The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag |
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... rifle would not be quite accurate , so while he took a pair of powerful field glasses from their case , I loaded my .275 rifle . Our plan was that while Ibbotson concentrated on the portion of the hill along which we expected the ...
... rifle would not be quite accurate , so while he took a pair of powerful field glasses from their case , I loaded my .275 rifle . Our plan was that while Ibbotson concentrated on the portion of the hill along which we expected the ...
Page 118
... rifle and , a little later , Ibbotson returned his field glasses to their case . One chance of killing the leopard had gone , but there were still three chances to go , so we were not unduly depressed . Shortly after it got dark , it ...
... rifle and , a little later , Ibbotson returned his field glasses to their case . One chance of killing the leopard had gone , but there were still three chances to go , so we were not unduly depressed . Shortly after it got dark , it ...
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... rifle with the minimum of movement and in the minimum of time . The distance between the goat and my machan was about twenty feet , but the night was so dark under the dense foliage of the tree that my straining eyes could not pene ...
... rifle with the minimum of movement and in the minimum of time . The distance between the goat and my machan was about twenty feet , but the night was so dark under the dense foliage of the tree that my straining eyes could not pene ...
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Alaknanda Alaknanda River animal Badrinath barking BARSIL bazaar Bhainswara bridge carnivora carried climb crossed cyanide dark distance dogs door eaten eater evil spirit feet fifty yards fish followed foot footpath four Garhwal gin trap glade goat Golabrai grass ground GWAR head hill hind human kills hundred yards Ibbotson inspection bungalow kakar Kedarnath killing the leopard lantern later left bank Leopard of Rudraprayag light lying machan mahseer Man-Eating Leopard Mandakini River mango tree meal minutes morning Naini Naini Tal path Patwari Pauri petromax pilgrim road pilgrim shelter platform poison previous night pug marks Pundit ravine returned rifle river rock sadhu Sahib scrub jungle seen shoot shot side sight sitting sleep square miles steep steps suspension bridge telescopic sight thorn bushes tiger told took track veranda village walk watched woman wound