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Big Game and Big Game Rifles
John Taylor was the last professional ivory hunter in East Africa. Using his experiences, he defends his choices as to which rifle is best to use on big game.
215 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1948
About the author
John "Pondoro" Taylor
8 books8 followersJohn Howard "Pondoro" Taylor was a big-game hunter and ivory poacher of Irish descent. Born in Dublin as the son of a surgeon he developed an urge to go to Africa and become a professional hunter. Taylor mainly hunted for his own account and had little interest in guiding clients. His parents paid for his passage to Cape Town. In Africa he experimented extensively with different types of rifles and calibers which made him an expert in big game rifles. He is credited with developing the Taylor KO Factor, and authored several books.
Taylor's personal life in later years was one of misfortune. As an alleged homosexual, Taylor was persecuted in Africa in his latter years there and was eventually forced by local authorities to leave Africa. However, it was almost surely Pondoro's unflinching support for, and always standing up for, the black man—not any supposed sexual deviancy—that caused him to be asked to leave Africa. Taking into account his vast experience as a hunter, as well as his expertise with rifles, Taylor should have had no trouble finding a well paying job as a representative of one of the high end gunmakers in London. However, whispers alluding to Taylor's past in Africa followed him to England, and he found little work available. Taylor's last years were spent in poverty
John Taylor died in 1969 in London.
Taylor's personal life in later years was one of misfortune. As an alleged homosexual, Taylor was persecuted in Africa in his latter years there and was eventually forced by local authorities to leave Africa. However, it was almost surely Pondoro's unflinching support for, and always standing up for, the black man—not any supposed sexual deviancy—that caused him to be asked to leave Africa. Taking into account his vast experience as a hunter, as well as his expertise with rifles, Taylor should have had no trouble finding a well paying job as a representative of one of the high end gunmakers in London. However, whispers alluding to Taylor's past in Africa followed him to England, and he found little work available. Taylor's last years were spent in poverty
John Taylor died in 1969 in London.
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