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

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.

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

You know as a hunter, shooting these magnificent animals is just straight up unnecessary.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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!

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.

The big hunt of a tiny man’s big ego

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.

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

And you wonder why they kill humans.

რა სიამოვნებას ნახულობთ სპილოს მოკვლით?

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 honestly never realized just how big those things are

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

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?

What A Man You Think You Are!!!!!!! NOT!!!!

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.

Which make rifles are you guys using

What caliber rifle are you using?

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

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

Nothing says boomer like shooting an elephant

Das ist keine Jagd, das ist Mord!

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

why? just why??!!

Not against hunting, and understand cases where this has to be done. But...hearing "fantastic trophy" and the cheering the shot instead of paying respect to the animal is whats a bummer.

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've been hunting since I was a child, I know the thrill of chasing, tracking the game, and at the end of it all being able to appreciate the great trophy, which is nothing more than being able to sit at the table, eat the meat, count the stories from the forest, have respect for the animal I killed, as it will serve as food. But this elephant hunting is cowardice, no glory in that, this animal is a creation of nature to be admired, it is not made to be preyed upon.

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

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

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.

Botswana my country this is a good day 😮😮

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

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.

I'd of much rather seen the elephant stomp those idiots to death. That would have been much more appealing to me

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

Like they were saying goodbye 😢wow i would never

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

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

So many ignorant people here in the comment section. They dont realize these bulls get hyper aggressive when they reach a certain age, pushing out younger viable males that will still breed. Also to get an elephant tag, you have to pay thousands upon thousands of dollars that go to the conservation of these animals. This one trophy hunter has done more to conserve the species than all these keyboard warriors combined. Good job sir on a great humane shot. 👍

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

What rifle cartridge was fired to bring down 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.

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.

Why kill an elephant. For what. A stupid trophy?

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

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

I hope you get the same treatment this animal got

I am a dedicated Hunter year in and year out but to kill an animal like this is jus inhumane and you should be ashamed of yourself.

5:08 don't waste your time jst click to the part

Watching this video hurt me

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

Wtf! How is the government there allowing this stupidity to happen??

congratulations guys on the magnificent hunt!!

I hunt bigtime, take multiple large antelope every year. I have always had difficulty understanding the challenge in this, for me its like walking to the kraal and shooting a cow

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.

The three minion with a gun

What is this for caliber?

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

I don't understand how elephant hunting is legal in any way, as they're quite endangered. Sounds like a moneymachine unfortunately.

You have a rifle... don't make it sound to exciting, because it really isn't.

Blank ammunition would make this video much funnier.

I thought they were an endangered species.

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.

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

it’s crazy how dangerous mankind is

What is going to happen with the elephant ?

WTF Bru Are they literally killing elephants and posting and nobody does anything?

Killing an animal unnecessary for self entertainment should be forbidden and prohibited

Some people need taking out along with there whole bloodline

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

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

They catch u hunting for food they lock u up,but who gave them a right to hunt for trophies

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

Someone help me understand why this was allowed it’s very upsetting overpopulation in certain parts of Africa ?

What caliber

Stop hurting.

He’s really bragging about this like it’s an impressive feat.

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

What u get from this

To be happy about that tells me everything I need to know about those men. Typical of their class.

Drought is already reducing elephant numbers in africa at an alarming rate. No need for hunting but again it's always about the money😢

Cant they export elephant to other nations in europe or asia

Can i ask WHY ?

reason?

what was the caliber?

Not sure if I agree with the killing of this bull, but that was a very humane shot, so good job on at least taking the life humanely.

I’m a hunter as well and what comes to this kind of hunting, well that is just pathetic. (i would not even consider this hunting, rather murdering) Just wondering, what kind of insecurities are these kind of ”hunters” having…

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?

It would be nice to see one of these hunters have their own families stalked and had their brains blown out. But don't worry it was a clean shot and didn't feel any pain, followed by a laugh!

Would love to hear about the rifle and ammo.