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Re: How to hunt bushpig?
      04/01/03 12:47 AM

I read a story by Harold Wolf (of Hatari Times) where he hunted Bushpig with hounds plus a boar spear. I believe he almost came to trouble with the bushpig being quite aggressive. And the hunt required a lot of personal fitness which would count me out currently but hopefully not in the future.

A question - is it ethical to hunt bushpig with a spotlight?

Using spotlights is always a contentious issue, and some game I feel it is OK. Leopards over bait, I feel is fine. Bushbuck - I prefer to take them at dusk or dawn. Small cats? Not sure but I can see unless one is very lucky, then it may be the only way to plan to take one. They are fast and elusive during the day. All I saw in Zim in 2002 was a streak from a waterhole. I think it was a civet (?) What about Bushpigs - OK to spotlight or not?

And if hunting them with a spotlight is OK, how do you go about it? Drive or walk around spotlighting around or sit over a pile of "bait" to bring them to you? Do they stand still under the light or bolt fairly quickly?

Thanks for the replies and any new info.



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* How to hunt bushpig? NitroXAdministrator 03/01/03 02:03 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? butchloc   20/05/05 05:38 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? NitroXAdministrator   21/05/05 12:13 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? 470Nitro   17/05/05 01:04 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? cchunter   17/05/05 01:23 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? SafariHunt   19/05/05 02:46 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? Oldsarge   15/05/05 02:16 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? SAHUNT   15/05/05 03:26 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? SafariHunt   03/01/03 07:58 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? NitroXAdministrator   04/01/03 12:47 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? SafariHunt   04/01/03 01:53 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? NitroXAdministrator   04/01/03 02:29 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? original500nitro   09/01/03 08:56 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? mdshunter   13/01/03 01:24 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? NitroXAdministrator   13/05/05 04:15 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? McLarenSafaris   15/05/05 12:57 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? NitroXAdministrator   15/05/05 04:05 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? larcher   15/05/05 06:35 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? larcher   16/05/05 06:03 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? NitroXAdministrator   21/05/05 12:15 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? larcher   21/05/05 10:21 PM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? DPhillips   13/05/05 09:39 AM
. * * Re: How to hunt bushpig? cchunter   03/01/03 06:49 PM

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