While at Omay a couple of weeks ago PH George Hallamore showed up after a hunt in Charisa. Durong that hunt he was driving down the Research Area boundry with his client in the cab and the clients son in the back with the trackers and NP game scout. A cow elephant came out of the bush in front of them and immediately charged their vehicle. George backed up with the cow closing fast. He turned of the rutted road and into the bush in reverse. Their rifles were in the back of the vehicle in cases. The game scout fired several warning shots and then 4 trounds into the cow but she kept coming. George had to stop or go over a small cliff into a donga. At this point the cow tusked the front of the vehicle then turn and left.


PHs George Hallamore and Brent Hine point out tusk holes in Land Cruiser.



Close up of tusk hole in bonnet of Land Cruiser.

465H&H

I hope that they have a full risk covarage insurance contract

Might be an argument for not keeping the guns in the back in the scabbards, but that's where mine always are when I'm riding up front.

I rode on that truck for 14 days last year! Talk about a close call.

Score one for the cow!

There is a spot in Chewore North where the cows sometimes lie in wait. I always have the rifle in my lap as we try to run the gauntlet.

Ah, the fun and excitement of elephant hunting, or just hunting in the "elephants area".

Nothing like it.

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The game scout fired several warning shots and then 4 trounds into the cow but she kept coming.

Was the wounded cow followed up, and killed ?
Close call and a good thing she didnt come back for seconds.

An honorable scar, for sure, on the cruiser, and a great story to tell about it. However, it should be a lesson in carrying the rifles at ready in the gun cases and with you, front or back, just in case. . .

I dson't know why but the cow was not followed up.

465H&H

Hey on the brightside the engine should breathe a little easier now with the extra cooling vent.

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Originally posted by 465H&H:
I dson't know why but the cow was not followed up.

465H&H

I pity the next person that comes up on that Cow then.

This whole Ele hunting thing is really getting my interest these days. Shame that it will have to be a few years down the line before I can think about such things with the plans that are already in progress.

Rgds,
FB

Sorry, but I don't understand how you can shoot 4 rounds into a cow elephant and then leave her out there. Isn't that a little bit unethical? With the game scout present, there should be no question about the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Peter.

In 1996, my wife and I were on a game viewing safari in South Africa. Our guide drove us around in a Toyoto Land Cruiser, and his approach to elephants was different to all other animals. Whenever we approached a herd of elephants, he would reverse the vehicle up to the herd, and leave the engine running. On one occasion, when a cow made a sudden move, he was through all five gears and a half mile down the road before we realized she was only moving to another tree. On viewing your photos, and reading the story in the other posts about the British tourists that were killed, I can see why, and appreciate his caution.

By the way, he carried a 375H&H in the vehicle, and had it in his hands whenever we were out of the vehicle. However, when observing elephants, strategic withdrawal is always a wise choice.