Forests of the Night (PocketBook)

Written with the easy style of the journalist and revealing the keen eye and ear of the hunter. Forests of the Night is a unique book about an extraordinary big-game hunt. Jack Denton Scott, syndicated columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, his wife, an enthusiastic sportswomen and a dead shot, were privileged guests on the first shikar (big game hunt) to which the Indian Government had invited outsiders. The hunt took place in India's central province, Madhya Pradesh, said to offer the best hunting in teh world, and the Scott made a thrilling expedition, exploring the forests and plains of that colorful country on a hunt which was to text their skill and courage many times.

Here is the full story of the Scott adventures; the many varieties of game they hunted and the equipment they used. In one memorable sequence  Mrs. Scott saved her husband's life with a single shot that killed a charging wild boar.