Here is an article I found on the web. Okay, this is not sport or ivory hunting. But wow!

"Some pygmies of the western Congo use a system of concealing their scent when hunting elephants. Few of these little jungle dwellers hunt elephants, but those that do have chosen about the most dangerous way to secure food in today’s world.

Hunting is done by a single man using a spear with a large metal spearhead and thick shaft. After taking the trail behind an elephant herd, the hunter pauses frequently to coat his skin with fresh elephant droppings for several days until he has lost all human scent.

Closing on the herd, the pygmy selects his prey, usually a young adult. He watches this animal until he is aware of its distinctive habits – how often it dozes, eats, turns, wanders out of the herd, and other individual behavior.

Then he moves toward his prey, usually at midday when the herd is dozing while standing. The little hunter moves silently between the elephant’s legs, braces himself and drives the spear up into the stomach area for several feet. The elephant snaps to alertness, screaming and trying to reach his diminutive attacker. Many pygmy hunters have lost their lives at this moment, but if the little hunter is fast enough, he pulls out the spear to facilitate bleeding and ducks for safety.

Death does not come for several days, and the hunter must follow his wounded prey until it stops. When the elephant falls, the pygmy cuts off the tail as proof of his kill and sets off for his village, which may be several days away by now.

Today’s Stone Age Elephant Hunters

(Source: Vacca & Vacca, 1993:214)"