Professional Hunter Owain Lewis killed on safari in Zimbabwe

IF I ever hunt Cape buff again, I'm going to shoot him in the head first shot and there will be no dicking around. The tracker will also be carrying my .470 double. My rifle will be either my .375 or my .416 Rigby using TSXs and scoped. I do not fear buff at all, but do have a healthy respect for their tenacity. I FEAR elephants!!! but I think I may have mentioned that before.
 
Dogleg said:
I'm more concerned about loseing a buffalo than loseing to a buffalo. So far, winning on both scores.

Elephants awe me.
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Yea I hear ya, the two American hunters just leaving Zambia when I arrived both lost bulls with a 458 Lott, they were not a content pair of boys. One was quite upset that the other had talked him into using Hornady bullets and was blaming his loss on bullet failure, the other fellow took a straight on frontal chest shot when he was told not to by the PH. They had been looking for those bulls for 5 days to no avail. Let me tell you they were a couple of wore out hunters, and the daily temps topping over 50 didn't help you can bet.

Elephants are probably THE most awe inspiring animal in the world, I must agree. Something about 6 tons standing 12-13 ft high with the personality of Mr.T, the intelligence of Einstein and the agility Mohammad Ali (in his prime), what's not to be in awe of.
 
c-fbmi said:
Yea I hear ya, the two American hunters just leaving Zambia when I arrived both lost bulls with a 458 Lott, they were not a content pair of boys. One was quite upset that the other had talked him into using Hornady bullets and was blaming his loss on bullet failure, the other fellow took a straight on frontal chest shot when he was told not to by the PH. They had been looking for those bulls for 5 days to no avail. Let me tell you they were a couple of wore out hunters, and the daily temps topping over 50 didn't help you can bet.

Elephants are probably THE most awe inspiring animal in the world, I must agree. Something about 6 tons standing 12-13 ft high with the personality of Mr.T, the intelligence of Einstein and the agility Mohammad Ali (in his prime), what's not to be in awe of.
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And don't forget the voice. The scream of an enraged wild elephant has to be heard to be believed. It ain't like TV and it ain't like the zoo. I came away from Africa with a much greater respect for elephants than I arrived with. I'm not sure I'm scared of them (although given the right circumstances I certainly would be) but the Africans sure were, and there might be a message in that.
 
RRCo. said:
Elephant are exceptionally aggressive, and are becoming more so every year. They are the true king of the bush and they fully know it, nothing messes with the elephants except the odd dumb sportsman from afar. To my thinking and in my experience the elephant is the most outwardly dangerous animal on the planet. They will come and pick a fight with you, where the buff will not as a rule.
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I was wondering about this. They are encountering only tourists in Land Rovers these days, and perhaps a few poachers depending where you are, and if the humans always scuttle off when challenged, the lesson can't fail to be learned that we're not to be taken seriously. High intelligence also tends to give animals more "personality": I'm thinking of that herd of young elephants which had to be culled some years back because they were basically going around stomping and goring other animals for jollies. Turned out they were mostly orphaned by poachers and formed their own sort of herd. Traumatized and poorly socialized with no adult supervision, they went bad in a big way. (just like us)

ht tp://www.theage.com.au/news/world/elephants-remember-to-take-revenge/2006/02/16/1140064203387.html

National Geographic made a documentary called "Revenge of the Elephants" but I can't find it online.

Makes you wonder: if all the stories about elephants remembering who mistreats them and then taking revenge years later are true, do they remember hunters as well?:eek:
 
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