On my 1st safari they became a real nusiance around camp so the PH and I shot a few and it seemed to take care of the problem.

On my 2nd trip I had taken everything I wanted except a hyaena (tried baiting without sucess) by day 8 of a 16-day hunt so we spent some time shooting baboons and sneaking up on some big elephants ... which I couldn't afford.

If I were still looking for a specific trophy I wouldn't do any extraneous shooting...why take the chance of scaring a big kudu for a baboon?