They hunted and killed a baby elephant!

Discussion in 'Firearms and Hunting' started by truth and justice, Jan 19, 2019.

  1. Derideo_Te

    Derideo_Te Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2015
    Messages:
    50,653
    Likes Received:
    41,720
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Thanks for establishing that the elephant was still a child.

    Compare the length of the barrel of the guns to the length of the tusks. It was about 6 or 7 years old at the most.

    Elephants live to be 70 years old.

    It had not even reached puberty yet.
     
  2. modernpaladin

    modernpaladin Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2017
    Messages:
    29,885
    Likes Received:
    22,794
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    How far were they standing behind it? How long were their guns? 16, 18, 20, 22 or 24" barrels?

    The only part of the photo useful in determining a comparison length is the elephant. The rest is subject to perspective change.
     
    Last edited: Feb 23, 2020
  3. Derideo_Te

    Derideo_Te Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2015
    Messages:
    50,653
    Likes Received:
    41,720
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Compare the lengths of the barrels to their heads and hands if you need to figure it out.
     
    Last edited: Feb 23, 2020
  4. modernpaladin

    modernpaladin Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Apr 23, 2017
    Messages:
    29,885
    Likes Received:
    22,794
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    And you can tell me how big their heads and hands are? The only relevant sizes are the elephants proportions. The men could be small or large or nearer or farther, and their guns could have anywhere from 16" to 24" barrels.
     
  5. Xenamnes

    Xenamnes Banned

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2015
    Messages:
    23,895
    Likes Received:
    7,537
    Trophy Points:
    113
    What advocates of such proposals do not understand is that weapons such as bows and spears were used for the purpose of hunting, not out of some sense of fairness, but because at the time they were the most technologically advanced weapons that existed for the purpose of hunting. They were the non-firearm analog of hunting rifles at the time they were used, as they were the most capable of getting a safe, reliable kill.
     
    FatBack likes this.
  6. Capn Awesome

    Capn Awesome Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2019
    Messages:
    776
    Likes Received:
    428
    Trophy Points:
    63
    Gender:
    Male
    Doesn't look like a baby to me.
     
  7. Well Bonded

    Well Bonded Well-Known Member Past Donor

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2018
    Messages:
    9,053
    Likes Received:
    4,359
    Trophy Points:
    113
    It doesn't need to be made right, there is nothing wrong with hunting.
     
  8. Tim15856

    Tim15856 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2016
    Messages:
    7,792
    Likes Received:
    4,229
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Gender:
    Male
    Having read a lot about ancient Rome, I knew you were wrong since the Roman's used these elephants.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_forest_elephant
     
    Last edited: Feb 24, 2020
  9. TOG 6

    TOG 6 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 23, 2015
    Messages:
    47,848
    Likes Received:
    19,643
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Those tusks are close to three feet long.
    African elephants start growing tusks at 6-12 months; they grow ~7" per year.
    Thus:
    This is not a baby.
     

Share This Page