Posted on 04/24/2026 4:54:55 AM PDT by DFG
A millionaire US big-game hunter was ambushed and killed by five elephants whilst hunting small forest antelope in central Africa.
Californian vineyard owner Ernie Dosio, 75 - who owns a vast collection of exotic animal heads in trophy rooms at home - was trampled to death.
He was being guided by a professional hunter in the thick forest of Gabon on a £30,000 stalk for a shot at the elusive yellow-backed duiker.
Over the decades he has hunted elephants, leopard, rhino, buffalo and lion across Africa and back home in the US he has hunted almost every species of wild deer.
But the highly respected hunter's luck ran out last Friday while in the Lope-Okanda rainforest when his hunt stumbled into five female elephants with a calf.
African elephants are the largest living mammals and females can stand 12ft tall at the shoulder, weigh nearly four tons and run at speeds of up to 25mph
The startled elephant herd immediately charged Mr Dosio and his professional hunter.
The elephants were so well hidden in the dense undergrowth they appeared 'as if from nowhere' and the professional with the high-powered rifle was just flung aside.
He was seriously injured and lost his gun in the thick bush as the elephants attacked the terrified hunter with just a shotgun who was then brutally trampled underfoot.
A retired game hunter in Cape Town who knows the victim said: 'Ernie has been hunting since he could hold a rifle and has many trophies from Africa and the US.
'Although many disagree with big-game hunting, all Ernie's hunts were strictly licensed and above board and were registered as conservation in culling animal numbers.
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I sure have no issues with paid hunting—especially for needed culling of herds.
I am surprised at the responses here. Every person eating meat from restaurants or stores is paying for meat that is so processed, it’s in plastic. Someone had to put it there for them.
These hunters are not poachers. They are often doing this for a thrill and to also help locals both with a threat and financially. It is beautifully symbiotic.
“Hurrr Durr he deserved it..
Gotta love the leftist brainwashing here.”
Crazy, isn’t it? The replies look like you’d expect at DU. He’s culling, not poaching, and he probably supported entire villages with the cost of the permits.
The safari hunter takes the trophy and the animals are fed to the villagers.
Nothing is wasted.
“Only kill what you plan to eat”
that rule may be fine for some, but no one should presume to force such a rule on everyone. That is the kind of nonsense the woke movies try to indoctrinate society with
“Although many disagree with big-game hunting, all Ernie’s hunts were strictly licensed and above board and were registered as conservation in culling animal numbers.”
I had the same attitude expressed by many on this thread until I was hired and filmed a hunting safari in Tanzania, lived in the bush for 3 weeks.
All of your points are on target, the locals now receive not only the meat but also money. As this evolved the locals do not fear the poachers anymore and turn them in which has save many many animals. Professional hunters who are paid to guide others also have a game warder in every group who authorizes the shot. They shoot single animals who have been exiled from the heard or are on the tail end of their life.
It is a far better and instant death rather then being eaten alive by other predators.
The guy killed animals THAT NEEDED TO BE KILLED. He PAID LOCALS TO DO THIS FOR THEM.
Where is your head?
Prick found out the hard way how elephants get their rocks off. Elephants can spot a douche a mile away!😀
Right, this hunter was paying big money to hunt these animals helping the local economy vastly more than poachers/bushmeat hunters, not to mention the meat is then shared locally. The elephant trample displays the reason troublesome ones are culled as well. Elephants can come in and kill villagers and destroy their homes. The money raised by the “white” hunters pays for game wardens and management of the wildlife. I can attest that there are very little wild animals in africa that are not under some sort of management paid for by expensive hunts or some other type of monetary system like safaris. so this hunter over the years has likely saved way more animals than he has killed. We as conservatives need to get over the furry animal blinders. We have one or 2 of these per year where everyone piles on against big game hunters.
Tsk tsk
Moved to DeKalb 12 years ago so my wife could be full-time grandma. Both daughters got here first.
Subsistence hunting is one thing, trophy hunting another,.
Hunting and culling fees is the money for the parks. You likely were not heard on this thread which is obviously supported by PETA. On the bright side no one tried to bash President Trump.
all correct.
Hope he Knew Jesus.
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RIP
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RIGHT! We had a good laugh over that. She blurted that out as soon as she saw the picture!😁
I agree.
These are not responses I would have expected.
Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted. Excellent collection though!
“The quarry is man, and fate is the hunter”
Walk it off, champ.
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