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Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 01:53 PM Oct 2019

Big Game Hunter Was Killed When Shot Elephant Collapsed On Top Of Him

While leading a hunting trip on a game reserve in Zimbabwe, South African big game hunter Theunis Botha was killed when an elephant collapsed on him.

Botha, 51, guided his first hunt through the South African grasslands in 1989 as a college student. He used the money he earned from leading clients on hunting trips to pay for his college education.

In 1991, he earned a degree in psychology and anthropology and then began big game hunting full-time. Together with his wife, Carike, he started a hunting farm, and eventually established private hunting ranches in Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa.

Botha spent 28 years running his hunting tour business, which attracted numerous clients from around the world. On his website, the business is depicted as a “passionate and professional hunting outfitter operation focused on giving his clients a unique exciting African safari experience.”......

https://www.healthyfoodhouse.com/big-game-hunter-was-killed-when-shot-elephant-collapsed-on-top-of-him/

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Big Game Hunter Was Killed When Shot Elephant Collapsed On Top Of Him (Original Post) Flaleftist Oct 2019 OP
Can't say I feel bad, except for the elephant. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #1
Well, I guess that's karma (n/t) PJMcK Oct 2019 #2
Instant! 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2019 #3
If only the hunter had been one of Trump's sons... (n/t) PJMcK Oct 2019 #4
Does John Lennon EVER stop being right? flibbitygiblets Oct 2019 #5
+1.. Karma is a bitch.. nt mitch96 Oct 2019 #7
Call me morbid PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #6
Karma can be so unkind. nt jrthin Oct 2019 #8
Let me get out my Planck-scale violin for the hunter sakabatou Oct 2019 #9
YAHOO !!!!!! Ding dong the OLDelephantkillinghunter is dead. which oldelephantkillinghunter ? trueblue2007 Oct 2019 #10
Can't say I'm crying for him, but my heart goes out to the elephant. He had a choice. Karadeniz Oct 2019 #11
Poor elephant. Duppers Oct 2019 #12
The Facebook post about his death led to mixed emotions among people, and while his fellow hunters r Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #13
Good. I'm not on Facehook, but if I was I would do the same. n/t Coventina Oct 2019 #19
"hunting farm" "private hunting ranches" Paladin Oct 2019 #14
I feel bad about the elephant but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2019 #15
Thoughts and prayers! TexasBushwhacker Oct 2019 #16
GO ELEPHANTS !!! Iggo Oct 2019 #17
Good. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2019 #18

trueblue2007

(17,228 posts)
10. YAHOO !!!!!! Ding dong the OLDelephantkillinghunter is dead. which oldelephantkillinghunter ?
Tue Oct 1, 2019, 04:27 PM
Oct 2019

the WICKED elephantkillinghunter.

Ding dong the wicked elephantkillinghunter is dead !!!!!!


Serves you right you piece of garbage. Enjoy your eternity in HELL !!!!!!!

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)
13. The Facebook post about his death led to mixed emotions among people, and while his fellow hunters r
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 03:15 AM
Oct 2019
The Facebook post about his death led to mixed emotions among people, and while his fellow hunters responded with their condolences, calling him a “world-class houndsman”, many left harsh comments on the Bothas’ photos because of his profession as a hunter.

Paladin

(28,264 posts)
14. "hunting farm" "private hunting ranches"
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 11:40 AM
Oct 2019

They're called "canned hunts" in the U.S., and they're reprehensible. Good on the elephant for taking this guy out.

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