vinylguy Posted May 28, 2013 Author Posted May 28, 2013 hahahahhahaha in the middle of town basically....
DIPSLICK Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 ...... leopard kill maybe????I HAVE SEEN A FEW SO THAT MAKES MUCH MORE SENSE
Big H* Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) hahahahhahaha in the middle of town basically.... A few years ago they shot a leopard just across the road from Builders Warehouse in Gezina. It was cornered in the foyer of a block of flats. They wanted to dart it and a woman came down the stairs. The leopard became aggressive and they had to shoot it. A person hit a leopard with his car on the N1 in that nek close to CBC and the N4 Scientae interchange. The leopard got away. Pretoria with its east to west ridges gives ample opportunity for access to leopard and brown hyena. Same in Jo'burg with the Suikerbosrand and Melville ridge. Edited May 28, 2013 by Big H*
Smolly Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 There is a resident female leopard at Sun City. Been spotted with her cubs once.
Vetseun Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Surely it's not biltong hunters? Probably local homeless guys looking for a bit of venison for the pot. I live near Lonehill and a friend on mine's wife does some meals for the homeless people that are staying close to the old Clay Oven as part of their church outreach. Turns out those guys have been trapping and eating the Lonehill and neighboring area's dassies. I recon it's the local homeless guy's looking for food. A kudu will feed a lot of them for a long time. Winter will always see more of this type of behavior as people become more desperate.But how do they kill a Kudu. It is a pretty big buck.
vinylguy Posted May 28, 2013 Author Posted May 28, 2013 A few years ago they shot a leopard just across the road from Builders Warehouse in Gezina. It was cornered in the foyer of a block of flats. They wanted to dart it and a woman came down the stairs. The leopard became aggressive and they had to shoot it. A person hit a leopard with his car on the N1 in that nek close to CBC and the N4 Scientae interchange. The leopard got away. Pretoria with its east to west ridges gives ample opportunity for access to leopard and brown hyena. Same in Jo'burg with the Suikerbosrand and Melville ridge. ok possible but with groenkloof location, i doubt it.... think this instance is was definitely done by man
Big H* Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 ok possible but with groenkloof location, i doubt it.... think this instance is was definitely done by man Groenkloof and the surrounds most likely has a resident leopard, look for tracks from now on.
kosmonooit Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Surely a game expert would be able to say for sure, otherwise its a pretty desperate measure it must be said. Reminds me a bit of many coral reefs in the Philippines, beautiful locations and on the surface, but very few living creatures left, they end up in the pot, but when there are hungry mouths to feed its hard to blame anyone. Edited May 28, 2013 by kosmonooit
divernick Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 Surely a game expert would be able to say for sure, otherwise its a pretty desperate measure it must be said. Reminds me a bit of many coral reefs in the Philippines, beautiful locations and on the surface, but very few living creatures left, they end up in the pot, but when there are hungry mouths to feed its hard to blame anyone. We can always blame the ANC.... Heel Drop and Jigghead 2
Jigghead Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 But how do they kill a Kudu. It is a pretty big buck. Agreed, but I think these days it's cheaper to go out and buy a firearm on the black market than it is to buy a kudu full of meat? The OP did say it looked to have been shot. I'm sure if they all pooled their begging money for the day, they could pick up a firearm capable of downing a kudu? Remember, they just need to wound it enough to stop it from running too far, I'm not sure they'd have been concerned with the "ethical hunting" issues associated with wounding the animal. Having said this though, I would not be surprised if some idiot poached it for biltong, this is Blue Bull country we're talking about. A couple of guys get too much beer in them one night and decide to go hunting? It's plausible. DIPSLICK 1
Jigghead Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 We can always blame the ANC.... Nah, not ANC, Apartheid!
Iron Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 meat is meat and a man must eat ................ DIPSLICK 1
vinylguy Posted May 28, 2013 Author Posted May 28, 2013 perhaps it wasn't shot, but the most likely explanation is that it was, i mean a kudu is huge its going to let you get close to it unless its dead when you try go near it!
kosmonooit Posted May 28, 2013 Posted May 28, 2013 I don't think there are any Kudu there (?) Nyala more like it
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