Off-Topic: Safari/Hunting in Africa

[ThaVirus]

Also, I should clarify: hunting for sport with a gun is gay. Head out to the savannah in a loin cloth and a spear or knife that you fashioned yourself and kill something; then you'll be pretty damned awesome.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Also, I should clarify: hunting for sport with a gun is gay. Head out to the savannah in a loin cloth and a spear or knife that you fashioned yourself and kill something; then you'll be pretty damned awesome.

OK, first off: a Sorter, hunting in the savannah without a gun. Sorters don't like not being able to defend themselves from ****ing cats with large claws with no firearm. If you placed a firearm in a Sorter's hands or some sort of cat-killing weapon, that makes sense. But you find yourself in Africa, 100 degree heat, I'm assuming in South Africa, coming up against a full grown 210 pound leopard with his 20 or 30 sneaky leopard friends, you lose that battle, you lose that battle 9 times out of 10. And guess what, now I've wandered into the school of leopards and they now have a taste of Sorter. They've talked to themselves. They've communicated and said 'You know what, Sorter tastes good, let's go get some more Sorter'. They've developed a system to establish a beach-head and aggressively hunt Sorter and his family back in the states and they will corner my pride, my children, my offspring.

[LiveSteam]

Originally Posted by Sorter

OK, first off: a Sorter, hunting in the savannah without a gun. Sorters don't like not being able to defend themselves from ****ing cats with large claws with no firearm. If you placed a firearm in a Sorter's hands or some sort of cat-killing weapon, that makes sense. But you find yourself in Africa, 100 degree heat, I'm assuming in South Africa, coming up against a full grown 210 pound leopard with his 20 or 30 sneaky leopard friends, you lose that battle, you lose that battle 9 times out of 10. And guess what, now I've wandered into the school of leopards and they now have a taste of Sorter. They've talked to themselves. They've communicated and said 'You know what, Sorter tastes good, let's go get some more Sorter'. They've developed a system to establish a beach-head and aggressively hunt Sorter and his family back in the states and they will corner my pride, my children, my offspring.

Their is a great story about the African Cross Continental railroad & man eating lions that would drag members of the track gang out of their tents at night & devour them just yards away from camp.


Lt. Col. John Patterson beside one of the man-eating lions he shot in 1898. Photo courtesy The Field Museum
http://suite101.com/article/the-tsav...n-1898-a395422

[RealSNR]

Be sure to check out the hippo poop helicopters.

[DonTellMeShowMe]

Man is natures most dangerous game. Don't forget it

[TimeForWasp]

Remember, these animals are getting wise and know when the season opens.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Touchdown Kansas City !!!

Remember, these animals are getting wise and know when the season opens.

Never mind. **** that.

[Chiefnj2]

Leopard hunting is done over bait. You'll sit 100 yards downwind in a blind at dusk waiting for some hungry cat to come eat some zebra ass. Not too much of a challenge for 10k+

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Leopard hunting is done over bait. You'll sit 100 yards downwind in a blind at dusk waiting for some hungry cat to come eat some zebra ass. Not too much of a challenge for 10k+

That sounds like the exact opposite of what I envisioned. Meh.

[OmahaChief]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Leopard hunting is done over bait. You'll sit 100 yards downwind in a blind at dusk waiting for some hungry cat to come eat some zebra ass. Not too much of a challenge for 10k+

That is not even hunting in my book. No way I could take an animal in that manner.

[ghak99]

Are you building frequent flyer miles?

I can check with a couple consultants if you'd like, but I'm pretty sure the two I know have all but quit recommending leopard hunts. I do know there were a few really good deals on lion hunts last year for people willing to take a female.

[Dunerdr]

My uncle did one 4 years ago paid for about every grazing animal available, told the locals he was out of money. They said thats okay we got people thAt are hungry. Long story short they turned him loose for a day and he shot 2 waterbuffAlo and and 2 kudu free of charge. Might consider playing that card lol

[TribalElder]

Cape Buffalo

They are waaaay dangerous

Craziest thing I saw someone hunt in Africa was cape buffalo with a compound bow

There are a few vids on YouTube but I didn't find the exact one. Seemed intense

[Chiefnj2]

If you want to fill up your wall with exotics go to a ranch in Texas.

[Fritz88]

Id go there shooting deers and things I will eat. But I don't think people now go to kill things they wouldn't eat.


Do thorough research. Lots of scams happen there.
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