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African safari turns into trophy sport February 10th, 2010 From The Deccan Chronicle By DC Correspondent Like sahibs of yore, top industrialists, doctors and realtors of the state are now going on African safaris to hunt elephants, lions, leopards, wild buffaloes and antelopes. Many of them have sought NOCs from the AP forest department to bring back the trophies — stuffed heads of the animals they hunted. Exciting safaris are on offer in Cameroon, Nambibia, Tanzania, South Africa and Zimbabwe for those who need a heavy adrenalin rush. “It was real hunting and I shot a lion and elephant and got the trophies,” says Dr T. Prabhakar Choudary, a surgeon from Mahbubnagar, who has visited Africa six times. “Once I tracked an elephant in Cameroon with my son for 18 days. It is dangerous. I have seen a charging buffalo killing an American woman.” The going rate is $9,000 to hunt a cape buffalo in Tanzania. For hunting a lion, one has to spend $43,000. Deer is plentiful and less costly. The safari is undertaken in forest areas allotted to companies with a “quota" of animals that can be killed. Later, the hunters strike the customary pose for lensmen with their guns and the dead animal. “The chief wildlife warden has to give an NOC to bring back the trophies,” said the Wildlife Wing DFO, Mr A. Shankaran. “We don’t allow in endangered species.” Thanks to the delays in NOCs, many trophies are still waiting on African shores. Kathi kathi@wildtravel.net 708-425-3552 "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page." | ||
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$9K for Buff in Tanzania? Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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I love the statement "Deer is plentifuland less costly." Last time I went for lion, my daily rates alone exceeded the listed price. Where do they get this s@*t? | |||
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+1 The gent clearly did his research on that one! Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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The person that wrote the article is a true idiot and an anti-hunter. | |||
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hahaha - mate this isnt the New York Times ... this is a local rag in India!! I cant see anything in there that is anti-hunter - just quaint use of the English language... A day spent in the bush is a day added to your life Hunt Australia - Website Hunt Australia - Facebook Hunt Australia - TV | |||
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Yeah, right!   I have a friend in Capetown who says he sometimes hunts fallow deer near Table Mountain, but they are far from common, and they are of course an introduced species. If this is an example of the accuracy of this reporter, I think it speaks for itself!!! | |||
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I think you will find it was misinterpreted and was meant to read antelope... A day spent in the bush is a day added to your life Hunt Australia - Website Hunt Australia - Facebook Hunt Australia - TV | |||
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Oh! Checked out the photographs on the African Hunting or Hunt Reports forums? I have some myself! Peter Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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