Mark Sullivan the Expose’

[grand veneur]

It's very difficult to judge and condemn all of this if you were not there.

@Hunter-Habib

As for the attack in Africa’s Black Death, we interpreted it differently in the 1990s. MS could have easily shot the prone buffalo, but he waited a long time before firing and missed it. But that was the only situation I can remember that was heavily criticized at the time. Unfortunately, sometimes a single negative incident is enough to ruin a reputation.

As for buffalo attacks, may be you don't need to wound a buffalo to provoke something like that. I can remember two situations in two different countries. As we were following a buffalo trail in dense vegetation with poor visibility we regularly noticed at the track that the buffalo was turning and looking in our direction and doing that more and more frequently. The local guides and trackers became anxious and were of the opinion that perhaps we should not continue, as an attack could not be ruled out. We ended the tracking for this reason, but if we had continued, I might perhaps are also able to realize myself.

 

[Sika98k]

It's very difficult to judge and condemn all of this if you were not there.

@Hunter-Habib

As for the attack in Africa’s Black Death, we interpreted it differently in the 1990s. MS could have easily shot the prone buffalo, but he waited a long time before firing and missed it. But that was the only situation I can remember that was heavily criticized at the time. Unfortunately, sometimes a single negative incident is enough to ruin a reputation.

As for buffalo attacks, may be you don't need to wound a buffalo to provoke something like that. I can remember two situations in two different countries. As we were following a buffalo trail in dense vegetation with poor visibility we regularly noticed at the track that the buffalo was turning and looking in our direction and doing that more and more frequently. The local guides and trackers became anxious and were of the opinion that perhaps we should not continue, as an attack could not be ruled out. We ended the tracking for this reason, but if we had continued, I might perhaps are also able to realize myself.

Your last paragraph reminds me of reading one of Ron Thomsons books where he asks, hypothetically, what is the most dangerous buffalo to hunt ?
He answers this himself by saying it is the one you have pushed all day from hiding spot to hiding spot. He eventually becomes thoroughly pissed off and turns on his pursuers. No broken leg, no bullet wound to slow him up, just 7-800 kg of very angry buffalo.

 

[BGGMKLR]

This is such an asinine thread.

E V E R Y... S I N G L E...
T I M E.

 

[HankBuck]

All sorts of shots can end an animal’s suffering quickly. The issue, for me, is when they are taken. That is typically where the rationalization begins.

@Red Leg - No Shot kills faster than a Brain Shot…Fast Death with the least suffering. There is No “right” answer on this thread, opinions have already been decided, no one is changing their mind. Someone just posted that this thread is “Asinine” and Yet they-keep-posting??

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

@Red Leg - No Shot kills faster than a Brain Shot…Fast Death with the least suffering. There is No “right” answer on this thread, opinions have already been decided, no one is changing their mind. Someone just posted that this thread is “Asinine” and Yet they-keep-posting??

I will too. Can’t let the wrong side have the last word or it may seem like acceptance