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From Peterson's Hunting (July 2011) by Craig Boddington: 1. Tuskless Elephant 2. Leopard with Hounds 3. Buffalo in the Thick Stuff 4. Great Cats at Night 5. Mountain Hunts 6. Florida Gators Mike | ||
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Ya gotta write something, I guess. Tuskless in the thick jess. Separates the men from the boys! ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Boddington would know better than almost anyone, but the above two really surprised me. I have never heard of a hunter being killed by a big cat at night(while hunting) and I don't see how gators would be dangerous, unless you were in the water with them. I think Will may be on to something.... Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Hunting Florida gators??? Gotta be more to that one....I'm thinkin' "cake" compared to brown bears in the alders. Antlers Double Rifle Shooters Society Heym 450/400 3" | |||
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Seems difficult to defend. Maybe he was sick at the time. Polar Bear by dog sled. The bears are fearless and so that alone should place it on the list. But. The forever below zero weather and sleeping on moving ice makes it my most dangerous hunt. Alligators???? Honestly compared to bongo or dwarf buffalo, I must admit that Mr. B must finally be past it. SG | |||
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Not if you have a double .800 that kicks like a mule "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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If we start taking into account the environment (such as the cold of polar bear hunts) in addition to the threat posed by the quarry itself, that opens a whole new can of worms. I hunted a heavily occupied conservancy in Zim in 2001 which might fit the bill for dangerous even though I was only hunting plains game. Also if one is hunting Pakistan or Iran, that almost certainly makes Florida Gators look pretty tame. | |||
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Florida gators must be much more dangerous than Louisiana gators... | |||
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I don't know what Boddington said about chasing tuskless in thick jesse, but the problem in doing so (besides the dangers of the particular elephant you are hunting) is that one seldom finds just one elephant in that stuff. More than one P.H. I've hunted with has declined to shoot a tuskless in the thick stuff, even though the opportunity presented itself, because having to shoot another elephant in defense was almost an assured (and undesired) event. We either passed the shot and backed out, or waited to see better where the other ladies were (and evaluate the risks) before I was given the go ahead to shoot. Getting in place for a shot in the jesse is bad enough, but what happens afterwards... that's where the real danger comes... So... with only enough experience to have an underserved opinion... I agree with the good Colonel, at least as to the first on his list. But, he ought to walk around my deer lease and look at the 6 foot-long diamond backs some warm openning day day! Ain't nothing like being waist deep in the palmetto bushes, hearing a rattle and not quite knowing what direction it's coming from... just somewhere close and out of sight... JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous. | |||
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The list I presume is a result of getting scared. Only when one gets a good fright does one think that dangerous game is dangerous. So what encounter scared you most? Maybe Craig got a bad scare from a gator. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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I guess it would depend on how you hunted the gators. If you jumped in the canal armed only with a knife to kill a 12 footer........ We killed gators In La. with 16 oz. hammers to the head, holding onto a trot line maybe 18 inches from the teeth. Perfect first whack was good. But one cannot "push" a ten foot gator with a string after a bad first whack....... troy Birmingham, Al | |||
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Well, I'm going to read the article, sounds interesting. I dunno but I think bull elephant or bears ought to make the list. But I've only done #1 and #3. I sure don't understand the Florida gator thing. Unless you drink too much and fall out of the boat I can't see how there is much danger. Heck our wild hogs are far more potentially dangerous I think, because we are in their turf. Unless you are using a speargun and in the water hunters aren't really in the gators' environment. Unlike crocs, I've never read where a gator took someone from a boat. Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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I agree that "brown bears in the alders" should rank on the list. I have had experience with gators and haven't found them particularly dangerous. Too bad we can't list "black rhino in the thornbush" as a top 5 any longer. On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Gotta say, I agree with SG Olds here. Aren't we really talking about the "potential" for danger? As certainly not every hunt, regardless of the species, is dangerous! Having hunted plenty of DG in Africa, and Polar Bear too. I gotta say that IMO, the "potential" for danger is 10 times greater on a Polar Bear hunt, than any African Safari I have ever been on. First, we were 270 miles via snow-mobile, across the arctic tundra/pack ice, from the closest village. Temps were obviously well below freezing. A single night spent outside shelter would most assuredly spell death. One is not gonna die spending the night in the African bush, heck we've all done that. Day one found us atop a rocky outcroping glassing across the Gulf of Boothia's permanent ice pack for bears. When suddenly I pointed to the fact that our dog sled was GONE!! Probably 10 miles from camp, and without our dog sled. The look on the guide's face, was honestly freightening. He knew if he did not get the dogs back, we were screwed. There would be no way we could get back to camp on our own. He left me atop that rocky point by myself, as he went looking for the dogs/sled. Luckily, hours later he returned with em both. Later, we found our bear. As we approached with an out of control dog team, to within 100 yards of the bear. The big boar (9' 5") immediately came directly at us, on a full charge. Only the quick thinking of the guide kept the bear from being on top of us, as he literally cut the dogs loose with his knife. 30 yards from the sled, and me trying like heck to free my gun from the wrapped up/strapped down case, was 10 dogs having a huge fight with a really pissed off polar bear. Fortunately they were all he could handle at the moment, allowing me the time needed to free my gun, and shoot him. (Guide does not carry a gun). The following day we took 11 hrs to return to the village, as 90% was in a full-out/complete, blinding blizzard. Despite only 3 full days on the pack ice, and my best efforts to conceal every inch of my body. I did get frost-bite on my face, and I still have a small brown spot on my right cheek, from it today. Although everything turned out just fine, and had I thought any different, I would not have gone. But without question, the over-all "potential" for danger was much greater on this Polar Bear hunt, than any DG safari I have ever done in Africa. Not to mention, it was by far the greatest ADVENTURE I have ever been on as well. | |||
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That's a quaint narrative Aaron but I take it you've never gone mano a mano with a Florida gator. The amount of beer involved alone could kill most men. ______________________________ "Truth is the daughter of time." Francis Bacon | |||
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I don't mean to take anything away from folks who have had hair raising encounters with elephants etc but I have to agree with Aaron that adventures in the severe cold can be deadly. When I moved to Dillingham, Alaska in '82 moose were not thick and caribou hard to find so the easiest way to get a freezer full of meat was to fly out in the winter to where the caribou were concentrated, get dropped off and camp out for 2-3 days. Remeber this was before Satphone so you were completely dependent on bush pilot returning and not getting weathered in. We were camping out at 20-35 below zero many miles from anything and I promise you without the best of equipment and some survival skills you could die quite quickly. What Aaron is describing is about 5 times more risky than what we were doing. Today I think I'd rather hunt elephant in the jess. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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I know a guy who is bow hunting for polar bear right now... Not to stir the archery debate and I know nothing about the great bears... I would assume the guide has a gun in this situation... But the cold has got to be a major factor like Aaron said... ______________________ Sometimes there is no spring... Just the wind that smells fresh before the storm... | |||
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I agree with Mark 100%. I did a DIY caribout hunt in late Nov/early Dec on the penninsula some years ago. I fell through the ice at 10 below zero. Two night later horrific winds kicked up; I remember praying all night long as I pushed against the wind to keep the poles from breaking (they were aluminum and were trashed after that night). I remember going out with a headlamp to pound the stakes back in. The temp had risen above freezing (it was a Chinook wind) and I knew if our tent ripped open everything would be wet and once the wind was gone, it would get below zero again and we would be in serious trouble. The next morning, when the wind subsided, they still maxed out my anemometer at 70 mph. It was the most frightening night of my life. Like Mark said, we had no SAT phone and had been dropped off. There was no way out unless we got picked up by plane. I still remember how good that steak tasted in Eddie's Fireplace Lounge in King Salmon. | |||
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The "beer factor " aside, maybe he was talking about noodling for gators Let us speak courteously, deal fairly, and keep ourselves armed and ready Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Is tuskless like a Lion without teeth? ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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[quote]Ya gotta write something, I guess. Tuskless in the thick jess. Separates the men from the boys![/quote Will you are correct - I'll add going in after any wounded big game animal in thick stuff! | |||
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I'd say the pubs CB writes for sell a lot of magazines in the South. Lots of gator hunters in the South. Gotta identify with your audience. And IMHO, ANY hunt where extreme weather is a factor is a dangerous affair. 114-R10David | |||
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No, more like an Abrams tank without bullets - it just runs you down and smashes you into a pulp! | |||
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Do they do trunkless hunts? ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Somehow he left out chasing Redheads at college. SSR | |||
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They left out REDHEADS, anywhere and anytime. I have found them to be challenging, somewhat elusive and extremely dangerous when pissed! I'm lucky I've survived as many encounters with them as I have! May have to look for a couple more just to ensure that they are as dangerous as I remember! | |||
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My experience is that darting a free range Rhino is about as dangerous as it gets -- I LOVE it! You get within about 25 yards and then really piss the guy off and let him know exactly where you are by poking him with a big dart. He then has 5-8 minutes to take out his ire on you before the drug takes effect. Fun, fun stuff. When you get bored with life, start hunting dangerous game with a handgun. | |||
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Boddington's article discusses hunting gators at night with a bow. He said that he has a deep seated horror of water he can't see into, like "blackwater" (at night), and anything reptilian. | |||
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Well as far as the gator hunt goes it all depends if you are the one being trolled as bait. No offense to my friend Craig but you can sure tell he was that part of the Navy real sailors dont talk about. LOL! Brown water by choice, blue water when all else fails. I dont get the most dangerous hunt part thing but we all have our own demons! I dont agree with leopard with hounds either. The more to the party the less chance that the furry buzz saw will have a chance to single you out. Mountain hunts? Um, maybe but mostly from crazy drivers from some country ending in stan and of course the usuall falls from a great height. Ill go with 1,3, and 4 though. Happiness is a warm gun | |||
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I would have to say lion hunts by tracking. DRSS Searcy 470 NE | |||
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I will say the most dangerous hunt I was on was Brown Bear. I haven't done a tuskless hunt, but have had close encounters with an elephant in the Jess while trying to find a bushbuck. The .375 seemed awfully small. Lion hunting with walking up on them is pretty exciting as well. Follow up on wounded buffalo is up there also. Late season waterfowling and bloody near sinking the boat by hitting a submerged muskrat house in subfreezing weather 10 minutes from shore will get your attention also. Anyhow, that's my top 5. | |||
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I don't buy the typical gator hunt at all. I suppose one could dive and try to get them with a knife or something underwater. But the typical gator hunt, no way. | |||
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Polar Bear Bow Hunt I would put this ahead of most of the list. With African hunts there is a well trained PH with a cannon at your side. This guy had a scared Inuit Guide with a 243 standing 65m behind him. African hunts are danger on tap, with some potential for disaster dependent on who is with you etc. With cold and remoteness against you I think that pound for pound the polar bear with a bow is top of the list for danger potential. | |||
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It is a simple fact that while you are on the ice hunting the white bear, he is busy hunting you (as food). Now that I find exciting! | |||
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Try hunting a 300 pound Euro/Russian boar with only a knife and hounds. You won't be killed but I've seen plenty of men turn white as paper and piss their pants. Cuts are nasty if you don't get immediate and proper care. Doesn't rank high as for death but it will put some white hair on your head. Hunting big Croc's in the river, in a small plastic boat. Throw in some angry Hippo's. I don't think a bb would have made it up my rear. I would say that's the most intense day of my hunting career; bar Elephant, Lion & assorted charges. Just sayin'.... 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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I hunted hogs that way in Australia some years ago. Unfortunately, we didn't get any to take up our offer. | |||
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Am I the only one who's tried PAC buffalo at night? You can hear them stampede but can;t tell which way they're going for a verrry long time.... ______________________ RMEF Life Member SCI DRSS Chapuis 9,3/9,3 + 20/20 Simson 12/12/9,3 Zoli 7x57R/12 Kreighoff .470/.470 We band of 9,3ers! The Few. The Pissed. The Taxpayers. | |||
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All the pigs I have shot with a rifle are pretty much a blur regardless of trophy quality. The first one I took with a dog and a knife is still crystal clear. I wont put it up there as one of the most dangerous hunts but there is definitely a serious pucker factor. I would have to say that brown bear in the alders and polar bear on the ice flow have to be on the list. In the first case they are top of you before you know it. Having never personally experienced the second all I can say is that when things go south therre is nowhere to run. Happiness is a warm gun | |||
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Most dangerous? Alaska. Out there no one can hear you scream. Seriously the conditions are treacherous and the climate unpredictable. It is truly the worlds last great wilderness and not to be toyed with. Rather face pussy cats and toothless elephants. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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