Point Blank Shot on a Huge Elephant 

The guide's laugh is a laugh of a guy getting a 20k paycheck

Did I just witness 3 grown adult man clapping, tapping on shoulder, giving props and talking how “phenomaenal” a 2m shot on a non moving 3m large target was? Now thats absolutely pathetic.

I'm an avid hunter and i wholeheartedly understand their are huge over population problems of elephants in some parts of Africa, but would i take down an elephant? No, I don't think I'd get anything out of it.

I don’t think we realize how big a bull elephant really is. Just holy shit. They are huge.

Guns are quite the terrifying invention. The elephant IS MASSIVE and not to be messed with.. yet it falls like paper.

I feel kinda bad for the elephant just minding his own business and blam some human just blasts you in the face

Can’t help but feel terrible seeing a magnificent creature being taken down like that.

I can only hope the culling of that elephant was for the benefit of sustaining their numbers in an ever shrinking habitat. For any other reason, I can only hope the trigger puller suffers the same fate himself one day.

რა სიამოვნებას ნახულობთ სპილოს მოკვლით?

I am assuming the meat went to a local tribe or village to feed the locals as most hunts like this do. The regulations and system in place is very tight and bureaucratic. Its not as easy as paying $100k and killing an elephant. The money goes to conservation, the meat goes to hungry locals, and the trophy goes home with the hunter. I could NEVER shoot an Elephant unless I was saving a human life.

Just think of the long life that Elephant lived to just be out walking one day to be shot(murdered) to please one mans very tiny ego!

And you wonder why they kill humans.

I just don't know how I feel about this. I'm trying to approach the issue objectively. I think my biggest problem with it is the actual hunting process. You just walk up on the animal and shoot it. As someone who has hunted his whole life, that just doesn't feel like hunting to me. Yeah, it was a great shot, and I'm sure the pressure was on. Still, I don't know. I know that elephants are dangerous., but I can't help but think that maybe we should just leave them alone. I don't know, I'm kind of torn on this one. Not to mention, he's an executive for an ammunition company. The Optics are just very poor here. But thanks for posting the video. Please know that I mean no disrespect. It's hard for my bias not to creep in here. I have a tattoo of an elephant. I just think they're amazing creatures.

I cannot watch this. I do not understand why these jerks would want to kill such a magnificent creature. Disgusting

Hey so how do you guys stuff those Elephants and how is one sent to your house if you want it shipped overseas or do you have it taxidermies in your country

Guns and big game hunting exist. It’s not poaching if the hunter is adhering to the strict guidelines. It’s poaching if it’s too large of quantity, endangered animal, or not proper hunting season, and regional regulations.

So i have only done deer and elk, why did they run up on it after it dropped? Seems kinda sketch. Is it to pump lead into vitals? Still seems away to close, for me at least.

What caliber rifle are you using?

Which make rifles are you guys using

How does one go about getting tags for hunting sessions in Africa for both small plains and dangerous game? Are there a lot of scam sites to sift through while looking for a good hunt? Who would you recommend

I honestly never realized just how big those things are

The guy keep saying at the end « that’s a fantastic animal ». So why kill him? Why stopping his life ?

What rifle cartridge was fired to bring down the elephant?

Sooooo why did they shoot the bull elephant? Not complaining about its death but just curious, was it dangerous? Rampaging through villages without provoke? Killing other elephants for no reason? Or was it a rogue elephant if that exists

Das ist keine Jagd, das ist Mord!

Trying to figure out what caliber was used here….I’m guessing 577 or 600 nitro judging by the recoil….leaning more towards 577

Nothing says boomer like shooting an elephant

Dang imagine being the biggest and strongest but just get killed by little humans

As a former Royal Marine, who lived with a Rifle, slept with it, ate with it by my side , all whilst on active service, I can never understand the obsession with Hunting , killing and weapons. I wonder if they would be so keen if the Animals had Guns to fire back with. Killing for food yes, killing for conservation yes but killing for excitement and pleasure, no.

They give the meat to the locals an elephant of that size can feed 200 people

That guy that talked first, looks like Ned Flanders from the Simpsons cartoon.🤣🤣😂😂

is it much of a hunt if you fly in on a helicopter, round it up, step off with a high powered rifle, and shoot it? Or is that for sport? Obviously there's sport hunting yes, but where's the hunt in flying in and just shooting it?

I thought they were an endangered species.

Cant they export elephant to other nations in europe or asia

Qual à finalidade??? onde está a alegria nisso?

Botswana my country this is a good day 😮😮

wait, why was the elephant killed what did it do, plus arent they endangered if there was no reason thats selfish and cruel

Like they were saying goodbye 😢wow i would never

Dear hunters, Everything is fun and game until karma backfires!

Watching this video hurt me

What was the fault of Elephant causing no harm initially Why killed it

What is this for caliber?

These Hunter's are hunting for food also all of this meat goes to the local population and the money from the hunt goes towards the game management of the rest of the game preserve

*_Why do you hunt Elephant's?_* *_Because we are from USA and we are born dumb....._*

it’s crazy how dangerous mankind is

reason?

Nhìn trông nó thân thiện với con người. Tôi không nỡ nổ súng tội nghiệp chú voi quá

Me coming to Botswana after obtaining my seaturtle helmet (shellmet) and manatee coat to hunt an elephant so I can have an ivory vape holder

I know that these hunts help preserve the species by producing funding in preservation efforts and they pick certain individuals in certain areas that have or could cause problems, but who gets all the meat? Do the hunting guides get the meat and sell it, do they get to keep the meat, or does it go somewhere else entirely?

What do you do with a dead elephant?

Let it be known that trophy hunting is pretty much the only reason that many of these animals aren't nearly extinct. The huge amount of money that trophy hunting brings in helps to fund the parks, the rangers, and in general all of the conservation of these creatures. And has been mentioned in other comments, the population control is essential to the health of the creatures. In some places where hunting isnt allowed, and where paching isnt a problem, the elephant population has become too dense, causing food shortages for the elephants as well as widespread disease. Hunting is essential to protect these creatures.

What is going to happen with the elephant ?

Wait, didn’t show them field dressing it

That guy couldnt hold his own for 2 mins in the hood.

“Harvested a fantastic trophy” I don’t mind hunting. But this Is absolutely pathetic.

Everyone complains about the poaching of elephants. The money a hunter pays for one elephant can pay for poaching enforcement for a year or more.

But if I kill my dog I'll go to jail. So what's going on with the system?

But why?

Was the gun chamberd in 458 lott it looked to be belted and perfect shot placement looked like an amazing hunt

My absolute horror at an infertile elephant that prevents proper herd breeding being killed to feed a village and fund the conservation of the rest of the elephants. What monsters!

Blank ammunition would make this video much funnier.

what is the purpose of hunting these giants?

Can i ask WHY ?

Would love to hear about the rifle and ammo.

so how did he bring the thophie back to the us

The three minion with a gun

Unbelievable how it put it down that easy wtffff

If the elephant 🐘 is protected why is it being allowed to hunt it. Interesting

This has to be a very old video considering now they’ve fully banned the poaching of elephants but still need to know the reason moose,elk,deer fair enough meat but ivory has been banned years

Those cowards should be forced to eat it.

Overpopulation can cause these bulls to grow dangerous rather rapidly. Contraception and relocation can only work so far until the elephants' population growth begin to outpace the more benign methods of population control. So as a measure of prevention, you make a list of the more violent younger bulls and the oldest bulls, you then calculate the amount of the population needed to be culled which includes these bulls. Cows that show violent or diseased tendencies are also put on the list, these animals are then marked and tracked to for hunting, the ivory is then handed over to the state as ivory for trophies are illegal here in Southern Africa. The meat is then distributed to the local area, as the whole animal is consumed and not wasted. The money paid to shoot the elephants are put right back into the reserve for elephant and rhino conservation, training of new rangers and anti poaching initiatives. The funds of a single elephant can fund a whole regiment of rangers for a year. This is heard management and nature conservation at its most extreme limit, the green-light for culling is only given as a last resort and the funds received is used for conservation especially against poaching which slaughter indiscriminately with complete disregard for the environment. What this video shows is only the dispatching of an elephant and not the preparation preceding the hunt and the positive effects directly after.

what was the caliber?

What caliber

Who would do this?

elephants might be big and strong but they are nothing compared to a man with a gun

Man that's like hunting a barn c'mon bro

Elephants are emotinally intelligent. After a deed like that, I wouldn't blame elephants for hating mankind. I like animals more than I like people.

What do you do with all that meat ?

Stop hurting.

After doing my research, I have nothing negative to say.

why? just why??!!

Dramatic fall from the elephant 😅

Is this hunting sustainable for the elephants ? If u take out the best animals, u leave the lesser one that will breed. Elephants are social creatures, and have many endearing features, I for one would find it hard to kill them for fun.

What u get from this

It is legal? Somebody explain me

Brave Men fighting an elephant with WEAPONS ONLY

The big hunt of a tiny man’s big ego

goodnight! My name is Lincoln Fabio, I'm from Goias, Brazil. I would like to know the approximate amount needed to go to Africa to hunt large animals such as elephant, ginu, antelope...

That didn’t look like hunting to me. The elephant looked like it was waiting to be fed.

Why ?

A proper end for a noble creature

Takes a real marksman to get one of these elusive cunning and lightning quick animals...

How much an elephant cost

What's the difference between these and poachers,

I’m a avid hunter and a hounds man but damn that’s a bit much

I don’t feel very good about this

Killing in Such a short range is no hunting, when you say hunting you must aim from a long distance

Is any animal more cruel than a human being?

What did it do to you

Mark De Young, such a brave man standing in front of a graceful, beautiful creature with a gun in your hands. You should be ashamed of yourself.