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Cover photo in this month's Safari Times shows Konstantin Popov, who seems to have killed the number two record book (not clear which book!) American bison in South Africa. Welcome to hunting in the 21st century! What's next? An Indonesian kills the number two Cape buffalo in Nebraska? Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | ||
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More than one question whether that is a typo. Sure seems odd. | |||
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You did say SCI SAFARI TIMES? Nothing surprises me anymore as long as SCI is mentioned!  | |||
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That's just wrong. | |||
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There are a bunch of animals farmed in RSA that are not native. I saw some bison over there once, and seen elk, auodad, and whitetail deer on offer. I also had a chance to shoot fallow deer there, so it doesn't surprise me. The picture on safari times didn't look anywhere near as big as a friends neighbor has in his back 40, let alone what I've seen in SD here in the states. It's probably an Africa introduced category. If the hunter is happy, so am I. If he wants to brag up his #2 bison, great. It's no skin off anyone else if he does. It was a legal hunt. Let it go, guys. | |||
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Go to Texas for Bongo, Red Sheep, many Ibex, Rhino, Cape Buffalo etc, etc. Just about any African animal can be hunted in Texas. Not much difference, exotic hunting is big business all over the world. 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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http://www.wyoga.org/pdf/2017/...-big-game-awards.pdf I think Larry is correct. Link to Wyoming Outfitters Big Game Banquet & Awards Presentation, Konstantin Popov 2nd Award for Bison. 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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Thanks, Kathi. What God-awful editing! Front page, no less! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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You know you can hunt cape buffalo on Jeff Rann's 777 ranch near Hondo, Texas. $50,000 I think is the price tag. | |||
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I may be totally wrong on this, but I seem to remember being called out by someone on here concerning a high record book entry of a Musk Ox killed in Texas! I hope I am wrong, but if not that shows how ridiculous things can get! Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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And I bet there are plenty of Texans(and others) who will pay it....next up will be retired circus elephants( Indian species, of course). Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… | |||
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No, there is already a law on the books concerning Elephants, Rhinos and the Big Cats here in Texas. This is from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Web Site. "Canned Hunts" (Dangerous Wild Animals) No person may kill or attempt to injure a dangerous wild animal (African or Asiatic lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, hyena, bear, elephant, wolf, or rhinoceros, or any subspecies or hybrid of these animals) that is held in captivity in this state or that is released from captivity in this state for the purpose of being killed, nor may any person conduct, promote, advertise, or assist in the hunting of a dangerous wild animal. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Yet nobody here blinks an eye when an American kills a lechwe in South Africa. here Same thing: Foreigner kills exotic species in South Africa. A bit of measuring with double standards? | |||
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The bison on the front page of Safari Times and the bison on Kathy's link are clearly different. Why couldn't that bison been hunted South Africa? Check out Ratelfomtein: http://www.ratelfontein.com/thehunt.html - bison is on their list. | |||
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Nothing wrong with shooting any animal anywhere. What I find so silly is that people actually want to put them in a record book. | |||
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Not so sure, Jeff. But in any case, if you're right, then there is no American bison anywhere on earth safe from Mr. Popov! I find it odd, but I don't necessarily condemn it. For what that's worth. After all, I have hunted red deer in Argentina. But they were unfenced and free range there, and may as well have been there forever, from the days of Pangaea. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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