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Originally posted by SteveGl:

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Originally posted by Manyathelo:
@ SteveGI you need your head read mate! How in any way can that be good?

This guy is an elite athlete taking part in a series of mountain bike races that take place in local game reserves. The money is a great help to the running and maintenance of these reserves. And by the way they also allow a limited number of trophy hunts on the property/s.

I’ll reply to this post alone; haven’t time to do more.

Over the years (60 in 2 days!), I've become something of a purist utilitarian; and as one of the consequences of that, my regard for “elite athletes” has diminished considerably. Americans are crazy for them and worship them almost as Gods … even bicycle racers!

It’s not that I’m anti-sports or anti-competition or anything like that. Hell, I was raised in a football-playing family and spent a couple of decades training with pro-fighters. It’s just gotten out of hand with all the stupid X-sports.

I have much more respect for ranchers and farmers, craftsmen and others (including PHs) whose knowledge and abilities are broader and more connected to real-life and not some contrived competition. I believe they possess great wisdom … (even if they don’t often express it very well).

Let’s celebrate the elite PHs here in the African Hunting forum … and the elite outfitters and game-ranchers without which this forum wouldn’t exist.

F#@k the elite athletes (except for boxers, of course).

Besides, according to Natural-Law, the hartebeest had right-of-way.