There was a thread about "Who is not going this year". I didn't contribute, 'cause I was going... well, until yesterday.

I kind of feel like Begno this morning after his buffalo charge. It's 5:15 a.m. and I can't sleep worth a whit, hurt like heck and can't get around without about killing myself. I think I need one of those little scooters you see on T.V. and I'm looking at about 2 months of incapacity in some degree. Damnit!

At Dallas, I gave HHK a deposit on a hunt to go back to Zimbabwe for a tuskless.

This year I've got some other things going on that limits my ability to go to Africa to early in the year (i.e., taking Emmy on a Canadian bear hunt, squiring my other daughter around Wyoming to ride horses in the mountains and.... getting married to my Sandy in September). And, I have a ticket to Jo'burg that'll expire if I don't take it before June.

So, I was most probably going for number 8 in April, or was, that is, until about 11:00 yesterday morning when I got charged.

In Georgia, non-LEO's can apply for criminal warrents. There is a process where an application is made and the proposed defendant has a right to appear at a probable cause hearing and contest issuance (if he or she so wishes). I actually helped write the law some 20 years ago because, as a judge, I saw so many "civilian" warrants issued when the old and "one-sided" ex parte process resulted in folks getting arrested on B.S. charges.

Anyway, I was participating in such a hearing yesterday morning (not as a judge, but as an attorney for the victim). The facts really weren't in dispute and the defendant even admitted acts that'll send him to jail for a good while and put him on the sex offender list.

When the judge told the deputies to take the accused into custody, he, at first, cooperated, then spun away from them swinging fists and elbows. Two burly bailiffs tackled him but in a flash he was up and running right at me. The s.o.b. missed his calling. He should have been a cornerback in the N.F.L.

I was speaking to the judge about another matter when I turned to see what the commotion was. Damn if I had anywere to go, since my back was up against the judge's bench... an I had no .450 N.E. double or even bolt rifle trash.

Here comes a 22 year-old guy (looking at a possible 20 year sentence) rippling with muscles that looked like like molten steel, at full-tilt and flying straight at me. I didn't owe him money , but he still had the "you or me" look. Visions of my buffalo charge at Deka two years ago actually went through my mind. As a deputy said, I was trying to protect myself, get away and help out, all at the same time.

So... I kicked the unmitigated shit out of the idiot who was coming at me full steam. The consequences were multiple. My fibula broke at the ankle, the idiot went not a step further... and whimpered on the ground before being hauled away (and he now has an aggrevated battery charge on the elderly (me being 65) and I ain't going to Africa...

But, I got in my dangerous game charge for the year, didn't I.

JudgeG,
That sucks! I hope that you heal quickly save your money and go to Africa for 21 days next year.
Bryan

Truly an example of fighting the good fight. Get well soon Judge.

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Originally posted by JudgeG:
... an I had no .450 N.E. double or even bolt rifle trash.

Ernest,
Oh no no no...the above are not the proper stoppers for that type of charge!

Here is the perfect application of the round nose solid FMJ dangerous game bullet (for .465 H&H). A properly placed .452 230 gr FMJ round nose solid does wonderfully here. Of course it must be shot out of the proper dangerous game platform for this type of charge...1911 only...with just the right velocity for this situation (don't want over penetration here in the herd) of 900fps.

Oh wait maybe we need a soft/HP??? No no no...they are unreliable feeders...round nose FMJ solids only for a charge.


BTW...Godspeed recovery and good show on the @$$-kicking!

Wow sorry about the broken appendage Ernest but glad you gave that punk your own brand of judgestice! Best wishes for a quick recovery... as spry as you are you could still heal up and make a late May run!

Now that called for a .577 Howdah !

Get well soon, just goes to prove that even the timid might go rogue under the right circumstance.

Judge,

Rest assured you fought the good fight and even better you won. At least mostly.

465H&H

Damned fool didn't realize he was charging a "bull rush" veteran! Old dudes rock Sorry for the missed hunt opportunity. Have a speedy recovery.

Bull1

Best wishes, your Honor.

Just please do everything the Docs (and those lovely ladies you keep around) tell you. Late May should not be out of the question for a kid like you.

So, is your kicking foot "push feed" or "controlled"?

Judge,
I am jealous,how come you get all the action ,you did well,that poor misguided fool,litte did he know who he was dealing with!

Good show, Judge. Thanks for sharing.

Judge - Man, real sorry to hear you're out of commission! But, I would have loved to see you kick the crap out of that guy - awesome

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Originally posted by Aaron Neilson:
Judge - Man, real sorry to hear you're out of commission! But, I would have loved to see you kick the crap out of that guy - awesome

Me too!

I hope the foot heals up OK. I hope that little S$#T gets whats coming.

HE NOW KNOWS - U DONT MESS WITH A HERD BULL.

Sorry for your foot but Ihope you got that on film ! Rest this year and do a 28days trip next year instead

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Originally posted by JudgeG:
My fibula broke at the ankle,

That wouldn't keep Darin Nelson from hunting.

Perhaps Lane's advice above is worth heeding with the exception of the use of Glaser Safety Slugs to prevent a pass thru.

Cheers
Jim

That really bites! All of the anticipation leading up to African trips Then getting shut down over some dipshit punk that probably just needs some gene pool removal. Mend soon.

I wonder if, in your place, Mark Sullivan would have invited the punk to decide how he was to be kicked.

Judge,

Well done on the DRT. Making do with what was on hand (or foot!) adds style points.

Too bad about the hard landing. But it makes for a great story!

Thanks for the post, hope you get up and after them soon,

Sounds like a good case of workers comp.

Ernest speedy recovery.

Mike

So sorry to hear that Judge! At least you didn't take the intended beating. Nicely done. Hopefully you'll have more than ample time to heal up before coming out west.

So heal and rehab quickly and make it an end of the year hunt.

Lemonade from lemons.

How will you have him mounted?

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Originally posted by bwanamrm:
Wow sorry about the broken appendage Ernest but glad you gave that punk your own brand of JUDGESTICE ! Best wishes for a quick recovery... as spry as you are you could still heal up and make a late May run!

Judge,

No doubt about it, that buff charge at Deka a few years ago definitely got you ready for this charge. The buff stopper was a good kick in the right place.

Hope you heal quickly and get back in the bush.

Dak

Don't give up on your safari just yet.

Some years ago Carl broke his ankle on the escalator at JFK enroute to Zim. Just so happened his Orthopedist was going with. They boarded and when they arrived in JNB went straight to a hospital for the x-ray confirmation and then the local drug store to purchase lots of tape and pain killers. I met him for dinner that night and the next morning he was off to Zim. He got a Leopard and some PG before returning home.

Hope the asshole gets some jailhouse justice as well.

SemperFi!

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Originally posted by safari-lawyer:
How will you have him mounted?

Frequently, by many inmates.

Jeez Ernest, sorry to hear this! Hopefully you have your loved ones to help you get around. Give me a shout if you need anything. jorge

Like they all say, the most dangerous game exists on every continent.

Good luck Judge.

Dang judge your a real life chuck norris. I hope you heal up good.

Sick but funny!

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Originally posted by opus72:

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Originally posted by safari-lawyer:
How will you have him mounted?

Frequently, by many inmates.

I hope I'm watching some late night cheesy show called, "The Worst Criminals in the World" some night and get to see video of the would be charge!!!

Atta way to stop him in his tracks Judge!!!

Judge, hope you heal fast and well. Safari Lawyer took the words that I was thinking!

Well done. Hope the court proceedings were captured on film. That would be a fun moment to relive every now and then. But don't let a broken fibula stop you from going to Africa. Have a look at one of those plastic ankle supports. You should still be able to get around, just not as fast. - All the best.

Sorry to hear about your injury Ernest and it messing up your plans, but congrats on taking out the thug!

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Originally posted by graybird:
I hope I'm watching some late night cheesy show called, "The Worst Criminals in the World" some night and get to see video of the would be charge!!!

Atta way to stop him in his tracks Judge!!!

Judge, come on man - can't ya steal the court room tape? Or do we have to wait for the next episode of "America's Dumbest Criminals"????

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can't ya steal the court room tape

Yep...and get that guy from Dangerous Game to narrate it or if you want to go mainstream have that Mahoney guy stare off at an oblique angle and pontificate about the conservation of justice within today's courtroom and how some killing is necessary to protect the whole...

Judge;

Even this story is well written and exciting! You did it again, but sorry about the consequences.

Best regards, D. Nelson