Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire One of the craziest African hunting videos I've ever seen

LMAO!

Looks like a hell of a ride. Glad he came out of it OK. Until your the one looking down the barrel don't question what the trigger puller did. Looks like he did what he needed to to. Now the dude that took a ride.... his ass should have known better...

That is nuts.

I have a couple friends I would want to take the shot if they had it.

LOL

Rcamugly runs a spaghetti restaurant.

He can tell you how to stop a meatball that was dropped on the floor and is rolling away uncontrollably. He can also tell you, in very precise terms, how John Burns likes to be pleasured. Beyond that, his opinions are usually wrong.

Guaranteed the rider needed fresh undies after all that unfolded.

Tough situation. I think just last fall we had someone shoot their hunting partner while they were trying to shoot a griz that was attacking. Sucks to be shot but it sucks to be Timothy Treadwell too.

I think I'm in the take the shot if you think you can camp. Maybe with the exception of a few guys that I may rather take my chance with the bear. Those animals could always just be one twitch away from ending someone in an attack. Sometimes only have a split second to make the shot and you miss 100% of the ones you dont take. If its just a missed chance to fill a tag thats on the line always take the time to make the safe call. In these situations its often do or someone dies. Thats a whole new level of pressure. My friends that I know can generally shoot I'd say take the shot. Hard to say because every situation is so different so i just hope they've got the experience and judgement to read the situation. If you get me on accident know I died out doing what I loved and at least left everyone with a he'll of a story.

I read a story once about a kid that accidentally shot his dad while hunting and never could go on after that. So, I told my kids when they first started hunting with me that if there's ever an accident and they hurt me to forgive themselves and know I forgive them and love them and want them to keep doing the shooting and hunting they love and know I'm smiling down on them, or maybe up at them. I hope my hunting friends know the same.

Another situation I worry about is dogs attacking a kid. We had pitbulls running the neighborhood a few years ago so u tried to get my wife to carry a little lcrx38 or my 351pd when walking the dogs with the kids. She said if the dog had a kid she'd be afraid to shoot. So I told her in that situation hold the gun barrel against the dog at the best angle thats pointing as far away from anyone on the other side. She said she didn't even want to think about it. I said it's best to have a plan before you need it and explained how bullets can deflect at pretty hard animals in game but don't generally turn more than 90 degrees in stuff unless it's a full ricochet.


Bb

That bull has his eye on the dude with the rifle

Didn't break it down frame by frame but looking at the stills posted here - dude getting tossed is about 2.5 to 3 feet from where you'd be aiming. You think your shot would be 2.5 FEET off at a range of 10 feet?

Guy's up in the air/on the buff's back - doubt the shooters were thinking "I need to spine this mo'fo".

That will wake you up in a hurry...

Never hunted buff, but damn that looked fun.

This picture says a lot I can only imagine what's going through his mind. Then take a look at the eye of that buffalo no doubt he's out to kill

I’m a neverdoneit dangerous game guy 100%. But as to emergency situations with an attack in progress I’m pretty sure I could perform and not run. I’ve thought through various scenarios planning my options for assisting anyone under a pit bull, maybe a black bear, maybe just feral dogs, maybe a family member in a beat down. For the 4 legged threats if attacking a downed person I’ve thought a close up pelvis shot would be the first round target PROBABLY. Then shoot it a while longer when/if it turns until safely dead. Anyway that’s the plan for the threats I might face in my geography.

But a 500+ lb bear or something huge like the video shows I see no option but for those armed to take whatever shot their mental readiness tells them is as good as it will get. In any life threatening situation it should be obvious having those around you armed is about as important as being armed yourself.

I view it just the opposite. Seems he waited for a clear shot, and made a pretty good shot under the circumstances! If it was my butt on the Buf…..I’d give the shooter a hug and a handshake! memtb

A lot of our troops came home alive because a buddy took what would normally be a questionable shot. Sometimes you don't have time to think, just act. If I'd been in that position, hopefully I'd have been able to do the same. I've never been there so I can't say what I would have done, only what I hope I would have done.

None of them ran out of the way. They stood their ground and helped their colleague. I would say thats as good of a friend as you could ask for.

Where do we purchase the SA PBR morale patch? The rider should get the obvious SA PBR - 2 second ride tattoo.

Brave tough men.

Reminds me of Jerry Clower, Knock him out John, Shoot up here amongst us, one of us needs some relief.

I wasn't familiar with this, but now I want the rest of the story

looking at the captured still photo's my first thought is that it was a good thing the "cowboy" was on top of the bull and not under it...

What were they supposed to do in that situation?