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Tiger Hunt
 *This image is copyright of its original author Maharajah of Bikaneer with his 200th tiger, 1939  *This image is copyright of its original author Lord and Lady Curzon with tiger shot in India, 1903.  *This image is copyright of its original author 
What a wonderful thread idea, and great pics. I am sure peter has lot of pics to offer here
Thanks @sanjay
Rhino hunt in Nepal.  *This image is copyright of its original author Rhino Hunt, possibly Maharajah Citarakhan of Nepal.  *This image is copyright of its original author Huge Rhino Hunt in Nepal  *This image is copyright of its original author
I think most of the huge specimen of almost every species have been shot down many year ago by these raja, maharaja, etc. Its disappointing after seeing the beheaded Huge Rhino.
Great vintage Apollo.
Big Game hunting Vietnam
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author   *This image is copyright of its original author THE KILL!The tiger is the most dreaded creature of the Indian jungle and a tiger hunt, therefore, assumes not merely the aspect of a sport, but a public benefaction. The principal food of "Stripes," as the great jungle cat of India is called, is cattle, deer, wild hog, and peafowl. Old tigers, whose vigor is on the wane and whose teeth are defective, find man an easier victim than fellow-dwellers in the wild; so it is these wily creatures who wreak the greatest destruction among the natives.Photograph by Bernard Watkins, National Geographic  *This image is copyright of its original author BEATERS GATHERING AROUND A MACHAN AFTER THE DRIVE There were more than 600 men in this particular beat of the Surguja hunt.  *This image is copyright of its original author A TROPHY OF THE HUNT: A TIGER KILLED BY THE MAHARAJA OF GWALIOR Tradition credits the founding of the native state of Gwalior, in northern India, to Suraj Sen, a leper, who, while hunting, came to the hill on which the fort of Gwalior now stands. Receiving a drink of water from a hermit, his leprosy is supposed to have been cured. Eighty-four of Suraj Sen's descendants ruled Gwalior before the line came to an end.  *This image is copyright of its original author MRS. MITCHELL'S FIRST TIGRESS, SHOT NEAR SRINAGAR This animal, after being mortally wounded with the first shot, charged right up to the machan.  *This image is copyright of its original author THE PRIME MINISTER OF SURGUJA WITH SOME OF THE AUTHOR'S TROPHIESHere are the third and fourth tigers of the hunt, two black buck, and four horned deer. The tiger skin which is being displayed has no hole in it, as the bullet pierced the eye.Photograph by Brig. Gen. William Mitchell, National Geographic  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
pckts, nice pics, though i suggest do not post same image twice. I think you did it mistakenly
Credit to Peter, this gives you a idea of how powerful the Tiger is
This tiger was the Killer of Men. He was from Bhutan, but had relatives in India. Berg heard about this giant and had the opportunity to shoot him. He decided against it, because he wanted the tiger to pass on his genes. A remarkable stand in the twenties of the last century. According to Berg (and they don't come much more experienced), the Killer of Men was much more robust than the largest he actually measured and weighed. That one was 9.7 straight (over 10.0 'over curves') and 565 pounds. Could have been this tiger (not sure):  *This image is copyright of its original author The Killer of Men was known in his days. He was often hunted, but learned to turn the tables on those who hunted him. Hence the nickname. Why was he known? His size was remarkable, but his skill regarding wild and captive buffalo even more so. The Killer of Men was an accomplished neck-breaker. Not just any animal, but the largest buffalo's only. Berg saw it many times and was amazed. This is a wild buffalo:  *This image is copyright of its original author And this is an ex-buffalo. Berg saw larger bulls killed with their horns buried in the ground (...) on more than one occasion. Most didn't have a scratch and the ground had no signs of a struggle, meaning it was done in an accomplished way by a specialist:  *This image is copyright of its original author Now for a comparison. This is the Killer of Men again. Well over 565 pounds. My guess is a genuine 600-pound male tiger:  *This image is copyright of its original author
Crocodile measuring 8.6m (28ft). Shot by a hunter in Queensland, Australia in 1957.
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Not a chance that croc is 28'.
Would be the largest croc ever by a huge margin. Any info or link on the measurements would be appreciated. Just so you know, Lolong (the largest verified croc ever caught) was 20'3'' 2000+ lbs
Photos of tiger hunt from Bangalore Palace (South India)
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