with the Corbett era but always glad to read your stories.

Though ironically, I pray there are less and less opportunities for them.

Cheers,
SS

Safarigent · Post by **Safarigent** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 12:20 am

No one prays more for that than those who get to do the more and more often thankless task these days.
It pains to see jungles denuded of its denizens, humans moving further and further deeper inside jungles and clearing away the trees for fields and hutments

Post by **xl_target** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 6:31 am

Amazing narration and photos, Prashant and company.
Very descriptive and thoroughly enjoyable.
Thank you.

ibalajis · Post by **ibalajis** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:34 am

A gripping narration Prashant ji and team..

ckkalyan · Post by **ckkalyan** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 11:11 am

Great work gentlemen - well done!

brihacharan · Post by **brihacharan** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 2:19 pm

Safarigent wrote: More black buck in argentina than in india, More cheetal in australia/states than in india
More idiotic babus in india than the rest of the world.

Wildlife here survives 'despite' the babus not 'because' of the babus!

Briha

Safarigent · Post by **Safarigent** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 6:53 pm

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A picture of the home made mannequins used to drive away the maneaters. Although how a humans form would scare a maneater is beyond me.

prashantsingh · Post by **prashantsingh** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:30 pm

That clip from the movie is hillarious Safarigent.
Honestly. Had I actually seen the spot before sending you guys to retrieve that dead goat. I would not have sent the two of you. It was way too risky. A learning experience for the future.
Jaan hai .....Jahaan hai....

brihacharan · Post by **brihacharan** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:48 am

prashantsingh wrote:That clip from the movie is hillarious Safarigent.
Honestly. Had I actually seen the spot before sending you guys to retrieve that dead goat. I would not have sent the two of you. It was way too risky. A learning experience for the future.
Jaan hai .....Jahaan hai....

An 'Eye' for an 'Eye'
A 'Tooth' for a 'Tooth',
Between an Eye surgeon & a Dentist
Lucky is the latter, but far from the truth
Briha

Added in 38 minutes 37 seconds:
When I came across this picture what struck me was the impression I got, of strength, agility, fearlessness and the sheer physical beauty of this much admired, feared & misunderstood feline....

I have been fortunate to see them in the wild, but for a split second darting from cover to cover like greased lightening!

However the look on its face (in this picture) seemed to convey an "Angst" as it is walking away, which to me sounded something like this......

Get off my land
Let me be free,

So I can hunt for food
To feed by cubs three,

The trees and bushes are gone
Where my prey lived & bred,

Now its sustenance & survival
Leaving me no choice nor chance,

I have no choice but sneak into your domain
That was rightfully once mine,

To whom shall I go & cry my woe
Shame on you to snare & hunt me down!
Briha

Walibaa · Post by **Walibaa** » Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:00 am

nice write up.
1 thing on my mind , how do you become a licensed hunter????

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