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nishbio17's review against another edition
3.0
These are stories of times of the Raj when privileged usually (white) people could moonlight as hunters or have hunting game as a hobby. The book speaks of many adventures mostly related to bringing down problematic panthers or leopards, with a couple of stories on tigers, and how the Author went about the same. While he recounts these, he gives snippets of a magical time of lush forests far more widespread than the current meager islands of reserves and national parks. A time when people had a different idea about wildlife and the ideas related to conservation was in infancy.
Though the author is a hunter there are revelations of his true nature to preserve and protect these magnificent beasts and wild places he writes about, which happen to be places nearer to Bangalore.
One can get a sort of measure about how the change in the landscape and the attitudes have come about, which is especially true for those who have worked or traveled in the places he writes about.
In some instances, the writing may be a bit lackadaisical and sometimes too good to be true, but overall it is an enjoyable read.
Though the author is a hunter there are revelations of his true nature to preserve and protect these magnificent beasts and wild places he writes about, which happen to be places nearer to Bangalore.
One can get a sort of measure about how the change in the landscape and the attitudes have come about, which is especially true for those who have worked or traveled in the places he writes about.
In some instances, the writing may be a bit lackadaisical and sometimes too good to be true, but overall it is an enjoyable read.
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