Jim corbett

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Post by dev » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:31 pm

Have got Carpet Sahib, in fact I bought it from the park itself some six years ago. Visited the reserve again this Jan wish it had been a little less hurried as my hyper brother was in tow. Need to go again before June 15.

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Post by shooter » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:31 am

other intresting trivia:
corbett got his first rifle as a gift for shooting well in a shooting demonstration in school as an eight year old kid. he also got unlimited ammo as long as he returned the spent shells.
he improved upon his marksmanship by shooting flying peacocks with his rifle.
yuvraj singh's ( indian cricket team) grandfather Bhagsingh Bundel hunted with Jim corbett for 12 years.
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