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...
Some cave drawings?
Oh, by the way: I am not against deer hunting (although I do not hunt myself). I do not hunt for several reasons, but one is that I know too many hunters, and I don’t trust their aim at the height of the season.
We do need deer hunting in New Jersey, where more deer are killed by cars than by hunters. The deer are overpopulated, as is shown by autopsies of the game by trained biologists. Many deer here are undernourished, and full or parasites, which is evidence of overpopulation. New Jersey is overrun with deer: they love the suburban environment, and it is difficult to hunt them in the most densely populated state in the country.
You will find many deer here: probably in greater density than in a wild area like Maine. I have actually been hit by a deer while in my car was stopped in traffic! That is how thick they are.
The good hunters I know will not shoot until they have a good shot with a good chance of a clean kill. Its not my choice of a hobby, but I do not oppose hunting. I understand what the hunter is doing. It is part of our instinct. I am doing the same thing with animal photography, except that I have unlimited choice of “game,” and I see more, get better trophies, and do not harm my subjects. The instinct, though, is very similar.
Well, I divorced an elephant once, and then I went hunting... but that was ten years ago
[I don’t have a problem with folks hunting when a certain species is overpopulated and in danger of starving (i.e. deer hunting).]
You must do a little research. Elephants are overpopulated in some areas. In others they are scarce. What they are not, is endangered. There are also many different “breeds” of elephants. Some are more plentiful than others and not all are legal to hunt. All hunting is regulated unless done illegally.
From you friendly deer hunter. I hunt because I enjoy it and venison tastes Grrrrrreat!
Tusk, tusk!
Some people where their ignorance like a badge of honor. You don't know anything about hunting. No, you really don't. So...Shhhhhhh. You sound stupid.
Pretty girl. Big, but pretty....
Then go off and puke.
Elephants are intelligent, social animals. No responsible hunter would wound game and then go off and abandon it. Of course, only a jerk would attack one elephant in a herd.
This portion of your post clearly demonstrates you are totally ignorant regarding hunting any large animal with a bow.
In order to educate you, killing an animal with a bow requires that one wait before tracking the animal in order to let the animal die peacefully. Immeidately tracking an animal shot with a bow, for the most part, would cause much stress and the animal would run much farther than if left alone.
The reason is the injury from the arrow is virtually painless (like a bee sting, and the animal will run a very short distance, then lay down and die. (unless you push the animal immediately - then adrenaline kicks in and the animal will run a long way)
If you shoot an animal at dark, the best recourse is to either come back in several hours and track after dark, or, wait until the next morning. I would think that tracking an animal after dark in Africa is quiet a dangerous proposition.
Most animals hunted with a bow are intelligent, social animals.
You assume she fired the arrow in darknes, that is not what she posted.
You also appear to have never seen an elk or whitetail deer hunt, where the hunter has to wait for a clear shot at his/her target which is in a group.
You are also making assumptions that the meat from this animal was wasted.
You might want to engage your brain, rather than your emotions next time. Unless of course you are some sort of animal-rights, anti-hunting moron, and then you won't be able to engage your brain. (The tenor of your post suggests that you are the latter.)
It's not idiotic to hunt elephants, however, unless you also believe that it's idiotic to hunt anything at all.
You said it. Well done.
Sign that girl up with the First Amazon Corp.
If she wants a challenge, she should try bow hunting wild turkeys.
That’s NUTHIN’....!!!
I can take down an elephant with a 9-pound rifle.
See the arms on that chick? She could have wrestled the beast to the ground.
No. It’s OK. She shot this one at the zoo.
The same thing is true in Africa. In places were hunting is allowed, if someone finds a leopard on their land they look out for it and even will let it cost them a cow or two because they know they'll get a bunch of cash from a rich while guy who wants to come shoot it. But in those areas where there is no hunting allowed, there is no incentive so he'll just shoot, shovel, and shut up. No more leopard. (and he'll kill all the cubs too instead of making sure they are OK for next season)
You really need to think of it as a conservation tool.
That’s wasn’t a real story? I had my doubts all along
In Alabama the tusks are looser!
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