They were dimly-lit in the semi-darkness of the camp. The scissor-shaped incisors sheared away huge chunks of meat from buttocks and thighs, the lion chewing with the side of his muzzle until his face and chest were covered with dark gore. Imagine the number of people they had eaten in the ten years they operated unmolested! Peter Hathaway. Some damage to the cover sleeve. In a few curt sentences I gave him the succinct impression that anything found wandering around tonight would be shot as the man-eater, so he'd better keep his boys on the straight and narrow. It is, in fact, man against himself.Over the incalculably hoary ages, lion hunting has been considered one of the most noble sports, and the lion the most respected adversary of the hunter. The cat tried to drag him into the hut with her, but De Beer screamed, let the rifle fall through the window into the hut, and, gripping the edges of the opening with both hands, tried to push away. Highly recced! The Man-eater of Chabunkwa, thirsty from his ninth kill, padded from the thicket to drink at the nearby river.The safari season was over and I was puttering around camp, taking care of the last-minute details of tagging trophies and sorting and packing equipment when I heard from the district commissioner of the area, who had sent a runner with a note wedged in a cleft stick asking me to come on my SSB radio as soon as I got it. Nielssen put Bassi up a tree, as is standard practice, and went in alone after it with his double rifle, a .458 Winchester converted from a .450. Probably, most legally shot lions today are killed by stalking, usually after they have been heard roaring near dawn. Convinced he never really knew his uncle, Alex continues to try to find out why someone would kill him. Death in the Long Grass - , Peter Hathaway Capstick, 9781466803923 Preview and download books by Peter Hathaway Capstick, including Death in the Long Grass, Death in the Dark Continent and many more. In a reflex motion, I spun around and slammed the sides of the barrels against the flank of the lion, who was in midair, close enough to shake hands with. On the anniversary of Watan's death, some people went up to the mountain to lay flowers, complaining that the city government hadn't held any commemorative activities, that there were mounds of dirt and weeds in the park that hadn't been cleaned up . You will likely recall the sensation from your first childhood camping trip. Except for the arm and some claw marks on his chest, he seemed to be unhurt. This study guide consists of approx. , I would personally shoot him. First among them is his inclination to charge from close quarters where only a brain or spine shot will anchor him. I asked him why in hell the three men had been sleeping outside when there was a known man-eater in the vicinity. May be a former library book. I fished out my flask of Scotch and poured a hair-raising shot into the little, scratched plastic cup while Silent recruited men to cut thorn for a, , a spiky barrier or fence to keep out nocturnal unpleasantries. Behind its bleached cloth and netting walls, a slender white man sleeps fitfully, tossing in the humid spring silence as greasy sweat darkens the sheets of his camp bed. There is no form of lion hunting that is not exciting, but this is one of the methods most likely to continue fluttering your stomach twenty years after you first tried it. Despite my own shock, I can still close my eyes and see, as if in Super Vistavision, Silent trying to shove his hand into the lion's mouth to buy time for me to recover the rifle and kill him. (1940-1996), a former Wall Street stockbroker turned professional adventurer, was critically acclaimed as the successor to Hemingway and Ruark in African hunting literature. I have seen more attractive places to hunt lion. Certainly early man confronted him in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, and the tradition of lion hunting as one of the most respected pastimes continued well into the earliest civilizations, which have left us records of early hunts.Many of the first advanced cultures' monarchs must have concentrated a great deal of their time on perforating lions for fun and profit. He shrugged with typical African fatalism. I am not a hunter, nor have I any interest in hunting. Snarling fit to freeze the man's blood, he tore away a section of the grass wall and squeezed his head through, right next to Silent's waist.The little gunbearer scrambled around the floor trying to find his spear without success. Courageis a fleeting fault. Gripping read, good way of storytelling the various bush animals, Especially liked the account fo the cape buffallo. Matthews was still struggling to remove the bucket from his foot when the lioness slammed into him. Others, such as Willy De Beer and Paul Nielssen say that the pain was excruciating.The fact that I have never been seriously injured by an animal, save a bite on a booted foot by a Brazilian jaguar, is owed both to luck of the purest form and an absolute dedication on my part to caution with any game. Not overly comfortable, to be sure, but those two barrels contained better than 10,000 foot-pounds of wallop, which gives a man considerable peace of mind. I was too scared to either climb or shout, but got some false courage by possession of my rifle and my over/under with pockets full of ammunition for both. All indications are that the end is far from near.One of the most consistant danger points of this area is the Luangwa Valley of Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia), a northern tributary of the Zambezi and one of the better hunting grounds of Africa. Discretion being the better part of lion hunting, it was we who cleared off, returning a few hours later for the old boy's skin. Tensely I drew in a very deep breath and started forward, my rifle low on my hip. The Aboriginal use of long grass spaces contravenes NT laws. Joubert, half-retching with horror and disgust, executes her with a shot from his .458 Brno, the 510-grain Winchester soft-point dropping the man-eater lifeless across the body of her victim. Rooting man-eating lions out of thick cover is not my idea of good fun. I asked him what was up. The plot concerns a virus that kills off grass species, including rice and wheat. I looked out and saw the world's biggest lion walking past my cot, growling in that low, gutteral tone they apparently use to scare things. It grabbed the boy by the skull from between the unarmed mother and father and dragged him out of the Land Rover, severely mauling him until, somehow, the father was able to reclaim his son. Death in the Long Grass 9780417034607 | eBay BUY 3, GET 20% OFF See all eligible items and terms Hover to zoom Have one to sell? He bravely held his ground and made the shot nicely, only the bullet broke up in the massive chest muscles of the lion, who proceeded to chew Sir George into small, easily digested chunks before anybody could come to his aid. However, after doing some investigating on his own, Alex discovers his uncle was actually murdered. I had tried hunting lion in this cover before, harrying them through the jungles of waxy, green, , a dense, house-high shrub that grows like a beach umbrella with the handle cut off, in hope of getting my clients a quick shot as the cats crossed the open channels between the heavier clumps. Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush Kindle Edition by Peter Hathaway Capstick (Author), M. Philip Kahl (Photographer) Format: Kindle Edition 964 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $19.94 Read with Our Free App Hardcover $34.89 1 Used from $34.45 6 New from $33.51 And not all the tales had happy endings in an often kill or be killed A book I have read and re-read, Capstick being a master story-teller whether recounting personal incidents, or simply relaying some of the tales that abound of hunting dangerous game in Central Africa. The lion lay under a bush, after doubling back on his track in a short loop, and watched Paul track past. Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2022. Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2023. Captstick settled in Pretoria, South Africa with his wife Fiona until his death at age 56. I dropped the drink, clapped my hands as loud as I could, and screamed a very unprintable phrase, tensed for that long fall to the water if she took it unkindly. As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick's Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters.Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known itleading safaris through lion country; Slightly after 11 P.M. a large lioness leaped through the window of the hut, hurling Jean from her bed to the floor. Many African tribes still cling to the custom of discarding their aged and dying members without burial in the bush, which, when you think about it, is tantamount to teaching lions to feed on man. Actually, I had it salted and presented it to Silent, who believed that sleeping on it would bring back much of the romance of his youth. Almost without exception, until the publication of Patterson's book on the Tsavo lions in 1907, man-eaters were traditionally reported to be poor, broken-down, tooth-worn, crippled "brutes" who ate people for a living only because they had been injured by nasty hunters, porcupine quills, and the like. We are after them. ." After giving up his career, the New Jersey native hunted in Central and South America before going to Africa in 1968, where he held professional hunting licenses in Ethiopia, Zambia, Botswana, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Installing the two clients atop this with me, I had Elias carefully drive toward the continuing growls, the bumper of the car's front flattening the grass ahead of us.As we came closer, perhaps seven or eight yards, we saw some movement at the place from which the growling was coming and instantly fired. Before Joubert can come up with his express rifle, the Zambian foolishly wounds the man-eater with a blast of SG buckshot from his single-barrel-issue Greener shotgun/carbine. One pussycat that wasn't going far. In the 1920s it was fashionable for young British bloods to amuse themselves lion hunting on horseback in such areas as the Athi Plains. The first time a lion returns to a human kill to finish his meal and receives a whiplash of bullet from a bad shot, you can bet the beer money he won't make the same mistake twice. , a wraparound loincloth. The Tribal Council is screaming for action. Our safari crew was scared white, but none of the big cats showed any aggressiveness and eventually melted off into the night. Box about a Wyoming game warden. See details Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Silent entered with my flask, and we were able to get a gagging shot down his throat. Still, I knew that there had been cases of lions killing as frequently as twice the same night and that, anyway, man-eaters have an uncanny way of showing up where least expected. Then he touched something smooth and hard, snatching up a bottle of beloved Coca-Cola, a still unopened gift from the Italians. I'll leave in an hour. Yet, they kept at it until, almost at dark the last day of the safari, they heard a lion roaring a mile away. Whichever, it probably saved his life. A single hyena had crossed the blood spoor and followed the lion, but a threatening rumble from the man-eater kept the other animal shuffling twenty feet away.The big cat rolled the body over and, holding it down with his forepaws, began to feed. In East Africa there are several cases recorded of a lion eating his victim within the sight of paralyzed onlookers.I still get the old flutter-guts when I recall the night in Ngamiland, Botswana, in 1970 when I was sharing a tent with Daryll Dandridge, a fellow professional hunter at the time with Ker, Downey, and Selby Safaris, Ltd. Our campwas pitched hard on the edges of the Okavango Swamp, and, the night being warm, we had not zipped the ends of the tent closed. Coming up, he shouted and yelled at the lion to draw its attention and blew the cat's head into pudding with his own .458. Lately I've been reading through the series by C.J. Silent whistled for me, and I walked over to see the pool of dried blood on the crusted blanket where the man had received his fatal bite. It looks like WhatsApp is not installed on your phone. At my client's shot, six other lions appeared, none showing any particular inclination to move off. As opposed to leopard baiting, where the object is to actually kill the animal over the offering, the use of baits for lion serves mainly to draw a lion to an area and hold him so he can be followed up for a shot. After giving up his career, the New Jersey native hunted in Central and South America before going to Africa in 1968, where he held professional hunting licenses in Ethiopia, Zambia, Botswana, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). But, I've had plenty of friends who are firsthand experts on the subject. That lion still roams free. Shrieking with pain and terror, the woman struggled to escape. For Peter Hankin, one of central Africa's most experienced professional white hunters, the last safari is over.It is light before Hankin's clients, unarmed and cowering in their tents while listening to the wet feeding sounds, can escape and seek help. Bending down, I defined the clear pugmark of a big, male lion. In one lightning movement it flattened the man, driving long fangs deep into his shoulder. I don't really remember when I began being interested in big game hunters and the "big five". In the dawn light, that tree proved to be the residence of all the nomads as well as most of our crew. As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capstick's Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes. There was nothing between me and that lion but a fairly fragile mosquito net, so I felt it incumbent on me to take a dive out the opposite side of the cot. There was a problem loading your book clubs. At very least, it was quite a first night on safari for Johnnie Cox. I grabbedthe rifle and electric torch, pulled the thorn fence away, and dashed barefoot toward the screams. They have not been heard from. Also, one just doesn't turn down official requests from district commissioners, not if one wants to hang on to one's professional hunter's license. I swung around a half-turn and looked smack into the puss of the second lion, who uttered a low sound that you didn't have to speak lionese to understand. The fact that a man-eating feline is the most difficult animal in the world to hunt can be explained by the cat's ability to learn well and quickly. "But you've shot my hand off. He's been living in the long grass for about six months. Capstick writes with absolute authority on an Africa which is rapidly receding into the past. these animals wont take any prisoners. Baits may be deliberately laid out and hung at chest height by wire from a tree or may take the form of previously killed large game such as elephant. Nairobi has an impressive cemetery of lion-killed white men, including Sir George Grey, brother of the then prime minister of Great Britain early in this century. It has been suggested that this may be due to the fact that Bushmen commonly taunt them off their kills for the meat, and their patience with man is therefore somewhat short. This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on Death in the Long Grass by Peter H. Capstick. In the light of the small plant he grabbed a Model 70 Winchester in .375 H&H caliber, and a Parker-Hale .243, both bolt-action rifles, along with a handful of cartridges for each. By visual count we had eleven lions wandering around the trucks and tents at once, possibly a couple more in the murk we could not see. has been so widely quoted in works about lions and man-eaters as to make a furtherretelling merely lily gilding, save to mention that, a bit after Patterson killed the Tsavo pride, a single man-eater of considerable talent took residence further up the line displaying, to quote Colonel Patterson, "an extraordinary taste for the members of the railway staff," culminating in the catching, killing, and eating of the superintendent of police, a Mr. Ryall. The first shot fired by De Beer had caught her in the lungs, the second in the shoulder, and the third, traveling at a muzzle velocity of 3,000 feet per second, pierced the cat's right cheek, completely smashed Colin's hand and knuckles, which were inside the lioness' mouth, and then passed harmlessly through the left cheek. Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon, St. Although I was tired, sleep came fitfully; possibly the ever-nearing roar of those lions helped keep my mind occupied. Yet, the lions paid them no appreciable interest. View flipping ebook version of (PDF BOOK) Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush full published by chanler.romar on 2021-06-11. In a two-day period, three lions had become increasingly bold, even to the point of entering the camp and eating chickens belonging to the native staff. He told her not to go outside, but she insisted. Of course, a pharaonic lion hunt must have made a duke's Scottish grouse drive look like a girl scout outing. Author: Peter Hathaway Capstick Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1466803924 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 320 Download Book. I thought you might be able to help me out. It worked in my case. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. , an area swampy in the rains but dry in winter. I ran into Marie (a friend of Cornon's) on her way to the top of a truck and implored her to find out where the guns were. Capstick also served in that most perilous of tradesElephant and Buffalo Cropping Officer. Unlucky bwanas and unfortunate natives get pounded with monotonous frequency by running inadvertently into females with small cubs, mating lions, feeding lions, and the like. Undoubtedly, both may be correct, depending upon mental condition at the time, location of the bite, and other such factors. Maneating lions, if undisturbed, commonly eat almost every vestige of their victims, even the blood-soaked clothes and shoes as well as the bones. I went back into the hut. Flattened to the ground, he crept across the open space between two huts and froze into tawny stone as he saw the three huddled forms in the shadows against the side of a hut, near the dying embers of a small fire. I stopped by the Italians' hut to advise them of the state of affairs and was able to talk them out of their .460 Weatherby magnum elephant guns, figuring that a pair of tyros opening up blindly at some night noise with those cannons could well have tragic consequences. His preying eyes slipped carefully across the village, but all was still--none of the hairless animals in sight.In a low, hunch-shouldered crouch, he slinked toward the rear of a darkened hut, his huge paws soundless against the packed red clay. At five yards she gathers her hind legs beneath her flattened, lean body, the hind claws gripping the earth for purchase. His wit, metaphors, descriptions all resonate--British. Still, we had our best shot at him yet.We took up the trail at half-past five as the false dawn began to turn the trees into gnarled monsters. A pulsing fountain burst from the wound in a tall throbbing geyser as I thrust it back again, working it with all the strength of my arms. ""As I could see lions within what looked like biting distance, I started blasting away with the .308. Interested in flipbooks about (PDF BOOK) Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush full? They are hunted for the oldest of motives: the challenge of man against a fast, deadly animal on the animal's terms. As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Peter Hathaway Capsticks Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view Africa through the eyes of one of the most renowned professional hunters.Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known itleading . One of the worst is Central Africa, especially near the Great Rift Fault that crosses the continent perpendicularly. I lit a cigarette from the flat thirty-pack of Matinees. He was positive he was firing the rifle, in fact, became furious at me when I told him he had merely worked the bolt of the action. St. Martin's Press, 1978-01-15. Peter Hathaway Capstick's 'Death in the Long Grass' continues to be one of the true classics of written hunting tales. I was almost positive that I was going to have to shoot our way out of there, but, fortunately, they let us back off.Baiting for lion is widely misunderstood. I didn't hit one as far as I know, but the shots scared them out of camp. for catching humans. I sneaked my eyes open but saw nothing in the pale moonlight filtering through the tall acacias. I had bearded that lion in deep grass at night with an empty gun! Academic at best. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2017, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2012, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2019, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2007. scary stuff. 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