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Offline markc

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Dangerous exotics?
« on: October 31, 2003, 04:52:18 AM »
It seems that there are so many different exotic species of game animals which have been introduced into this country for hunters to pursue.  This got me to thinking about some of the "dangerous game" of Africa.  Except for big cats, have the other dangerous big 3 or 4, been introduced into the states on some game ranch?  Say a cape buffalo hunt for the adventurous??   I can't say as I've ever heard of any,  but wonder if it has been done?  Rhino maybe?  Hippo?  

And if they are or were, would you be interested in hunting them?  Bet it would be mucho expensive.  

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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2003, 05:49:06 PM »
Pretty sure I've seen ads to sell Cape Buff hunts. I know there are elephants on ranches in TX and I suppose if your pockets were deep enough you could convince someone to let you hunt them. Dunno about the others. I suspect any hunt you got set up for the cats wouldn't be in a very large area or very fair chase. Too much liability to really turn those suckers loose where they might actually escape. Hippos really need water. Not sure about that in TX. Do you guys have water out there.  :-D

Speaking of dangerous tho. Oryx have been known to gore a good many folks in their native home and can sure enough be dangerous. I've heard tales of sika attacking also.

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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2003, 02:36:27 AM »
One thing I need to ask is how do you define dangerous? After all, even a normally docile milk cow can get very aggressive if she thinks her calf is being threatened. Now if you intend your definition to only include those animals that are normally aggressive without much provocation then the answer is yes, there are dangerous exotics here in Texas. Several ranches offer hunts for the various buffalo (cape, riverine, swamp or water). As Greybeard mentioned, under the right circumstances the oryx species have been know to attack a hunter while trying to make good their escape. Also I have heard of several of the deer species being aggressive. Last July I witnessed a red stag attack a hunter who had shot his buddy. As the hunter approached his kill the remaining red stag drove him off and stood guard over his buddy’s body until 5 of us finally drove him off. Just remember that any “wild” animal is just that, wild and unpredictable so we can never really know how they will react to in a given situation.
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2003, 03:18:55 AM »
not talking about deer or critters not normally considered "Dangerous Game".  I know any wild animal can become dangerous when injured or cornered etc..  What I was wondering GB answered.  Cape Buffalo and those animals most folks would consider DG if they traveled over seas somewhere to hunt.  

I bet any large cat hunt would have to be a canned, enclosure hunt just for the reason GB stated.  If one of those got out, over the fence somewhere, it could be a serious problem to  the locals.   Thanks.
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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2003, 01:44:04 AM »
:D Howdy! Texas prohibits the hunting of certain dangerous wild animals on high-fence game ranches, as given on page 75 of the 2003-2004 Outdoor Annual.  The list includes African and Asiatic lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, hyena, bear, elephant, wolf, rhinocerous, and any subspecies or hybrid of these animals. However, there is still a great number of exotics that may be hunted and some could be extremely dangerous such as Cape Buffalo. To me, anything with antlers or horns is potentially dangerous. I may never make it to Africa to hunt; however, exotic ranches in Texas and other places seem to offer a lot of hunting opportunity as well.
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Thanks Gene
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2003, 06:21:20 AM »
now that you mentioned that  page in the outdoor annual, I do recall reading about the cats being prohibited.   Now do you actually know of a Texas ranch that has Cape Buffalo?   Not sure I am all that interested in going after one, but with the books on hunting Africa I have been reading, it peaked my interest into atleast seeing what opportunities were available.
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« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2004, 02:57:07 PM »
i dont need to look dangerous animals when my wife finds out how much i spend on exotic hunts.lions dont have nothing on her.

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LOL
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2004, 03:47:13 AM »
thats pretty funny!    :-D
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