@davewil1964 wrote:
@rogespeed wrote:
@bright.ton42 wrote:
That is why the stalk to 50 meter rule - takes extreme skill , success makes the effort worthwhile , and plenty of trophy for the evening bbq and festivities
I sound callous but if they are going to die anyhow be better under more equal conditions
Shot from helicopters by contractors and left to rot is so industrial...I think we can do better ( to late for the camels though )
Time for an early night roges. Sleep well.
why ? game hunting is a profitable international business in Africa - and at least some horses would survive , at the moment none will
- and again a little more history lost , or the sight that might bring to mind an aspect of history , the role of horses in the high country
Add a few wild oxen , rover's shacks built along the trails , guided tours hiking or horse back , photographic or hunting ( in season)
Ummm, this is Australia. And horses, being globally ubiquitous, don't have the same cachet as the big five. None of which exist outside of Africa, and most of which can't be legally shot.
You seem to equate history with white man's raping of the ecology. History? Of what? The destruction of unique ecologies?
Actuallly in Africa, at least some areas, the big five can be legally hunted - because those areas still have the big five because hunting safaris pay for the secure upkeep of those reserves - the licenses are not cheap, with the life of poachers much less if caught...however the payments pay the wages of locals in conservation activities , those who might normally risk poaching and subsequent total destruction of various species - so hence a viable wildlife population is maintained.
Maybe not the most noble of motivations but under the circumstances of limited national finances and/or resolve is an effective solution
The brumbie horse issue could likewise be organised with modified rules to create challenge , as they are not generally dangerous , however are flighty and alert
Most big game taken is just an execution with little involved skill or danger - like shooting a semi-tame wallowing water buffalo
My personal idea is where personal stalking skills are pitted against the defensive skills of the game - whereby your stealth gets you within easy range of their defenses , one mistake and you are detected and loose, and in the case of dangerous animals within their striking range , one mistake of you could be mained or dead.
Now that is hunting
