International hunting trips

[jeebo]

Morning all,

Ogling some big game pictures in a couple of hunting mags this morning

The idea of an international hunting trip is slowing wriggling its way in

So who's done it? Must be some good game in the US, Canada... Africa?

Who's been where?

[Monty]

Have been to ranges in the states, but not hunted.

I was right on the border of Canada a while ago but didn't get there in the end. Would have been great, but these things happen.

[Swarm]

Canada would be the bomb.

If it's anything like the pictures, there are moose and deer just walking through the street everywhere

[jeebo]

If it's anything like the pictures, there are moose and deer just walking through the street everywhere

Pretty sure the police will be onto you if you're shooting moose in town streets

[Berper]

Canada would be awesome, for hunting and more.

Never been but would love to go.

[BBJ]

So who's done it? Must be some good game in the US, Canada... Africa?

I don't know if this is a bit hypocritical but I can't get behind African game hunting.

Kill a fox because it kills your live stock. Fine.

Kill a deer for food. Fine. Take a trophy at the end? No worries.

You see these guys hunting elephants and the like, and they basically just walk up to an elephant who doesn't make any effort to get away or fight or anything, kill it, pose for a photo... Then what? Why did you do it?

I don't know why, but that stuff makes my skin crawl a bit.

[huccl]

You see these guys hunting elephants and the like, and they basically just walk up to an elephant who doesn't make any effort to get away or fight or anything, kill it, pose for a photo... Then what? Why did you do it?

Yep. Don't know how they call that a "sport" when you shoot something in the face while it stands still 20 metres away from you.

[Old Fart]

Yep. Don't know how they call that a "sport" when you shoot something in the face while it stands still 20 metres away from you.

I think they actually use hunting them to fund protecting and breeding them if you can believe it.

For hunting an elephant or lion or any of these things you have to get guides and permits and this kind of stuff and it costs $20,000 or something.

They kill one, then use the fees for conservation.

[Lorgar]

2 deer in Michigan.

Was staying at Plymouth and Ann Arbor at the time. Nice spot of country up there.

[Weepy]

Was staying at Plymouth and Ann Arbor at the time. Nice spot of country up there.

Funny place Michigan with the whole Detroit thing. Such nice places everywhere, then such miserable ones not too far down the road.

[Tonit]

2 deer in Michigan.

Nice.

American hunting trip? Or just squeeze in a quick one?

[keg]

You see these guys hunting elephants and the like, and they basically just walk up to an elephant who doesn't make any effort to get away or fight or anything, kill it, pose for a photo... Then what? Why did you do it?

I don't know why, but that stuff makes my skin crawl a bit.

Read Capstick's "Death in the long grass" and you will change your mind about elephant hunting. I think that the idea is to kill them close but if you don't you have a bad day coming.

If I was visiting another country I would spend the money to get the best chance at making a kill of a lifetime that I couldn't get at home. A picture and a trophy is worth a bunch when you are grey and no longer able to go on such adventures.

If you don't want to pay for a guided hunt another idea would be to research and find a small game type hunting that has clubs and go to observe. We coon hunt with dogs at night here in Indiana a lot and if you called a local coon hunt club and let known your wishes someone will take you on a hunt or two.

[Lyam]

I think that the idea is to kill them close but if you don't you have a bad day coming.

Uh, yeah.

I'd imagine an elephant would be reasonably furious after you shot it in the face

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So who's done it? Must be some good game in the US, Canada... Africa?

I don't know if this is a bit hypocritical but I can't get behind African game hunting.

Kill a fox because it kills your live stock. Fine.

Kill a deer for food. Fine. Take a trophy at the end? No worries.

You see these guys hunting elephants and the like, and they basically just walk up to an elephant who doesn't make any effort to get away or fight or anything, kill it, pose for a photo... Then what? Why did you do it?

I don't know why, but that stuff makes my skin crawl a bit.

Yeah I saw a video of a "big game hunter" who's daughter wanted to kill a leopard, so they get the locals to kill a cape buff for bait, they put it in a tree, make a hunting blind for her and wait for one to come then call her when it's there an she walk down the path to the blind these guys made for her, takes the shot and then these guy go find it for her, she literally was there for two mins max, but I do understand that the money they make from one dead leopard is enough to save many more of the them

[harris]

but I do understand that the money they make from one dead leopard is enough to save many more of the them.

Hmmm, I'd love to see some actual figures on that to know how much of a gain they get from the fees...