Nobody had any interest whatever in coming down until we found out what 'gave' with those lions. Very bad form, indeed. "The fact that those lions were not driven off or particularly intimated by repeated rifle fire is fair evidence, Ibelieve, that they were reasonably desperate. For some reason the lion then turned on Paul's legs and began chewing, as I recall, on his left thigh. Since the previous year had been a record one for heavy rainfall, much of the grass was twelve to fourteen feet tall and offered the visibility of minestrone soup. Well, I reckoned, double or nothing. At the time I was given this report by the father, who stayed several days with us in Rhodesia this past season, the complete extent of the boy's injuries was yet unknown, although some brain damage was suspected. , I would personally shoot him. Interested in flipbooks about (PDF BOOK) Death in the Long Grass: A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush full? At such a short range it is impossible to overestimate the degree of danger a hunter is subjected to. ${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}. I've done it nine times and I certainly hope it never comes to ten.There are several factors that make a wounded lion soincredibly dangerous. Five times he worked the bolt of his .338 custom Mauser, but the lion did not fall. I think I fell asleep on the couch about 1am. Download Season Of The Long Grass full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. I would later report that the hide had spoiled and was not taken, so I wouldn't have to turn in more than the ears to the Game Department, which claims all unlicensed trophies. In four hot, still hours dawn will hemorrhage like a fresh wound in the sky over the eastern Muchingas, the great, towering walls that confine the upper reaches of the Luangwa River in Zambia's Eastern Province. Shooting a lion in the tail in high grass with a rifle in the dark of night is difficult. By the time dawn lightened the sky there was little left, but still plenty to interest the hyena. 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. 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. 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. Yet, they kept at it until, almost at dark the last day of the safari, they heard a lion roaring a mile away. Captstick settled in Pretoria, South Africa with his wife Fiona until his death at age 56. Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2023. portrays the great killers of the African bushnot 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 of control. He told her not to go outside, but she insisted. Africa is astoundingly efficient in the disposal of protein.The non-African attitude toward man-eating lions is typical of the whistling-in-the-graveyard humor of cartoons showing missionaries in the cannibal pot. 281 likes, 18 comments - Devon Hewett (@hewettvision) on Instagram: "PASTURES _____ Her smile was the sunshine that nourished my garden. The next instant a lion crashed into the door, closed and jammed with a stick through the frame. Seeing and hearing nothing, he called Harvey's name softly. Snatching up a new flaming brand, she opened the door and ran for the village, right past the lion, who let her go. 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. Silent hammered the lion one in the nose twice again until, probably confused by my torch and shouting, it ran off into the darkness. They have not been heard from. 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. Hell, I'm in my prime, and I don't have much of a mane! 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 Copyright 1978 by Peter H. Capstick. I stopped and fingered it. 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. Wide open fields of grain hold our quarry and it's here that part 2 of our story. Botswana lions are generally among the largest in Africa. In the excitement he was, he was actually shooting at the lion, and to this day I suspect he wonders if I pulled some sort of practical joke.Another hunter friend of mine reports that, upon seeing his first lion at close range, his client threw away his rifle and ran like a lunatic straight after the big cat. Over. It worked, since she backed up, but not without some violent muttering. Corners and cover may show wear. It's the same reason that FloridaChambers of Commerce don't go out of their way to spread the word of shark attacks along their beaches. The big cat runs off into the bush where Joubert takes up the blood spoor.Over the next hour the lioness inscribes a large circle through the heavy riverine cover and incredibly, despite her wounds and the men following her, returns to the man she has killed and resumes feeding. 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). I aimed carefully and paid the insurance on the first one.Although nothing to write home about in the mane department, these two were extremely large and heavy lions, probably about 500 pounds, and in their prime. Death in the Long Grass - , Peter Hathaway Capstick, 9781466803923 I lit a cigarette from the flat thirty-pack of Matinees. As the professional, Paul was obliged to earn his $25 per day salary by following the lion and killing it. Great writing style. Her beauty, h." 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. When you pick up a rifle and take the first step on a lion hunt, you know that you are taking a fair chance of being maimed or killed. ""What remained of the night, I spent firing at lion noises in the grass with the .308. There are things I would less rather do than follow up a wounded lion into thick bush, but none come to mind immediately. Wide open. Africa has no patience with careless hunters. Through all the firing, he had stayed not ten feet from the wounded one and, if the American had not spotted his creeping up on me, I would likely have been given the New Look. In this kind of business you learn to remember close calls only for what they taught you, not for how they might have turned out. My nerves were further jangled when the second client screamed, "Watch it! Many times the animal tried to break in, and finally the woman's nerve broke. But he'll settle for a cold beer as long as he has his smokes. Over. 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. One paw ripped through the grass like shredded newspaper, the lion tearing chunks from the hard, wood frame with his teeth. Kalahari shield of northwestern Botswana, formerly the Bechuanaland Protectorate of South Africa. It's been written by someone who knows more than most about the subject having spent decades there. Academic at best. "Keep on it, Old Boy," he told me.I did not think the man-eater would kill again tonight because of the size of his meal the night before. The beam showed nothing as I pounded through the village until I came to a hut at the far side with the door hanging from a single leather hinge. Quivering with adrenalin we listened to it growling ferociously thirty yards in the cover.I led the men back a few yards to have a cigarette and hoped the bloody thing would die before I had to go in and drag it out. Wounded lions' scores for homicide are probably about as high as genuine man-eaters, but obviously the moral considerations are quite different. Roger. Interesting choice. 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. 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 . It looks like WhatsApp is not installed on your phone. Highly recced! Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2022. Please try again. I was wishing I had listened to mother and become an accountant or a haberdasher as I slipped into a duck-walk and inched ahead. Even as I pick up my copy I can feel my heart start to pound, feel the dust of Africa under my feet, smell the whiff of cordite and hot metal, taste the tang of blood. 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. There was no way I could possibly make it the seventy-five yards back to the rifle. I asked him what was up. 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. Ships direct from Amazon! Learn more Seller information better_world_books_uk (399231) 99.2% positive Feedback Save seller 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. I can only hope he was her first victim. 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. He triggered the first shot, then, as fast as his smashed hands could work the bolt action, fired twice more. A "big" bite in the thoracic region by a lion is almost sure death, but victims caught by a shoulder or leg can live a long time in the most unspeakable horror and agony. Lately I've been reading through the series by C.J. Even if fiction is worth a read. "Before De Beer could answer, Matthews gave another scream, which mixed with a grunt from the dying lioness. Lions are not at all above scavenging and take to moderately decomposed carrion quite nicely, thanks very much. 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. It was still breathing. Meantime, the whole camp and the nomads were frantically seeking higher ground. As we drove along, I felt an urgent tap on the shoulder from Amos, riding in the back of the old Land Rover. This is one of the first world tar has made more want to travel to Africa myself! you have a budding, new man-eater. She stifles an involuntary growl, her black upper lip curled back to show thick, long fangs. Hook-and-bullet adventures had by tough guys such as Teddy Roosevelt and Papa Hemingway may be out of favor in these times of eco-awareness, but Peter Hathaway Capstick's account of big-game hunting in Africa remains a classic. The damp, soft soil muffled our stealthy walking on the outsides of our feet, the quietest way to stalk, as we slid through the mottled murk with pounding hearts, ringing ears, and stomachs full of bats.My mind went over the lion charges I had met before: the quick jerking of the tail tuft, the paralyzing roar, and the low, incredibly fast rush, bringing the white teeth in the center of bristling mane closer in a blur of speed. 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 safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. Readers can lean back in a chair, sip a tall, iced drink, and revel in the kinds of hunting stories Hemingway and Ruark used to hear in hotel bars from Nairobi to Johannesburg, as veteran hunters would tell of what they heard beyond the campfire and saw through the sights of an express rifle. Then, against the eighteen-inch open strip that ran under the flat roof for ventilation, a dark lump was silhouetted against the slightly lighter sky. 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. Laws that deny Indigenous custom. I don't really remember when I began being interested in big game hunters and the "big five". In addition to writing about hunting, he was also featured in an award-winning safari video and audio tapes. 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. This study guide consists of approx. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Death in the Long Grass are 9781466803923, 1466803924 and the print ISBNs are 9780312186135, 0312186134. The man gave a single, convulsive tremor and lay still. 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. 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. She came through, and soon I was assembling my .308 rifle and shotgun. Lions were everywhere. One pussycat that wasn't going far. Subjects Big game hunting, Hunting, africa. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer.Based on Capsticks own experiences and the personal accounts of his colleagues, Death in the Long Grass portrays the great killers of the African bushnot 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 of control. Atdusk one evening a woman was mixing a meal of. The old man, in shock, appeared to be smiling.I measured the lion. See details ""Stand by, please," I answered. Hard to put the book down. Simply superb. Suddenly, the upper hinge had broken, and the woman lost her hold. However, if you spend the best part of eleven years, as I did, living with big, live, genuine lions all around, you might discover that your balding head never hits your pillow without that little niggling of doubt. Peter Hathaway Capstick (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 didn't hit one as far as I know, but the shots scared them out of camp. That lion was one trophy that Silent had earned.The doctor examined Silent's wounds, bound them, and gave him a buttful of penicillin against likely infection from the layers of putrefied meat found under the lion'sclaws and on his teeth, then released him in my care. Sir Georgemade the last mistake of his life by trying to stop a determined charge from a big lion with a little .280 Ross rifle, firing a 140-grain bullet. In a flash of dark motion she is in the air, claws extended like naked linoleum knives, the light mosquito netting shredding before her charge. for catching humans. I went back and once more put the gunbearer across my shoulders and headed for the village.Silent's injuries far from dampened the celebration of the Sengas, a party of whom went back to collect our shirts and inspect the lion. David Livingstone was severely mauled in his early days by a lion he had wounded in Bechuanaland, the cat grabbing him by the shoulder and shaking him until he felt no pain at all. I could almost feel his eyes on me, watching forthe opportunity that would bring him flashing onto me.I lifted my foot to slide it slowly forward and heard a tiny noise just off my right elbow. Even though most African lions are afraid of man on general principles, Africa is a mind-bogglingly big place, and it's going to be some time before you can bet the beer money that the next lion you bump into won't be the wrong one.Copyright 1977 by Peter Hathaway Capstick. "What are the details? The movie "Ghost and the Darkness" is one of my very favorite of all. I couldn't say for sure, but in my experience a Botswana lion is as likely to charge on sight at close quarters as not.Because of the loose, sandy texture of the soil, tracking is quite easy in this area. Her stomach contained a small snake, a wad of chicken feathers, and most of Len Harvey's face. classic big game animal. 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! Lord, give us more clients like Armando Bassi! Good God, we hadn't unpacked them! In the two years of hard hunting he needed to wipe out the pride, the lions added an additional 249 human kills to their record. Read less. Please try again. I used to watch nature shows and cringe when the lion caught the little antelope. That said, you do not need to be a hunter to appreciate this book. Armando Bassi, hearing the mauling, jumped out of his tree and ran blindly after Paul. But the rifle, as bush-scarred as the face of its owner, is not leaning in its usual place beside the bed. Now I observe predatory animals doing what nature intended for them to do. Finally an idea formed that would give me an edge. These incredibly brazen killers finally had their hash settled by a pith-helmeted paladin working for the railway, a Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Patterson, DSO, but only after a period of several months of frustrating hunting, during which time the colonel very nearly got the chop himself on several occasions. 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. Minimal signs of wear. This is easily the best of Capstick's books and the one that I can't resist going back to. He was buried the next day. In Fanagalo, our common language, I asked them what had been going on.Silent had been asleep near the door on his rush mat,his brother at the rear of the hut. On De Beer's legs and Matthew's eyes, they staggered back to the house where Mrs. De Beer drove the thirty miles to Main Camp, Wankie, for the Rhodesian army helicopter that evacuated the victims at five the next morning.Rescuers found Len Harvey's body where it lay in the hut, partially eaten by the lioness. Locking the safety catches, he handed the .243 to Colin Matthews as he came up. My only complaint is that it's not 4 times longer. In one lightning movement it flattened the man, driving long fangs deep into his shoulder. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. I sent one of the tribesmen to fetch the headman, who came over to my fire. We both knew that man-eating lions didn't usually get sorted out in a day or so. 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. After reading Death in the Long Grass I ordered and read 4 of his other books. 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. . ""Yes, Dad, I'm all right," answered a pain-tight voice. 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