Posted on 06/08/2007 4:17:56 AM PDT by rickdylan
Girl kills elephant with 83-lb bow
One of the more unusual stories I've seen on the archery forums recently...
Would ya grill that? Maybe bake it?
Yeah, stories like this bring out all the closet liberals on FR...
Good for her... quite a nice trophy.
Are all headline writers born with poor grammar?
They’re not bad if you serve them with Elephant meat.
the reality is there are too many of them and there isn’t habitat for them to breed willy nilly
Kill’em so they won’t die...
In the Indian state of Jharkhand, 300 people were killed by elephants between 2000 and 2004, and in Assam, 239 people have been killed by elephants since 2001. Elephants kill hundreds of people every year; in India alone there are up to 200 elephant-caused human deaths every year, and in Sri Lanka around 50 per year.
That’s more than the EVIL pitbulls!
More like kill em so they don't ALL die...
I assume that was a FR software glitch of some sort, I was uoting the other poster having said ‘kill em so they don’t die’
hmmm....i was wondering what the sour grapes were all about.
I would like to thank all of you who has shown support! It is much appreciated! Thank you!!!link to her post
This hunt was the hardest goal I have ever taken on. When I started, many people said I couldn't or wouldn't do it. I was too small. I was a woman. I wasn't a typical bow hunter. I heard it all. It was a bit frustrating dealing with the nay sayers. However, every time I heard I couldn't or wouldn't, I became more determined than ever. The entire 14 months was focused on what I had to do to reach a goal. It paid off.
I spent 8 days hunting elephants. I could have shot over 60 elies if I was shooting a rifle. The 8 days was a constant spotting, stalking and walking. There was nothing easy about the hunt. The bush was thick. It was no different than walking in a jungle. It was stressful and frustrating because of all the pressure.
One of the main reasons it took 8 days was because of the keen sense of smell elephants have. We had between 9-11 people stalking. The wind would swirl and the elephants would scent us. It was amazing because those animals are so fast. As soon as they got a whiff, they were off to the races either away from us or towards us.
The day I finally got my shot, I was exhausted. However, once we got in, my mind and body became completely focused. All I thought was shot placement. The elephant that finally worked with me stood behind some bushes. I had to kneel, draw back and wait until he gave me an opportunity. It was incredible. When the arrow went in, the elephant jumped, turned and looked at us and ran off. He only ran about 50 yards before he stopped. He stayed there moaning until we left. Dudley, the PH, decided to leave because it was getting dark and the other elephants were agitated. The next day we found the elephant about 500 yards away. The tracking was a bit difficult because he kept going around in circles. There was blood every where and on both sides of the trail. He bled out in several different places.
I don't know how long it took for him to expire since we left.
The animal fed over 500 villagers. By the way, there was only 1 gun. Dudley Rogers, my PH, carried a 500. That was it. I got the opportunity on the 8th day because we left everyone behind except Dudley, the tracker, Ed, the cameraman and myself.
I know many people have their preferences on bows. However, it is inappropriate to bash another company if you don't know the truth behind the story. There were 4 bow companies who offered to sponsor me. One offered to pay for the trip and backed out. Another gave me a bow but it didn't fit me well. The other wanted an extreme amount of paperwork. I was in desperate need of equipment that would work for my body. Pete and Jon Shepley from PSE stepped up to the plate. A few of the other bow companies said I would never complete the task and told me to leave. I had an extremely difficult time trying to find companies who would sponsor me.
Yes, this was my first bow harvest. However, I have been hunting/guiding for over 10 years. I had Mike Christianson mentoring me during the entire process. If it wasn't for him, I couldn't have done this. No one wanted to teach me the technical aspect of bows, arrows and bow hunting except him.
I did take my Chiropractor. After training for 14 months, I was not going to let anything including my body prohibit me from accomplishing my goal. I've been an athlete my entire life. I refused to quit.
Ok, enough said. If anyone has a question, please feel free to ask.
Again, thank you to everyone who has supported me!
a reference to post 157.
Impressed ping
More hyperbole, She was 12 yards away from the elephant when she shot it. She was “in the middle of” a herd (i.e. surrounded by), NOT “firing into a herd”. Get your facts straight.
know what is worse that a yuppie ?
Yuppie larva
There's a lot you don't understand....
Glad to find someone else who admits it......
BTW, the African elephant...is NOT endangered.
And whitetail deer tastes great, ( although I don't shoot the starving one's. The coyote's got to eat too..wouldn't want them to starve none)
I'm going Striper fishing in a couple days for fun too....YUMmmm FAT fillets..!!
Wish me luck!!!
Nice, educated and reasonable post.....
I could see it from my tree stand.
The last deer I shot with my rifle also ran about 40 yds and died...I watched it from about 150 yds away.
I've also had whitetail deer go down immediately after being shot with a bow and a rifle too. Albeit it happens more often with a gun.
FRegards,
Had two opps this last deer season with my bow...never fired a shot though.
One was a real funny story...will tell later.
Is that like the guy that was in the Arena Football League...named HEHATEME?
Was this elephant killed for food?
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