Methods Tiger hunting
1 methods
1.1 baiting
1.2 bird lime
1.3 hunquah
1.4 impalement
1.5 horse/camel back
1.6 hunting dogs
methods
tigerhunting on elephant-back
baiting
baiting consisted of watching tiger on carcass of animal, domestic or wild, had killed. tiger come kill in evening, making vicinity resound loud roars. while there no danger hunter long sat in tree, dangerous him attempt return home during night. hunter have remain in tree till morning. in china, small bombs known pen-tras placed in tiger s kill, , detonate upon ingestion.
bird lime
in burma , in india, concoction of mustard oil , latex strewn around water hole frequented tiger. in attempt rid paws of sticky fluid tongue or teeth, tiger involuntarily cover face dirt , leaves. resulting blindness made easier brought down.
hunquah
hunqua rajah s practise in bengal of reducing numbers of tigers setting fire grass ten or twenty miles around 1 jungle in such manner beaters drive fleeing animals mile of netting.
impalement
in upper irrawaddy, when bamboo bridge seen used tigers, slats of bridge adjusted, on next crossing, tiger fall onto sharpened poles @ bottom. in madhya pradesh, baigas hang tiger s kill middle of horizontal pole supported in 2 forked trees few feet apart. because pole slippery , had no bark, tiger slip, trying gain access kill , fall upon sharpened bamboo spikes @ bottom. in burma, bamboo stakes placed on both sides of path frequented tigers. when tiger made physical contact cord tied across path, slit half of bamboo clapper loudly spring on other half. sound apparently cause tiger leap 1 side , impale on 1 of stakes.
horse/camel back
maharaja ram singh hunting tiger
horses , camels used cavalry officers in 17th century india, found more reliable , less unpredictable elephants. after chasing tigers exhaustion, riders gallop around tigers in ever decreasing circles, , kill tiger sword.
hunting dogs
for purpose necessary have pack of hunting dogs of considerable strength, trained in chase of every kind of big game animal found in taiga. when hunting, hunters collect of dogs of village form nondescript pack. not dogs equal in hunting, differed in quality , character. in every pack there 1 or 2 leaders rest follow. if leader lost, pack got out of hand. hunters brought dogs along in heavy snow, impede dogs movement , make them easy targets tiger.
upon encountering tiger, dogs begin bark furiously, @ same time catching hold of legs , biting in hind quarters. in such manner, caused stop , turn @ bay. when tiger cornered, dogs make high pitched barks, consistent feelings of extreme nervousness. half of pack continue surround tiger, while other dogs rested. if, however, quarry tried break away, whole pack charged it, of dogs jumping on animal s , forcing halt once more. working sound , keeping behind trees out of sight of quarry, hunter within easy range of latter , shoot it.
despite great strength, tigers did not stand ground against dogs unless cornered, preferring retreat. theorised due tiger mistaking dogs dholes (cuon alpinus), have been known kill tigers on rare occasions.
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