Big-Game Hunter Killed When Big Game He Hunted Fell And Smushed Him
They say there is no shame in dying doing what you love. However, I’ve always preferred the sayings “karma’s a bitch” and “an elephant (hunter) never forgets (to have his bones smashed into dust by an elephant).”
According to The Telegraph, a big-game hunter finally got what he had coming to him.
South African big-game bagger Theunis Botha, 51, was leading a hunt in Zimbabwe on Friday when his group accidentally walked into the path of a herd of breeding elephants near Hwange National Park and three of the elephant cows charged at them.
Botha fired at the rampaging pack but was caught by surprise when a fourth cow came in from the side and picked him up with her trunk.
One of the other hunters shot the animal, and it collapsed on top of Botha, killing him.
I’m not going to sit here and say I’m entirely against hunting, but I am against hunting animals for the pure sport of it. If you want to go out and hunt a deer for months’ worth of venison, be my guest. I’m all good with that. What I have a problem with are assholes like Botha out there killing peaceful elephants because it somehow makes their dick feel bigger.
I have to say, I was surprised to hear about this elephant attacking Botha from the side. I know elephants aren’t exactly known as a hunting pack, but this reminded me of the Raptors from the original Jurassic Park movie. Clever girl, sneaking up like that… What’s more, if Botha lacks battlefield tact to the extent that he’s able to be snuck up upon by a fucking humongous, loud, rampaging elephant, The Sacred Text (The Origin of the Species) says in black and white that he should be dead. Survival of the fittest and all that jazz. Score one for pachyderms everywhere: you’ve topped man, if only for one beautiful, fleeting moment.
It’s guys like Botha that have me all the way on board with making a The Most Dangerous Game-esque situation a reality. Let’s buy up an island somewhere and drop all these big-game hunters off with weapons of their choice. Let these assholes take each other out one by one until there’s only one remaining. Then, in a surprising twist, we thrust all sorts of wildlife upon the sole survivor. Lions and tigers and bears and elephants – oh my! Don’t even try to tell me you wouldn’t pay to watch that.
Also, I always thought drowning would be the worst way to go out. I still think that holds the top spot for me, but an elephant collapsing on me is a close second. That’s why I try to avoid visiting places like Zimbabwe and the circus..
[via The Telegraph]
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If you let an elephant sneak up on you, you probably had it coming.
8 years ago at 12:49 pmI would imagine that was just bad wording to say sneak. But what most people don’t realize is that elephants can cover ground fairly quickly.
8 years ago at 11:03 pmTrophy hunts usually cost a ton of money. That money goes to the conservation of other elephants. I wouldn’t hunt an elephant but I wouldn’t demonize this guy either.
8 years ago at 12:49 pmAnd it gives jobs and food to people who wouldn’t otherwise have one there. The elephants they hunt aren’t endangered.
8 years ago at 1:06 pmFurthermore the elephants they do hunt are often unable to reproduce due to illness, genetics, or just being disliked by females. One animal that’s useless to conservation anyway for a quarter million dollars is an easy trade to make.
8 years ago at 2:17 pmHe didn’t die in vain if that ivory became some noice drinking horns.
8 years ago at 12:58 pm*doy* in vain.
8 years ago at 3:34 pmThis is what dorn feels like when he get crushed by one of those BBW chicks
8 years ago at 1:04 pmI feel like so many people are completely misinformed when it comes to hunting African game. Many Americans purely see African animals as pretty animals from the zoo. However, in Africa, it is highly common to hunt animals for food that most Americans would not understand. For example, it is not uncommon to eat Giraffe or Zebra in Southern Africa. Hunts are also EXTREMELY regulated and are arranged for conservation. In fact, you can and will be shot and killed on the spot for poaching in many African countries. I have relatives that have actually witnessed this themselves. Yes, many hunters like to hunt for the sport of it. However, you do have to realize that hunting is what helps the economy in many small African communities. The meat is also almost always donated to the locals. The big game are able to sometimes feed hundreds of villages at a time. No part of the animal goes to waste. I swear, the villagers will even the dick of an animal. Please don’t believe what you here from the media about African hunts. The majority of the information that is spread are complete lies.
8 years ago at 1:06 pmWhat do you call an unimportant elephant? An IRRELEPHANT! Ha ha I’m going to put that on Facebook!
8 years ago at 2:21 pmRest In Peace, my brother of the Empire.
8 years ago at 3:31 pmJudging by his name, he probably wasn’t a limey. He was a Boer (Afrikaner).
8 years ago at 11:20 pmLooks like his friend killed the “Botha” them
8 years ago at 7:01 pmRIP, rest in pussy
8 years ago at 6:54 amIf three elephants were charging from the front, the hunters probably didn’t hear the one coming from the side. We get it, you hate big game hunters. But at least try using a little common sense.
Also, if we had survival of the fittest you are touting, elephants would have been completely wiped out in Africa and India and possibly most parts of Southeast Asia generations ago.
8 years ago at 11:15 pm