And that's the way it should be.
And that's the way it should be.
Cool story. I really want to do a big game hunt someday. Hearing that sounds like it's right up my alley.
<edit> Except I think I'd want to be involved in the butchering and BBQ. Hanging out in a native village eating my own kill with local folks prepared their way sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Sign me up!
<edit> Except I think I'd want to be involved in the butchering and BBQ. Hanging out in a native village eating my own kill with local folks prepared their way sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Sign me up!
I may be in love. That first pic reminds me of Sophia Loren.
I've been fascinated with Africa for decades and read every African hunting book or article I can get my hands on. Went on my own plains game safari 3 years ago. 2 kudu, 2 gemsbok, impala, springbok, blesbok, and warthog. With an additional 3 days of wingshooting. I can tell you unequivocally that nothing goes to waste in Africa. And Africans love foreign sportsmen. It's what allows untold numbers of them to survive.
Something that most folks don't understand is that the better animals such as kudu, gemsbok, wildebeest, etc. is they process them and sell meat just like beef cattle. The less desirable animals are used by locals and natives.
I've been fascinated with Africa for decades and read every African hunting book or article I can get my hands on. Went on my own plains game safari 3 years ago. 2 kudu, 2 gemsbok, impala, springbok, blesbok, and warthog. With an additional 3 days of wingshooting. I can tell you unequivocally that nothing goes to waste in Africa. And Africans love foreign sportsmen. It's what allows untold numbers of them to survive.
Something that most folks don't understand is that the better animals such as kudu, gemsbok, wildebeest, etc. is they process them and sell meat just like beef cattle. The less desirable animals are used by locals and natives.
Great Intel. Thanks for putting up some more accurate information.
I am sure you know that all hunting and fishing equipment has a tax placed on, which is used by states to improve hunting and fishing. We would not have hunting and fishing in Oklahoma if it was not for sportsman paying taxes on their equipment and licenses. I spend thousands of dollars a year on hunting and boating. I do not care for the taste of deer anymore. I do not waste the animals I kill, which is only one a year or less. Most of the time I give the meat to one of the custodians in my building.
When I was younger I spent about a tenth as much on hunting and killed 5 deer a year, we needed the meat.
Now that I trophy hunt, I buy cameras, pay for a lease, buy nicer weapons, treestands, and much more expensive clothing.
When comparing a hunter that is hunting for food and a trophy hunter, which one pays more taxes on hunting equipment? I cannot say for everyone, but everyone I know that trophy hunts, we spends a lot more money on the sport than people who just hunt for meat. If I was going to hunt for meat, I could tag out the first week of the season, and spend very little money(taxes). Killing a deer is not very difficult. I am not saying you are wrong, which you are saying I am, but if you did not have people such as me hunting, you would not able to hunt for meat.
When I was younger I spent about a tenth as much on hunting and killed 5 deer a year, we needed the meat.
Now that I trophy hunt, I buy cameras, pay for a lease, buy nicer weapons, treestands, and much more expensive clothing.
When comparing a hunter that is hunting for food and a trophy hunter, which one pays more taxes on hunting equipment? I cannot say for everyone, but everyone I know that trophy hunts, we spends a lot more money on the sport than people who just hunt for meat. If I was going to hunt for meat, I could tag out the first week of the season, and spend very little money(taxes). Killing a deer is not very difficult. I am not saying you are wrong, which you are saying I am, but if you did not have people such as me hunting, you would not able to hunt for meat.
Glad to hear these stories of the meat getting used. Good to know.
In case anyone is curious, this is what a rack of giraffe ribs looks like. Fred Flintstone would love it.
I'm picturing this in some future hunt . . .
PH: "Okay, that's your giraffe on the right. You're at 75 meters. Remove the safety and take your shot."
Me: "Where should I aim?"
PH: "Go for a neck shot"
Me: "Could you be a little more specific?"
PH: "Okay, that's your giraffe on the right. You're at 75 meters. Remove the safety and take your shot."
Me: "Where should I aim?"
PH: "Go for a neck shot"
Me: "Could you be a little more specific?"
Your silly. Your one of these men with little balls that feels he has to prove something aren't you?
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