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In the BVC this September with Shaun Buffee we came across this fine bull giraffe, near a leopard bait we had hung. He was pretty docile and allowed me to get very close for some great photos. As you can see he is a tremendous specimen - big and dark.    The next day we parked about a mile from the bait and walked in, as we were hoping to tread lightly around a leopard bait. As we were nearing the bait, I heard Shaun whistle for me; when I got over to him, I was greeted by the same giraffe in a much less pristine condition.    A pride of lions had pulled this huge bull down and fed on him through the night. It was obvious that a lioness had gotten onto his back and literally bit through his spine at the base of his tail. This must have rendered his rear legs useless and he was at their mercy.  We decided to cover him in some branches and put a trail camera up to see what would return to feed. Sure enough a pride of lionesses with a young male and some cubs.     (toilet paper was to create some movement in hopes of keeping the hoards of vultures away) To add insult to injury, this cheeky lioness took offense to my brand new trail camera and bit through the front lens and battery cover!   | ||
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Nature in the raw? Thanks for the pictures and story. NRA Life Benefactor Member, DRSS, DWWC, Whittington Center,Android Reloading Ballistics App at http://www.xplat.net/ | |||
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I thought it was going to be a poach, but since that is what is supposed to happen it is pretty neat. Great trailcam photos White Mountains Arizona | |||
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Sad ending to a magnificent creature. But we are more like the lion than the giraffe, as we also are predators looking for our next meal. TIA LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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The old bull was at the end of his life, that end helped feed the start of her young family. Nothing sad about a bull making it to that age. He lived well and had a long life and gave the rest, of what he had to the young lions..... | |||
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He looked like a real old bull. That is pretty cool to have that happen over night like that. Great pics | |||
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Looked to be in poor condition in your first photos. Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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That is life in the wild. | |||
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That is quite an experience. Thanks for sharing. What a grand old giraffe, and a good meal for the lions, too. | |||
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Nice Giraffe... past his prime and looked to be in poor condition... Thank you for sharing... >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "You've got the strongest hand in the world. That's right. Your hand. The hand that marks the ballot. The hand that pulls the voting lever. Use it, will you" John Wayne | |||
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An old warrior. He is thin and as the saying goes, " No animal dies of old age." Mike | |||
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A quick google says that the average lifespan of a giraffe in the wild is 25 years. Pretty amazing when you think about it, he lived in a hunting concession, with a healthy population of lions and wild dogs, and of course the ever present poaching. | |||
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Well said Mike...tough way for an old boy to go. 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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A thread the antis should study thoroughly! I'm sure this old bull would have liked a very quick death from a hunter's bullet,better than the natural take down by hungry lions. Nature must feed all it's own,and death is death but one type of death is far less violent than the other! NATURE "IS" NEITHER RIGHT NOR WRONG, IT JUST "IS"! .....................................................................  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | |||
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Try telling that to your typical anti, Mac. I have always said that the animal taken by a hunter's bullet is lucky in that his death is quicker and more humane than that of probably 99.9% of animals in the wild. Some of the responses you get to that observation will amaze you, but very few will please you. | |||
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JWM, you’re preaching to the choir about trying to get anything sensible to a PeTA head! Been there, done that! I used to post on a wildlife website a few years ago, that was populated with PeTA, ALF, Green Peace, and Friends of animals, or other dip sh!ts. Like politics, religion, wildlife management is among tsunjects that offers zero consensus in a debate. A debate is fruitless on those subjects because you cant get facts through to someone who’s mind is made up. Joining in a debate on those subjects does nothing but make you some enemies and changes nobody’s mind at all! ..................................................................................  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith | |||
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