Kawshik Rahman
AH elite
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 have an idea of exactly how much of a menace these saurian brutes were ( and still are ) to Indian villagers. Without further delay , let us begin
It was 1965 and Shikar season was almost coming to a close for the year.
Karim was guiding a Canadian client for a leopard Shikar in Tamil Nadu and l had just finished guiding a wonderful Spanish client for a successful boar Shikar. I thought that l was finished for the year and was rather bored. My parents had gone on a vacation to Belgium and Antara was giving her exams in Buet University . If l was not hunting , l wanted to be among my loved ones. And if l was not among my loved ones , then l wanted to be hunting. I decided to spend this time honing my skills at oil painting ( another favorite hobby of mine ) . While l was at my house , our family telephone began ringing. In those days , our telephone used to have a large rotary dial. It was a telephone call from Sundar Raj Shikar . There was a new client at the last moment and a Shikari was needed to guide him. My heart pounded with excitement . Painting is beautiful , but hunting is divine.
The next day , l met Sundar Raj sir at our office alongside my respected client . He was an American gentleman and he wanted to partake in two Shikars . Firstly , he desired a nice , simple Shikar for jungle fowl. This was a very simple and enjoyable affair. Secondly , he wanted an Indian crocodile . This request from our respected clients always unnerved me , due to the way these terrifying devil lizards always intimidated me. However , Sundar Raj sir had given a direct order and Client is King . As imposing as those creatures are , l would rather spend a day in the jungles than home painting.
The client brought two fire arms . Oddly enough , both of these fire arms were smooth bore weapons.
The first was an auto loader of 12 bore , made by the excellent American firm , Remington . It was calibrated for the 70 millimeter cartridge and had a quarter choke in the muzzle.
For this weapon , our respected client had brought boxes of Remington cartridges of sizes number 4 and number 5.
The second was a large single barrel smooth bore breech loader of 10 bore . I am afraid that l never asked the client which firm it was from . It had a back sight like a rifle and with this , our client had brought around two dozen brass 10 bore cartridge cases loaded with Spherical lead ball type bullets.
His wife had come with him for the Shikar and we were all to set off after birds two days later.
And so began another adventure , as the next of this three part article shall relate.
It was 1965 and Shikar season was almost coming to a close for the year.
Karim was guiding a Canadian client for a leopard Shikar in Tamil Nadu and l had just finished guiding a wonderful Spanish client for a successful boar Shikar. I thought that l was finished for the year and was rather bored. My parents had gone on a vacation to Belgium and Antara was giving her exams in Buet University . If l was not hunting , l wanted to be among my loved ones. And if l was not among my loved ones , then l wanted to be hunting. I decided to spend this time honing my skills at oil painting ( another favorite hobby of mine ) . While l was at my house , our family telephone began ringing. In those days , our telephone used to have a large rotary dial. It was a telephone call from Sundar Raj Shikar . There was a new client at the last moment and a Shikari was needed to guide him. My heart pounded with excitement . Painting is beautiful , but hunting is divine.
The next day , l met Sundar Raj sir at our office alongside my respected client . He was an American gentleman and he wanted to partake in two Shikars . Firstly , he desired a nice , simple Shikar for jungle fowl. This was a very simple and enjoyable affair. Secondly , he wanted an Indian crocodile . This request from our respected clients always unnerved me , due to the way these terrifying devil lizards always intimidated me. However , Sundar Raj sir had given a direct order and Client is King . As imposing as those creatures are , l would rather spend a day in the jungles than home painting.
The client brought two fire arms . Oddly enough , both of these fire arms were smooth bore weapons.
The first was an auto loader of 12 bore , made by the excellent American firm , Remington . It was calibrated for the 70 millimeter cartridge and had a quarter choke in the muzzle.
For this weapon , our respected client had brought boxes of Remington cartridges of sizes number 4 and number 5.
The second was a large single barrel smooth bore breech loader of 10 bore . I am afraid that l never asked the client which firm it was from . It had a back sight like a rifle and with this , our client had brought around two dozen brass 10 bore cartridge cases loaded with Spherical lead ball type bullets.
His wife had come with him for the Shikar and we were all to set off after birds two days later.
And so began another adventure , as the next of this three part article shall relate.
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