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Were the rouge elephants taken during a festival perhaps?

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In the era to which this rifle belongs elephants were plenty in India, and these elephant herds often raided crops in villages bordering the Jungles. The Rogue elephant is a term for a single male who becomes unusually aggressive and attacks human beings without provocation. Many villagers were killed by such animals. The hunting of a Rogue elephant involved the same risk and excitement as that of a man eating tiger. What we see today is domesticated elephants running amok during festivals something totally different.
A hunting classic on this subject is "Nine Man eaters and one Rouge" By Kenneth Anderson
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I shoot from the left shoulder too and it does not bother me one bit. I meant that just as a point for those who have commented upon the trigger bolt relationship in hunting dangerous game. Remember there were no left hand bolt actions then.
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