Baboon Hunting- Pro Or Anti?

[Tri-Ungulate]

Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Blake Fischer shared photos of his guided hunting trip in Africa




He wrote that his wife wanted to watch him hunt at first because it was her first trip to Africa.

“So I shot a whole family of baboons,”
“I think she got the idea quick.”

“Baboons are free,”

“ ... I get it — they’re a weird animal. It’s a primate, not a deer.”

[garyfromterrace]

On so many levels he comes from a bad place. This disgusts me.

[TAFKALVS]

Trick question, since no sane human could call what he did "hunting". I'm generally in support of hunting but this is bullshit.

[alias_rice]

We can probably all agree on him being a douche.

[Kenny Satch]

If he did it with his bare hands then he might earn .0000000001% of my respect.

[Soups]

Calm down everyone. Maybe they were coming right for him. None of you were there.

[garyfromterrace]

Calm down everyone. Maybe they were coming right for him. None of you were there.

Good point, I did not consider that. Thanks soups, voice of reason is appreciated. I recall a south park episode....

[AK47bp]

Jesus. It's like he made the parents watch as he murdered the kids. Sick fuck. Is that legal?


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[summit]

Things which one hunts and does not eat usually fall into three categories that I find reasonable: pests, population control, or dangerous game.

Baboons are none of the above, couldn't ever see myself shooting a baboon, especially since I don't like the idea of killing the high intelligence animals for food (cetaceans (whale, dolphins), eqqus (horse, zebra, donkey), elephant, catarrhines (includes apes and baboons), parrots). But I bet the local village probably had baboon stew that night?

[GeezerSteve]

Such a big tough brave sportsman. That piece of shit can rot in hell.

[Soups]

Thank god he's a game and fish commissioner

[Danno]

depends on who the baboon is.

[Slopetime]

Such a big tough brave sportsman. That piece of shit can rot in hell.

What in the fucking fuck !!?

[babybear]

hunting is one thing but what a douche. that is not hunting. probably the same type of guy that swerves to hit an animal/ bird etc.

it was on the local news this am too and sounds like he will resign.

[summit]

Giraffe kill lions and can kill a human. I wouldn't want to hunt a Giraffe.

If the giraffe population is managed and the harvested animal is eaten by the locals, what makes it different than shooting a deer or a pig? Your fond childhood memories at the zoo?

[wyeaster]

the pride and ego in the smile

[babybear]

for me it’s more of the slaughter of the baboons for the fun of it. that is over the line.
even trophy hunting is slightly better than wanton killing of something for no reason

[Supermoon]

Going on a safari and "giving the meat to locals" is a bullshit justification for pleasure killing, IMO. If the locals need the meat, they are more than competent to go harvest it themselves.

I know there are tons of arguments about how much these types of hunts can support local communities, but nobody from the US goes out and shoots a giraffe and a family of baboons out of charity.

[summit]

Going on a safari and "giving the meat to locals" is a bullshit justification for pleasure killing, IMO. If the locals need the meat, they are more than competent to go harvest it themselves.

I know there are tons of arguments about how much these types of hunts can support local communities, but nobody from the US goes out and shoots a giraffe and a family of baboons out of charity.

So the locals can go kill their meat, or they can get some rich foreigner to PAY them to provide meat... why is the former ethical and the latter not ethical?

[Soups]

Going on a safari and "giving the meat to locals" is a bullshit justification for pleasure killing, IMO. If the locals need the meat, they are more than competent to go harvest it themselves.

I know there are tons of arguments about how much these types of hunts can support local communities, but nobody from the US goes out and shoots a giraffe and a family of baboons out of charity.

What?!?! No way those villagers can sustain themselves without the Great White Hope coming to save them from their meager lives.

[PNWbrit]

...dangerous game.

Baboons are none of the above

While not in this particular asshole's case. Can't Baboons, particularly when in a group (troop?) be dangerous, hudge nuisance.

[summit]

While not in this particular asshole's case. Can't Baboons, particularly when in a group (troop?) be dangerous, hudge nuisance.

Yea you are right

[Supermoon]

So the locals can go kill their meat, or they can get some rich foreigner to PAY them to provide meat... why is the former ethical and the latter not ethical?

The locals can do whatever they need to in order to survive. I was trying to point out the fallacy of the hunters that pay for these things that they are providing food to the locals as a way to justify their trips.

[Slopetime]

The locals can do whatever they need to in order to survive. I was trying to point out the fallacy of the hunters that pay for these things that they are providing food to the locals as a way to justify their trips.

And the large fees they pay to hunt allegedly does go to the anti poaching groups.

[Timberridge]

Has nobody here eaten baboon?

"While not part of traditional American cuisine, the consumption of monkey meat in the United States has become increasingly prevalent, predominantly due to the influx of African immigrants who see monkey meat and other bushmeats as "home comfort".

KQ, any recipes?