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...
Or Tembo, by Howard HIll, who I believe was the first (white) man to hunt an elephant with bow and arrow.
What an idiotic thing to do.
In the areas where people hunt elephants, they are very far from being "endangered"; the reality is there are too many of them and there isn't habitat for them to breed willy nilly, unmolested.
Gloating over a ‘kill’ is about the same mind-set as an Islamist parading with a severed head.
I would think man has done it way long ago first.
Any woman who can handle a 85-lb. bow well enough to bring down an elephant could probably flip me like a buttermilk pancake.
I’m not sure if that’s sexy, scary or both.
What have YOU accomplished recently which is comparable?
Yes, it’s very important for all involved that she slink away, crestfallen and ashamed.
Actually, a more realistic reaction would be, “holy crap, I can’t believe I didn’t get stomped on”
You know where to 'stick-it.'
That’s your argument.
How about responding to docbnj’s at 13?
SEE 20.
You bambists get me sick....
for all your information, the areas that have the largest populations of elephants have legal hunting seasons for them. (and the reason for the large populations IS the legal hunting)
Areas like Kenya which have banned sport hunting have by their devaluation of the aminal caused the decimation of the once huge herds by poachers.
In places like South Africa that allows and charges a premium price for harvesting jumbo, has larged controlled herds and poachers are not tolerated as it takes the food out of the mouths of both the landowners and the government who make out like royalty on the huge fees charged. both have good reason to maintain the herds.
I have watched elephant hunts on the outdoor channel and VS. each one showed the aftermath of the hunt. 10’s of local villagers rendering the carcass for their own larders. The people eat and the hunter brings home his legal trophy. It is a win, win situation.
It is true that elephants are a problem in some parts of Africa. They must be harvested, as in Kruger Park. However, experience has shown that killing individual elephants in a herd terrifies and deeply disturbs the others (who are, after all, the relatives).
Hunters who must thin the population in Kruger now take whole family groups at a time. The hunters are professional, and know what they are doing. Most of them respect the wildlife, and go for a clean kill with high-powered rifles, not minimal toys like that bow-and-arrow, which probably left the animal-victim to bleed to death overnight while her killer was snoozing comfortably.
The meat of the culled elephants is processed, and sold. If you visit there, you can have elephant burgers for lunch. The meat is very low in fat, and somewhat dry: not up to beef or impala, in my opinion, but it should not be wasted.
Looking at it from the girl’s viewpoint, she would have learned much more watching these animals than shooting them. The hunter never sees as much as the observer with a camera: of that I am sure. Furthermore, it is far more exciting to confront wild animals with only a camera, than armed with a lethal weapon. I have been charged by an elephant, and by a hippo, and have lain in the grass 20 feet from a rhino. There is nothing like an element of danger to get the adrenalin going.
How did she kill an elephant with a bow. ,beat it to death? Most would use an arrow in that bow.
‘I’m surprised a girl can even pull an 80+ lb bow’
Look at her arms. She didn’t just come from the prom.
I’ve hunted extensively with a bow, killed a number of animals and have seen many killed with a bow, including buffalo. With a well placed shot and a sharp broadhead that hits both lungs, animals typically die in less than a minute, many in less than 15 seconds. Admittedly, we’re not talking about an elephant, though.
And if its South africa the US dollar is worth 1 to their 8. So you are correct that hunters fees are a huge benifit in the ability to manage these herds.
Read about English long bow archers in the fifteenth century. Their bows had a draw weight of about 160 lb., about twice the draw weight of this woman’s bow. Each had to be able to fire at least ten arrows per minute.
Well, I know Howard Hill brought down an elephant with bow and arrow — besides thinking, do you have any evidence that someone did it prior to Hill?
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