Amazing Hunter - JIM CORBETT

I had a chance to read about Jim Corbett only when I was in school for there was a lesson in our curriculum which describes one of his man-eater hunting experiences. But very recently when surfing through internet, I came to know about the books he had written about his hunting experiences in India. Interested in that, I tried and finally bought two books "Man eating leopard of Rudraprayag" and "Man eaters of Kumaon". Those two books were really amazing for the detailed description of the place and the things and a very lively narration of the events.

The Rudraprayag leopard's(as can be seen in the snap beside) terror in that village and surrounding places lasted for about eight years when Jim corbett went, traced for around 14 weeks missing it for its uncanny wits developed over the period and he had finally shot it down on 24 April, 1928(not sure of the date). He is very well known for his exceptional sensing abilities in hearing to the jungle sounds to make out the way in which the tiger had left.

He had gunned down about a dozen man-eaters in India, relieved many people aroun Kumaon and some village in UP and thus becoming a folk hero. But he had a creed of not choosing to shoot any big cat until he is confirmed that it is a man eater and also of the reasons behind killing a human instead of its natural prey. In most cases those felines killed one or two human when disturbed while caring for their cubs but they never evolved as a man-eater. Most of the beasts which turned man-eaters had the reason of having a dental injury or wounds in legs caused by porcupines or dearth of their diet due to some disease in the jungle which made it difficult for them to chase and hunt their natural prey thus going for a much easy option in their vicinity which is Humans.

I am right now reading another two of his books "Temple tiger and more man eaters" and "Jungle Lore". Particularly I am very fascinated by the bravery of this man who used to trace those ferocious felines alone walking great number of miles through dense jungles and sit on trees throughout those pitch dark nights very determined to drive a bullet into their head but never losing his confidence on failure.

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