ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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In fact, I remember that @peter presented skepticism about the 320 kg record, probably influenced by the ideas of Waveriders. However, the record seems reliable just like the source and even if Smythies seems too "friendly" with the ruler of Nepal, that don't take reliability for the records.

I have read many old accounts of tiger hunts in Nepal, and all, including Smythies, states that the hunts were trough baiting. That is why I concluded that this male was probably hunted in this form.

I think that the tiger that you are referring is the record of 570 lb (259 kg) from Hewett. That was another case (it was in northern India) and Hewett clearly stated that a weight with baits is not useful and for that reason he don't used it. That is why the tiger of 570 lb was not baited. Reply