Not for me, a angus heifer that had just calved used to be enough for me.
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Not for me, a angus heifer that had just calved used to be enough for me.
sound like a victim waiting to happen
Yep. Angus heifer at the back of a high country station, that's sees man only once or twice a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by erniec
yup saw me mates quad after an irate freisan cow jumped onto the front - basically munted front end - took exception to its calf being remo-ved chased him around quad and decided to take a shortcut-- drafting on foot Tokomaru bay we had herefords and they were okay next door had angus and likely only saw yards once a year big oval yard 30 40 herefords and one mad angus from next door - standing in gateway one would see the black head full belt around the herefords get out of the way
If you haven't seen the film 'Idiocracy', you really should. It's probably not as funny as it was when it came out, but that isn't due to not aging well.Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
you come on my turf human -its my game my rules bangstick or not! hell I was once given a good hiding by a bloody goose after grandad told us not to go n ear the cranky bastard.
Felt very happy when grandad +axe+ chop ping block cured problem permanently.
We were also warned about the old sow who had a huge litter of piglets .after seeing her deal to eel and possum carcasses she got a very wide berth
Heres the worst of African hunting. Take a close look as they induce the charge from the Buff and see the blood already on its nostrils. They are trying to get charges for the camera. Who mucks around with an already wounded animal and doesn't put it down the instant they see it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1MjfP91z8U
I am a believer in Karma may it happen for them sooner rather than later if they are wounding and then inducing a charge - I knew a bloody lazy pig hunter used to hunt back of Whatatutu in Gisborne and sell pigs - lazy prick would get a boar high up in bush and hamstring the poor bugger and then let his dogs work it down to the creek where he could get his horse to it - had no respect for him whatsoever
I've never heard of any client being injured while hunting with Mark Sullivan but I would never hunt with him or choose him as my PH. I think his strategy of deliberately provoking charges from dangerous game is highly irresponsible, greatly increasing risks of harm to clients in what is already a dangerous pursuit. Big animals well hit with big cal bullets can go down from one shot but with Buff particularly follow up shots are usual while the fleeing animal is pursued. Usually everybody is doing their utmost to finish the job as quickly and humanely as possible with follow up shots taken immediately the Buff is in range for a clear shot/s. There is no BS standoff stuff waiting while the Buff "decides how he wants to die". What Mark Sullivan depicts isn't reality. It's promotional BS designed to promote his business and attract certain clients.Quote:
Originally Posted by whanahuia
I have tried watching a couple of his videos but all the BS commentary really put me off. I do think he demonstrates great skill in double rifle shooting however. But as to hunting with him, that's a big no thanks. Plenty of other PH's in Africa who are the real deal.
Hence that “saying”
100%. It's a disgraceQuote:
Originally Posted by 30.06king
Apparently not wounded.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/g-s1-...frican-buffalo
A particularly unpleasant incident. I hope the unfortunate hunter wasn't suffering too geatly until he expired.
Below taken from a post on Accurate Reloading:
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One of Us
posted 10 August 2025 03:39
As with other incidents like this, the details are murky in the beginning. I did speak with someone yesterday just in passing. Both of us were acquaintances of Asher’s.
He had heard this was not the buffalo they were tracking, but ambushed from the flank. The PH did kill the buffalo. Asher lived at least 90 minutes after the attack. The area was too thick for a helicopter to land. He was fully impaled. My friend is a former trauma surgeon. He said they unfortunately pulled the body off the horn without the proper first aid kit for such a massive wound, nor did they have the means to saw the horn off the buffalo.
In all, it’s a very sad set of circumstances. RIP Asher.
removing anything from a puncture wound was never going to end well. I suppose you don't exactly carry a bone saw when hunting.Quote:
Originally Posted by 30.06king