elephant-shooting

In 1992 49 elephant-shooting licenses were issued for use within the Reserve: 19 elephant bulls were shot and a further 5 were poached.

Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania 2008

And we have made lists of guns, and medicines, and tinned things, in case we should ever happen to go elephant-shooting in Africa.

Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis Various

And we have made lists of guns, and medicines, and tinned things, in case we should ever happen to go elephant-shooting in Africa.

Appreciations of Richard Harding Davis Davis appreciations: Various 1917

The forest was a perfect place for elephant-shooting.

The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857

In describing so many incidents in elephant-shooting it is difficult to convey a just idea of the true grandeur of the sport: it reads too easy.

The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857

It was formerly the fashion to use zinc balls, and lead with a mixture of tin, etc., in elephant-shooting.

Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857

There is much difference of opinion among Ceylon sportsmen as to the style of gun for elephant-shooting.

Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857

Some persons prefer the latter to rifles for elephant-shooting, but I cannot myself understand why a decidedly imperfect weapon should be used when the rifle offers such superior advantages.

The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857

However, this was not elephant-shooting, and the question was, how to get at them?

Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857

For elephant-shooting, I always rise six drachms of the best powder for the

Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857