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NitroX
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Re: Shooting Baboons?
07/04/05 01:07 AM

On my previous trips I had the opportunity to shoot a baboon, especially on the first where large numbers of baboon raided croplands and sat on the cliffs looking down at us.

I didn't because they wanted a "trophy" fee and also I don't think the trophy can be brought back home here.

But as many have said I too found them too human like. I may change my mind one day.

When in South Africa I was told baboons are shot on sight and certainly they ran as soon as a vehicle was heard or sighted by them. They were regarded as noxious pests.

Later in Zimbabwe I enquired why the baboons were so tame. They didn't flee at a vehicle. They did move off but not in panic. He told me he did not allow them to be shot, or at least in numbers regularly. He said a lot of other game watch baboons, which are one of the most inteligent and alert beasts. If a baboon panics all the other game becomes instantly alert. He wanted the baboons to remain calm and unworried. Certainly the other game was much much less skittish. This of course could be from a variety of factors in addition to this one.

What are your thoughts on this? Any comments on its correctness or not?

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Shooting Baboons?	NitroX	06/04/05 02:20 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	new_guy	19/04/05 05:09 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	NitroX	19/04/05 10:05 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	NitroX	07/04/05 01:07 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	SafariHunt	07/04/05 02:40 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	AussieMike	07/04/05 10:33 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	Marrakai	07/04/05 10:51 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	AussieMike	07/04/05 02:24 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	Widowmaker416	08/04/05 01:42 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	NitroX	08/04/05 08:27 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	atkinson6	16/04/05 10:24 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	CFA	18/04/05 02:20 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	terry	18/04/05 09:59 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	AussieMike	08/04/05 05:27 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	470Nitro	06/04/05 08:41 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	larcher	06/04/05 05:07 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	NitroX	19/04/05 10:06 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	500grains	19/04/05 01:27 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	terry	20/04/05 08:16 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	McLarenSafaris	22/04/05 07:19 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	500grains	22/04/05 03:14 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	terry	22/04/05 08:25 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	NitroX	21/04/05 03:14 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	Bigfive	28/04/05 08:23 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	AdamTayler	07/04/05 02:12 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	500grains	06/04/05 07:30 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	DBBill	06/04/05 08:20 AM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	AussieMike	06/04/05 06:29 PM
Re: Shooting Baboons?	DBBill	06/04/05 04:17 AM

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