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Big Game Hunter Killed When Shot Elephant Collapses on Top of Him
New York Post ^
| May 22, 2017
| Ruth Brown
Posted on 05/22/2017 12:17:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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A professional hunter was killed when an elephant that had just been shot fell on top of him, according to reports.
South African big-game bagger Theunis Botha, 51, was leading a hunt in Zimbabwe on Friday when his group accidentally walked into the path of a herd of breeding elephants near Hwange National Park and three of the elephant cows charged at them, the Telegraph reports.
Botha fired at the rampaging pack but was caught by surprise when a fourth cow came in from the side and picked him up with her trunk.
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TOPICS: Hobbies; Pets/Animals; Sports
KEYWORDS: 2ironic; biggame; elephants; ironic; irony; southafrica
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To: nickcarraway
Bet he doesn’t ever do that again! I hate when I do that.
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:18:30 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: nickcarraway
I am having a hard time finding sympathy for the fate of this gentleman.
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:19:48 PM PDT
by
KevinB
(Barack Obama: The best example in history of the dangers of affirmative action!)
To: nickcarraway
One only regrets that every single member of his party wasn’t trampled to death.
To: nickcarraway
...was caught by surprise> He was pressed for time.
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:20:08 PM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(In God We Trust, In Trump We Fix America)
To: KevinB
To: nickcarraway
He should’ve took his mum.
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:20:45 PM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: nickcarraway
Should have read a few books by Peter Hathaway Capstick.
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:21:01 PM PDT
by
real saxophonist
( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
To: Still Thinking
9
posted on
05/22/2017 12:21:21 PM PDT
by
thinden
To: Simon Foxx
What’s the point of going out with modern weapons to kill a beautiful animal, just to say you did it (IE, not for food)?
To: KevinB
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:23:00 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: KevinB
He was a man but he wasn’t gentle. I see no sport in shooting unarmed animals.
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:23:37 PM PDT
by
Aria
(2017: Stay strong POTUS - the left lost control of trillions & will do anything to regain power.)
To: Still Thinking
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:24:11 PM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: nickcarraway
Elephant orgies are best left to themselves. You try to get involved in that mess? Someones gonna end up dead.
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:24:44 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
To: CondorFlight
It's still very challenging and dangerous (as this case shows). Regulated safari hunting provides the money African countries use to maintain the herds and the habitats they need. If not for professional hunters such as this gentleman, many of these species would very likely be on the verge of extinction, if not extinct already.
So, the point is that it's a challenging endeavor, and the money spent maintains the existence of these animals.
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:25:15 PM PDT
by
Wyrd bið ful aræd
(Flag burners can go screw -- I'm mighty PROUD of that ragged old flag)
To: nickcarraway
“South African big-game bagger Thesis Botha...”
His name and nationality makes the story much more interesting.
To: Aria
"I see no sport in shooting unarmed animals."Do you only hunt the armed ones, or...?
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:26:40 PM PDT
by
Wyrd bið ful aræd
(Flag burners can go screw -- I'm mighty PROUD of that ragged old flag)
To: nickcarraway
Youre wrong. kid. Its not a crime to kill an elephant. Its bigger than all that. Its a sin to kill an elephant. You understand? Its the only sin you can go out and buy a license for and go out and commit
. Do you understand me? Of course, you dont. I dont even understand myself. — 1990 filmWhite Hunter, Black Heart
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:27:40 PM PDT
by
Lexington Green
(Sun Tzu Trumps Saul Alinsky)
To: KevinB
How could anyone kill an elephant
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posted on
05/22/2017 12:27:40 PM PDT
by
SMARTY
("Nearly all men can stand adversity...to test a man's character, give him power." A. Lincoln)
To: Timpanagos1
Yes, I wondered about that.
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