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I feel like sharing an excellent news with my dear respected forum members . As l have detailed previously , the arms laws in Bangladesh , my home - land are like this : A normal citizen is legally permitted to own up to six firearms ( although certain methods exist , to allow a citizen to own...

After a very long time , today l have decided to provide my dear respected forum members with an account which l hold very dear to me , on a sentimental level . Today , l shall share with all my fellow sportsmen on these forums , the story of the first ever Royal Bengal tiger Shikar which l had...

As l read many of the excellent discussions carried out on African Hunting forums , l see that there is one topic above all others , which is the most passionately debated among my respected forum members : Is a push feed rifle superior to a control round feed rifle , or is a control round feed...

It was the greatest president ( in my humble non American citizen view ) of the United States of America , President Theodore Roosevelt who stated , in his writings " When a man needs more than one shot , an American resorts to the repeater , while an Englishman resorts to the double barrel "...

I have been reading many excellent discussions in these forums , some of which go back to 2011. I also made some notes about numbers. I found out something very interesting about the .458 Winchester magnum calibre which might interest some of my dear respected forum members . No less than 54...

Due to the immense amount of support which my dear respected forum members have shown towards my last twenty articles , l have decided that even though l had originally decided to stop after twenty articles , l will indeed write a few more. Given how dozens of my respected fellow respected forum...

After a small interval , l have managed to clear some time on my schedule , to write another article for my dear respected fellow forum members. At the request of gentlemen such as Mark Hunter and Gesch , today l have decided to write an article about life after the Indian hunting ban. Let us...

Hello , Fellow respected forum members. As those of you who read my articles on these forums probably know , l am an admirer of side by side shot-guns . I consider myself to have extensive experience and knowledge with English game guns and Italian shot-guns and passable knowledge regarding...

Some times l write accounts here of events which did not go so well during my career as a professional Shikari in Darjeeling , India from 1962 to 1970 . On other times , l give accounts of Shikars which went unexpectedly smooth . Today , with my dear forum members , l would like to share such an...

When l am asked by my respected fellow forum members that what is my fondest memory of Shikar in India , during my career from 1962 to 1970 , l struggle. There are so many fine memories , that l do not know which to choose from . However , if someone were to ask me , what my most horrifying...

Due to the encouragement of the founder of this magnificent web site , Mr. Jerome and a good number of other respected fellow forum members , l have decided to provide my dear readers today with a story of a Shikar which was memorable in a very positive way. This is the story of one of my...

At the encouragement of my respected fellow forum member , New Boomer , today l have decided to give my respected fellow forum members an account of the Royal Bengal tiger Shikar which almost led to my client losing his life. As l write this account , l certainly recall both the excitement and...

Due to the avid enthusiasm on the subject shown by my respected forum members Ridge Walker , Wyatt Smith , Mark Hunter and a few other gentlemen , today l have decided to provide my dear readers with an account of going after the Indian crocodile .As the account will progress , dear readers will...

Due to the amazing feedback and responses l have received from my respected fellow forum members about my accounts as a professional Shikari from 1962 to 1970 , l have decided to write another . A topic much requested by the forum members : Mark Hunter and Ben KK and a few other gentlemen. Today...

There are those of us who let our advanced age slow us down. I consider myself lucky that at the age of 77 , l do not need spectacles , a walking came , medicines or any sort of assistance . I maintain a very active life style hunting and fishing multiple times of the year and instructing young...

As l flip the pages of my albums collected over the last 77 years , l look at each photograph and reminiscize . I go back to that day in my mind. Some memories are pleasant. Some are best forgotten. But there are some which cannot be described in any other word than " Terrifying " . Today , l...

Every day , l provide my fellow forum members with accounts of my past experiences as a professional Shikari in Darjeeling , India from 1962 to 1970. However , today l wish to share with you a very recent news which pleases me greatly. It is no surprise that l am patron of English side by side...

The enormous support of my fellow respected forum members has encouraged me to write an account of one of the more trying days in my career as a professional Shikari . It was trying in both a physical manner and an emotional manner , and l was initially hesitant to put this account forward due...

I am extremely thankful to the members of Africa Hunting forums for the tremendous amount of support which they have shown for me , regarding my accounts of Shikar in India from 1962 to 1970. Therefore , today l have decided to provide an account to my fellow forum members today's about a very...

I have already provided my dear readers with the picture of the Gaur Shikar , as the unpleasant surprise is much more terrifying Due to the immense amount of support shown by my respected fellow forum members about my accounts of Shikar in Darjeeling , India , from 1962 to 1970 , l have...

I see on these forums that groups are largely divided amongst each other on a passionately debated topic : Do shot-guns work for killing leopards and tigers ? . While l am by no means, an expert or a very well read man , l have killed 36 great cats in my career as a professional Shikari . This...

Based on the enthusiasm and support my fellow forum members have shown for my accounts of my days as a professional Indian Shikari , l have decided to provide my fellow forum members with an account that may interest quite a few gentlemen here . This is an account of going after the Indian rogue...

Based on how seven members of this magnificent forum have been requesting me to provide an account of a certain topic for quite some time , it is my privilege to oblige. Today , l shall provide an account of hunting leopards from an elephant macchan . If any of my respected forum members is...

Considering the fondness the some of the honorable forum members have shown over my last three articles , and their request that l give an account of hunting the great Indian bears , it is my privilege to oblige. In one of my previous articles , l had given an account of an incident with a...

Based on how well received , my two previous accounts of Indian Shikar in the old days from 1947 to 1972 was , l have decided to continue to write a few more. The respectful and friendly forum Member , Mark Hunter requested a certain subject to be the topic of my article today and thus , l shall...

Considering how well received my previous account about hunting a Royal Bengal tiger was , and the request of a few members to give an account of a Gaur Shikar , it is my privilege to oblige. I prefer keeping these accounts to moderate length so as not to bore readers. Here , l will relate the...

I have been asked by a few honorable members here to share an account of hunting Royal Bengal tigers , a sport which has sadly died ( by legal means ) , but until 1972 , was one of the grandest forms of sport available in old India to clients world wide . I was a Shikari or professional hunter...