"The Madhya Pradesh government is finalising a licence scheme for hunting animals which damage crops such as cheetals, blackbucks and wild boars.

Along the lines of trophy hunting that some African countries follow, the state wants to sell permits to hunt down "excess" wild animals that raid crops for food.

The plan goes like this: the government will annually auction off hunting permits which a private agency can purchase or bid for. It can then sell these to allow tourists, wannabe hunters and other enthusiasts to go in for a kill of the selected animals. "

It sounds like a great possibility for hunting might be returning to India or at least Madhya Pradesh Province.

What game do they mean by "cheetahs", actual cheetahs or ?

Hopefully if this scheme gets up and running, local Indian outfitters are established, the proposed PH scheme gets underway, then other game might eventually follow. Those beautiful chital stags and the huge Indian sambar stags and the striking Blackbuck. Hopefully other species as well.

Maybe even PAC Tiger hunts might be put up for sporting hunters.

Lets see however.