Schobs,

He wasn't...I let him walk...wasn't big enough! LOL

Burbaust99,

In Alaska, bears are considered non-consumable and thus you are not required to take the meat from the field. I hear you though. I have had my teeth into some pretty good "sweet and sour" bear served over rice! Five of us actually lived on bear meat for several days while waiting for the weather to clear. It was very tasty right off the campfire grill.

MDBUCKHUNTER,

To each his own...Honestly, you can make a hunt like that as hard or as easy as you like. I have never hunted elephant, but I look forward to doing it with a bow...

Are you up on all the info coming out of South African right now? It appears they have a major surplus of elephants...kind of like the surplus of elk in Rocky Mountain National Park. Point being...they have got to cull some to maintain the biodiversity of Kruger National park. A point blank frontal shot to the brain is a sure fire method of stopping an elephant inhis tracks. Anything short of that can and does get messy. Besides, where's the challenge of shooting them from, let's say, 100 yards away? Remember, they need to be culled and it sure beats sitting in the cold.

Hunting, at least for me, should not be a spectator sport. I do not have a problem with hunting shows, videos, etc-they have their place as learning tools. But, as such, they should be bought and paid for. I hate it when the general public has access to the things we do.IMO, there is nothing glamourous in killing one of God's creatures, especially if you love em like I do... I do not want Joe Public watching as I do what I need to do as a conservationist.