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There are some really deep question being asked in this thread and also statements of fact. For example:

-I wonder how elephants populations were kept in manageable numbers before modern weapons.

-The most destructive animals on earth are Man followed by Elephant.

-I'd gladly book an elephant hunt except for the massive cost involved.

To the question of manageability archeologist studying the demise of the Wholly Mammoth in North America now feel that early natives played a significant role in killing them off. So possibly African hunters played a bigger part then we may think in controlling early Elephant populations. Just throwing that out there. And them just throwing spears.

I agree with the premise on destructive animals so which ones population needs to be controlled? And who gets to decide? Unfortunately for the Elephant I am pretty sure they are not going to get to have a word in the debate. And the humans that speak for them are are so blinded with their own agendas we have kind of an all encompassing term for them, "Tree huggers", if you get my drift. And then when we use these terms back at them we are also just as blinded and nothing gets done. My support goes out to the people who work tirelessly everyday in the field and halls of government trying to find compromises that work for the native African farmer living in the villages and the Elephant just trying to live.

As to cost, what is massive? can that be defined. A friend and I were just yesterday after reading the initial post here were discussing what it would cost to reduce a 100,000 herd by 20%. The costs are staggering. For example take ammo, 20,000 rounds of say 416 something at say $3 a round that's $60,000. That is just the least cost involved. The rest skyrocket from there. Easily topping $200 million IMO. Who is going to pay that? African hunts are expensive because they are worth it. I have never been on one. Always afraid to spend the money because I was concerning I wouldn't have enough in retirement. Now I see that was silly, money is not an issue, but now my health is slipping and it's to late.

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