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The Leopard shown below, was killed after it attacked the hounds man in a well known area not far from us here in the Eastern Cape. The hounds man was running a Jackal pack of hounds, when the dogs picked up the scent of the cat. The very large tom, obviously agitated by the hounds, attacked.
The cat was dispatched by one of the members in the party, no doubt saving the hounds man's life.

There is no doubt that there will an investigation from Nature Conservation, but seeing the wounds to the individual, in my opinion, should be the end of the investigation. No doubt that this man would not be here today, had it not been for the quick reaction of the first responder. It takes a certain type of strong individual to respond to these situations, and the world needs more of them. A special mention to him for acting swiftly and saving this man's life.

The cat weighed a whopping 111kg, or 244lbs. I have heard that this is the second incident in the Eastern Cape of the exact same nature, proving that the population of Leopard is healthy down here, and maybe time by the authorities to start rethinking, not only the hold off on permits for the country as a whole, but also permits for the Eastern Cape.







Wishing the injured man a speedy recovery.

Holy cow....

+2 for a speedy recovery for the injured gentleman.

A dang big leopard also!

Wonder if anyone has records of the heaviest cats in history. At 111kg, he'll be up there.

Ouch!

Yikes! Hope he recovers soon.

wow - thanks for sharing an wishing a speedy recovery to the Hounds man

+3, and yes, you can tell that fat bastid wasn't hungry, just plain mean.

Dayummmm! Badass creature those things are.

I would remain absolutely next to pure dead calm getting a shot off at a treeded leopard over bait JG, Damn, if there's ever been a case for doing it right the first time.

244 pounds? That's right up with typical Jaguar weight isn't it? Big danged critter!

Hoping that houndsman fellow heals up well. He took a hit!

Guy

Ain't that the truth! Might feel a little pressure, at least I would.

You bet Sir, I'll face that call one day.

Man, that's one fat cat.

The hound man will be looking at extensive plastic surgery. Some of those terrible looking wounds actually turn out pretty well. Nerve damage may be an issue, looks like he lost some muscle tone around his left eye.

DF

Pardon my ignorance, but what does a leopard hunt cost on average?

10-12 might do it

Not with hounds it wont. You cant even hunt leopard legally in RSA right now. The only place you can legally hunt them with hounds is Zim( and maybe Moz). And it will cost a LOT more than 10-12k. I did it in Botswana 10 years ago before it was stopped. A close range charge is almost guaranteed in the Kalahari because of a lack of large trees and caves for the cat to bay up in. I killed mine with a 12 gauge and SSG in mid air 8-9 feet of the muzzle. Landed at my feet.

Thanks. I would be fine hunting over a bait.

A good leopard hunt will cost at least 12+k(usually more) over bait and about 18-20k with hounds. I had 2 unsuccessful bait hunts before the hound hunt. And that isn't an unusual situation unless you spend serious money on a premium area/outfitter

I appreciate the information.