""Roger, Cyril. The movie "Ghost and the Darkness" is one of my very favorite of all. His book on the episode is a classic of hunting literature and, due to its immense popularity, is still often available in used bookstores. His jaws opened and the long, white canines drove into the unsuspecting victim's temples, piercing the thin bone past the eye sockets, and sank into the brain like driven spikes. "Sorry to bugger your holiday," he told me, "but something's come up . A gibbering man was inside, his bloodshot eyes wide as poached eggs with terror.I flashed the light around the interior of the, . Quantity: 1 Add to Basket Hardcover. He had 222 stitches in his head alone and immense skin and bone grafting work on both head and hands. Capstick was a born raconteur whose colorful descriptions and eye for exciting, authentic detail bring us face to face with some of the most ferocious killers in the worldunderrated killers like the surprisingly brave and cunning hyena, silent killers such as the lightning-fast black mamba snake, collective killers like the wild dog. I don't really remember when I began being interested in big game hunters and the "big five". To add the following enhancements to your purchase, choose a different seller. A very attention-getting grunt sounded from the grass about twenty feet away, and a most determined-looking lioness stepped onto the path and flattened herself. these animals wont take any prisoners. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Death in the Long Grass are 9781466803923, 1466803924 and the print ISBNs are 9780312186135, 0312186134. ""As night closed in, we retired to our cots and mosquito netting. We are after them. A post-mortem on thebody of Peter Hankin determines that, mercifully, he died instantly of a broken neck from the lioness' first bite. May contain highlighting and or writing. If they were made the night before, the standard procedure is to say your prayers, load your heavy rifle, and follow the tracks to the point where the lion has "lain up" for the hot daylight hours, usually sleeping in the thickest tangle of crud it can find until it cools off and darkness falls.The impossibly slow and hopefully soundless creeping through the blast-furnace heat of midday, with visibility often less than ten yards, is enough to rattle the nerves of a snake charmer. He never made a sound as I tended him, nor did I speak. Human nature being what it is, Homo sapiens are somehow loathe to entertain the thought that any mere animal would possibly want to eat them for food. **Simply Brit** Shipped with Premium postal service within 24 hours from the UK with impressive delivery time. Check more flip ebooks related to (PDF BOOK) Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's . Directing Colin Matthews to rip his T-shirt into strips, he had the young man bind the wound to keep the blood out ofhis eyes. Everything was in the lion's favor in this growth, and I hadn't kidded myself that the man-eater had left it. Download Season Of The Long Grass full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. The soft snapping of Silent's fingers attracted my attention back outside the hut. The man, named Teapot, heard the struggle and the first scream and bounded off his mat to the door. A deep, warning snarl cut the thin light of the naked bulb outside the hut and De Beer cursed. At very least, it was quite a first night on safari for Johnnie Cox. I eventually declined the presidency of the republic and got to thinking about the consequences of having bashed this chap. What does kick into the long grass expression mean? Colin could have easily shot the man-eater, but he did not. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. The killing of a lion seems to excite Africans more than any other species, and this was no exception. I whistled up Silent and told him to get cracking with the normal, for a three-day trip. Nobody had any interest whatever in coming down until we found out what 'gave' with those lions. It had to be the only recorded instance of a man driving off a marauding lion with a Coke bottle!Not much fancying the probable results of following a hungry man-eater into the dark, I gave Silent my Beretta over/under 12-bore shotgun and a handful of buckshot shells, sending him and Invisible over to the large hut where the rest of my staff slept. Silent finished the story sucking at the gashes on the heel of his hand that the cap of the bottle had cut. Willy De Beer was not most men. As he fought with the little Parker-Hale to make it fire, the incredible, unbelievable,unthinkable happened: Colin Matthews put his foot into a galvanized bucket hidden in the shadows, lost his balance, and fell, dropping the precious rifle.The lioness looked up, her bloody mouth twisted into a snarl. One day, with a client from Philadelphia, we shot a very fine male lion at about ten yards after tracking him off the carcass of a wildebeest for three hours. ${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}. I read four or five books at a time and this is one of the best books I've ever read. As if in a dream, he shoved his right arm as far as it would go into the enraged animal's mouth, the wood-rasp tongue tight in his fist. Locking the safety catches, he handed the .243 to Colin Matthews as he came up. ""Yes, Dad, I'm all right," answered a pain-tight voice. 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. Well, I reasoned, I'm stuck. 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. The slug fortunately caught him below the ribs and bulled through his lower guts at a shallow but damaging angle, the muzzle blast scorching his shoulder.I was flattened, rolling in the dirt, the rifle spinning away. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. A lion can cover forty-five feet quicker than you can pronounce it. The wild thought raced through my skull that if the lion came now, the rifle would be too slippery to hold, since my palms were sweating so heavily. The man fell backward onto the ground, and the lioness immediately launched herself through the window after him, landing on his prostrate body.Although barely conscious, Willy De Beer had the presence of mind to try to cover his mutilated head with his hands, a feat he accomplished just as the man-eater grabbed his head in her jaws and started to drag him away. As the professional, Paul was obliged to earn his $25 per day salary by following the lion and killing it. This reflex seems better developed in humans than in most big game, who have few if any natural enemies. Imagine the number of people they had eaten in the ten years they operated unmolested! One of the worst is Central Africa, especially near the Great Rift Fault that crosses the continent perpendicularly. I had just poured a sun-downer and, armed with nothing more formidable than a fly switch, walked through the half-light down the path along the river separating the camps. We both knew that man-eating lions didn't usually get sorted out in a day or so. He was later trapped and, after being displayed, shot.Although there is virtually no area in Africa that has not recorded a degree of man-eating activity, some localities are historically much more dangerous than others. For good measure, we both shot it again until I was sure it was dead. that the lion coughed before beginning his charge. If I had to pick a common trait of all dangerous game, besides the fact that they can kill you, it would have to be that they are all so unbelievably fast. A Spanish client, Armando Bassi of Barcelona, a fine hunter, had wounded a good-maned lion, but it had escapedinto the thick, before Paul could get in a finishing shot. I think, considering the number of lions killed, that the pharaohs' personal bodyguards must have formed quite a rank, or surely, inevitably, a wounded lion would have caught up with somebody's royal hindside.Tiglathpileser I, a Middle Eastern monarch in a later time slot, is recorded to have made Amenhotep III look like a beginner by smiting "120 brave-hearted lions in heroic battles on foot [I'll bet!] The safety snicked off the .375 as the Rhodesian paused. Please try again. Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known itleading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled . Beautiful stories and vivid descriptions. We might be able to stalk him while he was actually eating his kill or intercept him on his way to water before he went to lie up for the hot hours. 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. After all, he had already proven ten times that he had no natural fear of man--the fear that can give the hunter an edge.I thought about Paul Nielssen's mauling in the past year within this same strip of bush, about five miles upriver. I didn't, of course. Three more unearthly screams followed. It is nearly three o'clock in the sweltering morning of September 2, 1974. Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with VitalSource. The cat gave a horrible roar and released Silent as I wrenched the spear free, the long point bright with blood. Dilated wide to gather the pale light, two hard, amber eyes flicker across the broken ground and lock on the indistinct form of the man sleeping behind the netting. Africa has no patience with careless hunters. Very bad form, indeed. I almost blew my first lion charge by not compensating for this, but luckily the slug passed through the scalp and broke the spine above the paunch. Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023. . He comes across as a rather bad boy of the English gentry. We were back at the Senga village in late afternoon, the brave little hunter grinning from the painkiller I had given him from my flask.I snapped a couple of pictures of the lion with the self-timer and began to skin him. I should have known better since Martin, my head waiter, had reported seeing a lioness with three cubs that very afternoon close to camp. Silent entered with my flask, and we were able to get a gagging shot down his throat. The safety was off the .470 and the night sight, an oversized bead of wart hog ivory, which doesn't yellow like elephant ivory, was flipped up for fast sighting in the deep shade. During the course of a safari, one or more lion kills of natural game are usually discovered. Impasse. One pussycat that wasn't going far. Death in the long grass: Myanmar's snake bite menace Snake charmer Sein Tin cannot remember how many times he's been bitten by snakes, but he believes the writhing tattoos that coil around his arms and body, several depicting Myanmar's mythical "naga" sea serpent, have saved him from mortal wounds. Like New/Fine. As thrilling as any novel, as taut and exciting as any adventure story, Death in the Long Grass takes us deep into the heart of darkness to view the Africa that few people have ever seen. I took away one lesson for sure: the next time a district commissioner asks me for a favor, I'm going to have a severe attack of radio trouble. Sometimes, however, the victim is grasped by the body and dragged off to be eaten alive. Based on Capstick's own experiences and the personal accounts of his colleagues, Death in the Long Grass portrays the great killers of the African bush-- not only the lion, leopard, and elephant, but the primitive rhino and the crocodile waiting for its unsuspecting prey, the titanic hippo and the Cape buffalo charging like an express train out You will likely recall the sensation from your first childhood camping trip. 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Were they a man-eating pride? No blood. Reprinted by permission. Few of us can now have the privilege of hunting wild elephants or buffalo but we can at least re-live the hunts of the past through Capstick's work. I asked him why in hell the three men had been sleeping outside when there was a known man-eater in the vicinity. In the 1920s it was fashionable for young British bloods to amuse themselves lion hunting on horseback in such areas as the Athi Plains. It seemed obvious that these lions were regrouping for another raid on the camp. Similarly, if it's not getting enough water, the grass will die. Under Darwin City Council Bylaws Regulation 103, it is an offence to camp or sleep in public places . This is not a book for the squeamish but it remains essential reading for anyone planning to visit Africa with a camera or a rifle. He managed to shout that a lion had him, and his wife bravely snatched up a flaming stick from the campfire and beat the lion in the face with it. 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 thought you might be able to help me out. At such a short range it is impossible to overestimate the degree of danger a hunter is subjected to. As the thousand grains of lead tore through the roof (happily without setting fire to it withmuzzle blast), there was a tremendous roar that blended with the twin crash of the shots. An inch or so higher or lower would have broken either her upper or lower jaw and prevented her from snapping off Colin's kneecap a few seconds later. At ten feet he put his .458 bullet into the center of a growing, dark shape that seemed to float up at him and was fortunate to remove the top of the lion's skull.As they built a fire to skin the cat, two men had to stand guard against the other several lions and lionesses who came practically up to the fire. If I had let it eat maybe a leg or two before shooting it, all would have been well. Read less. 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. ""There was a large tree in our camp area. Holding the blade low with both hands, I thrust it with every ounce of my strength into his neck, feeling the keen blade slice through meat and gristle with surprising ease. 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. He taped out at a bit over nine feet, one inch, a very fine trophy. Death In The Long Grass Author: Peter Hathaway Capstick ISBN: 9780312186135 Format: PDF, Mobi Release: 1977 Language: en View An account of the adventures of a big-game hunter offers glimpses of man-eating leopards, fear-maddened elephants, charging buffalo, cunning hyenas, and other great killers of the African bush country The Death Of Grass Two feet from the end of my bed, where my head lay, was a very fresh set of immense lion pug marks. 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. I sent Amos back for the Rover and my driver, Elias, who pulled up on the road shortly.Although this particular car was open, a raised plank on a pipe framework over the pickup bed had been built for photography and better visibility in heavy cover. Catch-22, Afro style. I didn't hit one as far as I know, but the shots scared them out of camp. Snatching up a new flaming brand, she opened the door and ran for the village, right past the lion, who let her go. However, after doing some investigating on his own, Alex discovers his uncle was actually murdered. 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. Status symbols are as important in the African, as they are on Park Avenue. Then, somehow, with prehistoric certainty I. he was there, very close. A dark green stretch of towering, loomed ahead in the moonlight, and the killer made for it, dragging the man deep into one of the tunnels of the tangled boughs. Shocked awake, Len Harvey realized what was happening and, with the incredible bravery of the desperate, threw himself on the lioness barehanded, punching and scratching to make the big cat drop his wife. The hackles were crawling around on my neck like a nest of maggots, and my palms were slippery cold on the Circassian walnut stock of the rifle. ! Surprised at her audacity, the cat dropped the man, and the woman was able to pull him into the hut, closing and jamming the door shut. Hardcover. Over. Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush by 1 watched in the last 24 hours 41 product ratings Condition: Good Price: US $8.32 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Returns accepted Ships from United States All net proceeds go to charity US $3.99 Economy Shipping. However, unless you've promised your carcass toHarvard, the difference between being nabbed by a certifiable man-eater or having your face bitten off by an irate lady lion are, at best, academic. 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. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges. He was still giving the same, meaningless shout as I shook off my numbness and scrambled to my feet, ripping away branches like a mad man searching for the gun. "Le Xin Watan Memorial Park" located on Roman Highway, Fuxing District, Taoyuan City, was built in 2017. I slowed further and he explained in Fanagalo that he had seen the flicker of an ear beneath a small thorn shrub in the grass but wasn't certain if it belonged to a lion or a hyena. There had been lion noises throughout the night, but since we were used to them, neither of us had any trouble sleeping. Undoubtedly, both may be correct, depending upon mental condition at the time, location of the bite, and other such factors. Excerpted by permission. If they have less apprehension about the scent of man through familiarity, I feel they are more likely to attack. ""What to do now? Four wrist-thick sticks of the biltong washed down with a cool Castle Pilsner from the condensation bag on the Land Rover's bonnet completed my dinner. The door was shut.De Beer looked the hut over carefully. A parallel may be found in the case of the new mother who awakes instantly at her infant's faintest cry. The tracks showed definitely that we were on the trail of the right lion.The spoor led through thinning, winter-dry bush studded with thorn, scrub, , and towering ant hills for a couple of miles, then turned off to the dense riverine vegetation that bordered the shallow Munyamadzi for about 500 yards of depth along each bank. There was no proof, but circumstantial evidence pointed to the fact that the big, healthy, glossy-coated cat (who is now a full-mount in Milano) had decided that things were getting a bit hot where he was operating and moved south, just happening to pick the wrong hut for his first foray in a new zone. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price. That said, you do not need to be a hunter to appreciate this book. Rather than risk spooking whatever it might be, I continued another half-mile down the road before stopping. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Death in the Long Grass : A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush by Peter Hathaway Capstick (1978, Hardcover, Revised edition) at the best online prices at eBay! Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. First Edition. Pinching a bottle of cold beer from the condensation bag, I went back to my hut and lashed the door shut with a long piece of buffalo hide thong.Anybody who is not at least slightly terrified by theprospect of a man-eating lion dropping by for a late snack is, in my opinion, suffering from soft spots in the head. Over the years, my clients have probably killed 25 percent of their lions off dead elephant carcasses or nearby, where the lion has gone to sleep off his meal.Although many harassed lions will charge unwounded, the vast majority of human maulings and deaths under hunting circumstances are, logically, from wounded lions. Free shipping for many products! My mind raced like a flywheel: What'll it be, boy, lion or crocs? 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. His wit, metaphors, descriptions all resonate--British. 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. 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. It is chancy hunting, since the lion is on the move at this time of day, and, in thick bush, you are unlikely to see him until he is quite close.Another extremely interesting form of lion hunting is practiced mostly in arid countries such as the. She rolled under the bed and, hysterical with agony and fear, emerged fromthe far side of the hut near the door. Read more. I went back into the hut. Anatomically unequiped, as was he, to perform the function through the door, she had stepped out into the night, and the lion had immediately nailed her. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2022. In this case the price of the binge wasn't a headache, but death.The headman pointed to the north when I asked him in Fanagalo where the lion had carried his kill. I knew him as one of the most experienced and talented professional hunters in all Africa, an immensely respected gentleman and a good friend. I already have a copy of this and I bought this one as my "lending" copy. Look at it this way: why fool around with Cape buffalo and zebra when man is such a pushover?There are many natural catastrophes, such as plagues and epidemics that litter the bush with corpses, that may lead to lions' learning to eat man. Silent, my gunbearer, heard my call and stepped out of the hut with his brother, Invisible. "But you've shot my hand off. The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. My heart hit the top of my skull as she growled and dashed almost past me to disappear into the grass. We are sorry. 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. We looked at them and they looked at us. I released a very large breath that I had been holding for the past hour and wandered over to the dining hut for a similarly proportioned Scotch before the shakes arrived.The whole camp poured out and came over to view the punctured pussy. To see our price, add these items to your cart. Whatever may be left falls to the African Sanitary Department and, after even a few days, it's difficult to examine a piece of skullcap the size of a demitasse saucer and state unequivocally that the cause of death was a lion. 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