I just read a article that in Congo Republic, The Cameroon, The Central African Republic, Gabon, and Zaire, Silverbacksand other primates are hunted for their meat. Does anyone know of a Safri Co that offers hunts. I think it would make a intresting mount.

What caliber would you use? Would you tink a 9.3X62 would be adequate.

Silverback

You know in my lifetime they were hunted for sport. I remember a Ruger ad when the first 44 Mag carbines came out that showed the proud hunter with the giant gorilla he had killed.

I know the only white man to take a silverback in the 21st century and he took him on a charge...Two shots from a 458 bolt gun...You know where...Texas...

Mark the stories about the hunt were in True magazine..I am 55years old and they were in the early to mid sixties...

Mike

Mike,

60's sounds right as I'm 57 and the ad I mentioned is pretty foggy in my mind. Of course we ARE talking the 60's Oh! Never mind.

Mark

From the Nickudu Files:

Very interesting. What an outcry that ad would make in today's world. My how times have changed.

If anyone is interested there is a great book by Merfield called "Gorilla Hunter."

Since all large primates are on endangered species lists hunting is of course illegal. Poachers, whatever the country, aren't ususally interested in wildlife preservation nor in the respect of the law. Even if you were to buy a skin or carcass I don't know of a single country that would allow you to import it.

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
Very interesting. What an outcry that ad would make in today's world. My how times have changed.

You are not wrong!

Imagine taking a .44 Mag Semi-auto to Africa!?

Ugg!

Didn't Ionides back in the '40's shoot one .. ? believe the article is in Mellon's 'African Hunter' ...