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Leopards Ate My Face

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[–] frazw@lemmy.world 234 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Whenever I read about these hunters getting killed there is always this element in the reporting that it was a tragedy. It wasn't. It was a glorious victory. Two entered a death match (one unwilling) and one survived. The buffalo defied odds heavily stacked against it and won. The buffalo didn't ask to be the target of a wanker with a gun who likes killing things for fun. The wanker should also acknowledge that they're are risks in playing death games. Sorry dude you lost. Buffalo won. Buffalo should get to live like a king as its prize.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think there are many hunters who would agree.

[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

Another one here. I’ve never gone out in the field unless I plan on cooking what I bring back. If I fight nature and nature wins…so it is.

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[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Klingon voices suddenly cried out in agreement and were suddenly honored. I ~~fear~~ know something glorious has happened

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Guns are for punks. Fight with your hands or GTFO.

(I'd PPV that all day. It's like watching parkour YouTubes, just screaming and damage everywhere.)

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[–] TheOakTree@lemmy.zip 91 points 2 days ago

Asher was fatally injured in a sudden and unprovoked attack by an unwounded buffalo

Yeah, I'm sure it was unprovoked by the car full of people following it for hours.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 86 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago

He's traumatized from the hostility and will have PTSD. But he did the right thing.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 78 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The reason behind the buffalo's attack on the trackers remains unclear. Reports indicate it became hostile before charging down the 52 year old.

God sending Harambe back for one last job.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Also said it was going 35mph when it hit him. Nice.

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago

TheBullWins

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[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 70 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] NotForYourStereo@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

And nothing of value was lost.

At least until they revenge hunt the animal for defending itself.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

“Locals shocked that megafauna are megafauna and humans are not invincible just because they have guns.”

In South Africa too. Like, do they not get that wild animals don’t play by human rules? It’s bigger than you. You took that risk.

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[–] Wolf@lemmy.today 29 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Oh No! A millionaire trophy hunter was brutally mauled to death by a vicious beast? This is a terrible tragedy :( Seriously, what could be more important than the life of a complete and utter scumbag?

I wonder how many innocent children starved and were murdered by the IDF today?

Doesn't matter- didn't you hear? A rich white man was killed!

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[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

That buffalo deserves that millionaire's body as trophy.

[–] PeePantsMcGee@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago

This warms my heart ❤️🥰

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The reason behind the buffalo's attack on the trackers remains unclear.

"Why are you attacking me I'm just trying to hunt you"

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Man minding his own bussiness stalking an animal to kill it, inexplicably attacked by animal he was plotting to kill.

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

Rest in piss 👋

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think this is more "fuck around and find out" than "leopards ate my face".

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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What a traumatic experience for the buffalo, I hope it's ok.

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There should be a photo of the buffalo posing with his body, like all those pics of him posing with his kills.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Nothing of value was lost.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo ate my face.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 day ago (5 children)

FAFO. No animal deserves to die according to the pleasure of some jackass human.

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[–] devolution@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Tragic.

So what's everyone having for dinner?

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Half a pound of camembert so far.

..... it was a long day.

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[–] Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (11 children)

While trophy hunting is fucked up, I'd like to remind people that hunting as done by regular people and not this millionaire bozo is a critical aspect of conservation.

Hunting keeps deer and elk from overpopulating and stressing the habitats of other wild life. It is the only thing that keeps prion diseases in these populations in check. Hunters are a necessity because humans have displaced and culled apex predators who played the same role.

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[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whole point of capitalism is breaking the game to get ahead.

No. Actually, if you read Adams, it should be a pretty just system, the problem being people I that system, without checks and balances.

People, not systems, are the problem.

A new system that allows entrepreneurship, while protecting those who just want to go and clock-in, allows private property, but prevents accumulation and speculation, etc... But designed from the ground up to prevent major deviations, is in order.

Pussy, ambushing a lone buffalo while armed with a big game gun!

Run the bulls in Pamplona, like real men do.

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

People, not systems, are the problem.

That's like saying the players don't suck for losing, it's the ref and the rules of the game.

Human nature is what it is. We need our political and economic systems to rein it in and channel it towards good*.

But designed from the ground up to prevent major deviations, is in order.

Yes.

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[–] Neuromancer49@midwest.social 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Hot take, I'll offer an alternative perspective. Obviously, poaching is one of the most disgusting crimes. Sourcing animal parts for folk remedies is reprehensible.

Responsibly managed hunting generates a ton of money, some of which which gets invested into the local community and into conservation efforts.

The key word here is responsible. If a land manager shared wealth in an equitable fashion with the locals, and demonstrates careful management of animal herds by close monitoring of populations, that's responsibility. I wouldn't want to hunt on lands owned by, say, a literal nazi in South Africa. But, unfortunately, as long as we live under capitalism, I have a hard time imagining a different way to encourage the world to preserve our natural resources.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't disagree but I also think it's fair game for the hunted to win. That should be part of the point of big game hunting, it's fucking dangerous and tbh it's a little satisfying as a poor when the buffalo beats the millionaire in a battle to the death the millionaire started

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[–] Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The need for managed culls is partially driven by the displacement of predators and other disruption from human activity but ok

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[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago

Lol fair's fair, pretty sure he was fixing to kill a buffalo

[–] Walk_blesseD@piefed.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 days ago
[–] Hobo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

His ex-partner and teenage daughter have been notified of his death.

I parsed that sentence wrong and the next paragraph didn't help me correct it.

A close friend of the father revealed: "He spent every spare moment he could with Savannah and shared his life with her. Nobody could love a daughter more than he did...

I was in full WTF mode for a second there.

Also can someone explain to me what a luxury ranch is? Cause I just imagine it's a fucked up modern day plantation with extra steps.

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[–] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This should be posted in "uplifting."

Edit: it was!

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The Hunt is about one thing, survival. And only one of you gets to claim it.

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[–] Part4@infosec.pub 13 points 2 days ago

He died doing something he loved: being eviscerated by black death thousands of miles away from the few people that pretended to love him in order to gain access to his money.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Oh well....

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

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If they wanna call it a “sport” they have to let both sides win and lose.

[–] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago

Rest in piss, bozo.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 12 points 2 days ago
[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

The reason behind the buffalo's attack on the trackers remains unclear>

Well, just a wild guess, but "These creatures are shooting at me and want to kill me" sounds like a pretty good reason.

[–] haloduder@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 day ago

Good. I hope the buffalo is okay.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Luigi showed how it's done. And a buffelo is the one to step in his footsteps? All hail this buffelo, shame on the test.

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