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Gorilla Hunting
03 February 2006, 06:47
bulldog563Gorilla Hunting
Does anyone have any articles or know of any resources on the subject?
03 February 2006, 07:07
CFAbulldog
Ask NE450#2, He has direct experience.
CFA
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03 February 2006, 07:11
Hog Killerquote:
Originally posted by CFA:
bulldog
Ask NE450#2, He has direct experience.
CFA
Yeah, he even got a free hunt to boot.
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03 February 2006, 09:31
CFAYeah and they wouldn't let him have the hide, maybe he should have slipped them some money.
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03 February 2006, 14:21
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03 February 2006, 16:22
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03 February 2006, 16:41
nainitalPerhaps you may wish to revisite Armand Denis´account of his African experiences, I believe the book´s title was "Unforgettable Safaris". He was a cinematographer who saw first hand the hunt of several gorillas by tribesmen in the Congo, if I remember well.
03 February 2006, 16:58
catsI was married to one for 10 yrs....and whew she was a silver back!
03 February 2006, 17:06
Rich ElliottDoes anyone remember those old RUGER 10/44 advertizements from the 60's showing a hunter with a dead gorilla spread eagled on a cross bar and the guy holdiong the 10/44. Not PC today eh?
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03 February 2006, 18:55
Nickudu
03 February 2006, 19:08
Rich ElliottNickudu,
Isn't that amazing! There is another anachronism in that ad. I saw where yesterday Western Union is stopping their telegram service. 1856 to 2006
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03 February 2006, 19:10
Rich ElliottNickudu,
And in the text "TWA". Dide you notice the date on the Publication you got that from?
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03 February 2006, 19:43
Nickudu1963 but the original article depicting Mr. Delano's hunt was somewhat earlier. I kept it for decades but can't find it now.
04 February 2006, 04:18
KathiTry African Hunter by James Mellon, chapter Hunting a Mountain Gorilla on the Virunga Volcanoes
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04 February 2006, 07:29
bwanajcjI have a book in my collection titled,
Gorilla Hunter, by Fred Merfield with Harry Miller print 1956
To be honest i've never read it, but flipping through it there are some great photos of gorilla that have been taken and skimming a few pages it talks about hunting and the conditions endured, including indigenous poulation.
maybe a good place to start, i think i got this off ebay?
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04 February 2006, 10:23
shakariI've got that book as well and didn't read it at first as I took one look at the pics of Fred and thought he'd be the typical bumbling, arrogant twit of the time......but I was very mistaken...... it's a great read.
04 February 2006, 11:44
bulldog563I was considering buying that book. I guess that cinched it.
04 February 2006, 11:46
shakariIs it still in print?
04 February 2006, 13:26
bulldog563I don't think it is still in print but you can get a copy of it on advanced book exchange.
04 February 2006, 16:25
Nickudu"Gorillas Were My Neighbors" by Fred G. Merfield 1956 - I found this book more interesting as a rare period piece than a hunting account (very little hunting) but it jumped up few notches with his association with Maj. Powell Cotton and much of the text coincides well with Congo exhibition photos at the PC Museum in Kent. Definitely a worthwhile read, imho.