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Having seen a male babboon go berserk one time, I am curious if they are commonly considered trophys. Are they ever thought of as DG? | ||
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They're not considered DG (although like zebras and ostriches, they can be dangerous). As for being a 'trophy', some people think they are, some people don't. George  | |||
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I love hunting baboons, they are smart ,and have excellent eyesight. Under certain conditions they can be dangerous. I have found getting close is almost impossible for wild ones. Therefore a long range rifle could be handy. As George says some folks don't like them. I think they are a very worthy opponent for a awesome hunt. | |||
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I have enjoyed hunting them in the past and have one mounted in my game room. I probably would not shoot another unless they were a problem animal. DRSS | |||
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I love to hunt them and would almost go on a safari if unlimited baboons were on the trophy list! Trophies? I am looking at the bleached skull of the first one I killed. I have a mounted one but most folks don't like it. They are a fun an challenging game animal. If you don't kill one the first time around they can get pretty difficult to get up on again. Long range accurate rifle is handy. | |||
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There a great animal to hunt and I do like mounts of them I got three in Uganda with Steve and Phillip A | |||
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I think they are great fun to hunt. Very challenging to get close as they have great eyesight and are very "switched on" at all times. I have a couple being mounted but I'm not sure I consider them "trophies". My favorite shot on them is to find one sitting in the top of a tree. If you finish your safari early, they can provide great sport without running up a huge bill. | |||
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http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/fa.../entry/gelada_baboon The Gelada baboon of Ethiopia is really unique. Unfortunately he carries a $3,300 license fee. 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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Gorgeous, aren't they? Bobos are amongst the smartest of monkeys and quite a challenge to hunt. I have killed five, one with an arrow. ~Ann   | |||
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A big dog Chacma baboon is indeed a trophy and the hunting can be very good. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Challenging animals to hunt! So far only one young male, but have missed on three    Arild Iversen. | |||
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I enjoy hunting them. They are crafty old boys. | |||
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Not to mention that they are absolutely entertaining to watch! | |||
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And they are good marksman. LOL  PH 47/2015 EC HC 16/2015 EC Ferdi Venter ferdiventer@gmail.com http://www.ferdiventerhunting.com Nature at your doorstep | |||
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Ann, I take my hat off to you. Anyone that can that close to a baboon is bloody good at what they're doing!  | |||
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Thanks Sweetie! ~Ann | |||
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I am not vouching for the authenticity of this, but we have huge populations of them here. In my Grandfathers journals, he and his brother set up a long pole as a see saw with the weighted end accessible, and the long side over the edge of a sheer cliff on the farm here. They greased the part hanging over the cliff, and attached a bag of oranges with a piece of wire, and then left the scene. The comment in the journal is "Silly buggers were lining up to commit suicide" | |||
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Olive baboon from the grasslands of Cameroon.  | |||
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Baboons can be quite the challenge to hunt and I take them at every opportunity. One of my favorite hunts was in Zim using a predator call. Stirred the entire troop up and they put on a big show...so did my .223 Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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Put a rubber snake in a brown paper sack and leave it sit near the border post Between Zim and the Vic Falls bridge crossing to Zambia. You can have a good laugh at a baboons expense!! | |||
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I'll remember that the next time that I visit the Falls. Those Babos there get quite close during the Falls walk!  | |||
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i tried-unsuccessfully- for 3 days to nail a big one in Coutada 10 several years ago. could have easily killed several but the dominant male was simply too smart. challenging trophy if you pursue the alpha male. there was a skull in camp with canine teeth that would put a leopard to shame! Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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