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Poacher shot dead, 2 rifles seized http://www.newzimbabwe.com/ 10/12/2012 00:00:00 by Staff Reporter GAME rangers shot and killed a suspected poacher at Kazungula National Park on Saturday – the second fatal confrontation in a month, police said on Monday. Four other poachers escaped in the early morning raid on their camp in the Matetsi Unit Six area, a subdivision of the sprawling game reserve. Matabeleland North police spokesman Inspector Billie Dube said on December 7, the rangers deployed at Quebec base in Matetsi received information from Econet engineers working on a facility along the Victoria Falls-Kazungula road who heard two gun shots in the area. Inspector Dube said: “The rangers made a follow up and came across human tracks about 800m from the Econet facility and started tracking until it got dark. “The rangers then camped for the night before resuming the search for the suspected poachers early the next morning. “At about 6AM, the rangers intercepted five poachers at Camp 21. They saw one of the poachers seated by a huge tree and opened fire on him, killing him on the spot. The other four poachers managed to flea in different directions.” Two loaded assault rifles were recovered along with three elephant tails, two cooking pots and a mobile phone with two Zambian SIM cards. The dead poacher, who has not been named, had seven bullet wounds. The dead man’s body is at the Victoria Falls Hospital mortuary. Inspector Dube said game rangers were authorised to shoot to kill in a high stakes game with poachers who are always armed to the teeth and have previously fatally wounded rangers. 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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Sounds like teh Game rangers could use a little training in small unit tactics, Ambushes and target selection. But good on them. DRSS Kreighoff 470 NE Valmet 412 30/06 & 9.3x74R | |||
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Hasher Agree on both points. Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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Some well trained dogs would come in handy. Sic em! LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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+1 Dakota Traveler .458 WM | |||
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So if I am hunting in Zim and we come across poachers and teh game scout decides he needs to get into a firefight with them is the hunter and teh PH allowed to assist? I am thinking scoped rifles vs AK's at a reasonable distance is not a ver fair fight . And if one was to drop a poacher what would be the best way to mount one? DRSS Kreighoff 470 NE Valmet 412 30/06 & 9.3x74R | |||
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As much as I hate a poacher, I think it would be wise to avoid participation in issuing justice! I wouldn't be keen on testing the legal system in Zim, especially when most of the poachers seem to have "friends" in high places and therefore get released repeatedly when captured. I would also not want to be interrogated in the typical Zim manner! | |||
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A 200 ltr [44gal] oil drum would be a start. | |||
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201212121169.html Zimbabwe: Rangers Kill Poachers, Recover Weapons of War By Isdore Guvamombe, 12 December 2012 National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers have killed two elephant poachers in the Dande Safari Area in Mbire north of Guruve and recovered weapons, among them mortar bombs. Motor bombs are weapons of war and it is yet to be established why the poachers had such dangerous arms of war. Items recovered include three mortar-bombs, one 3008 calibre hunting rifle, one 3008 spent cartridge, three live 3008 rounds of ammunition and six pairs of elephant tusks weighing 51,4 kg valued at US$12 850. Parks public relations manager Ms Caroline Washaya Moyo on Monday said the two poachers killed were from Mashumbi Pools. The other three poachers ran away. "Our rangers had a contact with poachers which resulted in the death of two armed poachers from Mashumbi Pools in the Usanga Usanga hunting camp area of Dande Safari Area. "Rangers observed a human spoor of five suspected poachers in the park and quickly made a follow up and it was during a contact that the two armed poachers were killed. "The killed poachers are Andrew Mapfumo and Last Stephanie from Mazambara Village in Chief Chitsungo's area. "In a bid to cover their tracks the poachers started a veldfire as they left the park," she said. One of the deceased Andrew Mapfumo is a known poacher who has been involved in elephant poaching since 2005 and was convicted and served a custodial sentence at Guruve and Bindura prisons. Meanwhile, another suspected Zambian poacher was shot and killed in Katombola, Hwange National Park last Saturday. Four others escaped through the Zambezi River. Parks rangers also recovered two rifles, 14 rounds of ammunition and food with Zambian labels. "Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority continues to warn would be poachers that their efforts will be thwarted and the above cases should serve as a warning to those who are financing poachers that they are engaging in risky business," Ms Washaya-Moyo said. 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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Probably not a good idea to get involved in a firefight with poachers anywhere in Africa but especially in Zimbabwe. Firstly they'll probably have far more firepower than the hunters, secondly they'll probably be better shots, thirdly they may well have connections in authority who just might look for someone to shift the blame onto, forthly because a Zim jail ain't where a white man want to be and fifthly because (I guess) some idiot politician or over enthusiastic civil servant just might find a convoluted way to apply the Lacey Act for shooting an unlisted trophy! I guess the best steps to take if one sees such a situation developing are large ones in the opposite direction. | |||
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