Must have been a Texan client. Hunting over bait is pretty much the norm down there.
Sorry, I forgot the emoji. By the way, hunting deer over bait is fairly common in Texas and entirely legal last time I was there.
Baiting is legal in many places so I wouldn’t single out Texans. I’ll agree that your comment was wholly unnecessary……
Here in Ontario, we bait for black bears. It is the best way to make sure you get a mature bear and don’t orphan any cubs. I spend hours in my ground blind just watching these awesome animals.
There is no reason to swear off hunting in South Africa, but don’t underestimate the percentage. Maybe 0.5% or less of hunts are conducted like this, but a significant percentage of buffalo bulls were bred on farms and released on to hunting farms either when young or post breeding. Like you said choose wisely.
A lot of my criticisms would go away if certain practices were criticized by the hunting organizations or broadly by other outfitters in South Africa, but I’ve never seen it. The professional hunting organization in Namibia actively polices their members and have kept their hunting ethics reputation high because of it.
I’m with you on the no bueno por Yo hunting Africa over bait / hay / salt / water in a cinder block blind , I have a bunch of buddies who bow hunt Africa and all think I’m crazy to only desire a free range rifle hunting, but ain’t no way I’m hunting anything but a leopard on bait in a different country even with a bow
