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Obi-Wan

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I doubt he cloned anything. My guess is he brought back a refrigerated straw of semen.
The problem begins when they escape like the elk/red stage fiasco in Idahoe.
According to court documents presented earlier this year, Schubarth and at least five other collaborators began conspiring in 2013 to purchase parts of dead male Marco Polo argali sheep (Ovis ammon polii) from sellers in Kyrgyzstan. Over the next eight years, Schubarth successfully sent genetic material from the world’s largest sheep species to a lab in a bid to create cloned embryos. These embryos were then artificially inseminated into ewes from a variety of (also very illegal) species to create numerous hybrid offspring. During that time, at least two sheep contracted and died from Johne’s disease—a contagious, chronic wasting disease that spreads both directly between animals, or indirectly through contaminated environments.

Eventually, however, one ewe produced a single, pure genetic Marco Polo argali that Schubarth nicknamed “Montana Mountain King,” or MMK. From there, MMK then bred with more ewes to create big game sheep even larger than than the average Marco Polo argali male, which easily weighs more than 300 lbs, stands 49-inches at the shoulder, and sports horns that span over five-feet-wide. MMK’s semen was also sold to breeders in other states. Sheep containing just 25-percent Marco Polo argali DNA fetched $15,000-per-head, while animals produced by MMK’s son, Montana Black Magic, sold for $10,000 each.
 


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What do they do to get this?
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What do they do to get this?
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Are you saying this wasn't a free chase hunt?

I saw this pic earlier on a different platform and all they said about it was it came from Idaho and was some new SCI record. Don't they have to be free chase to qualify for SCI?

I really don't know...
 

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Are you saying this wasn't a free chase hunt?

I saw this pic earlier on a different platform and all they said about it was it came from Idaho and was some new SCI record. Don't they have to be free chase to qualify for SCI?

I really don't know...
No they don't have to be fair chase/free range. I can't remember the reasoning behind it but at the end of the day I don't really care too much about record books. I realize the original intended purpose of Boone & Crocket and Pope & Young was a conservation tool but I feel like it is not being used in that manner anymore
 

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No they don't have to be fair chase/free range. I can't remember the reasoning behind it but at the end of the day I don't really care too much about record books. I realize the original intended purpose of Boone & Crocket and Pope & Young was a conservation tool but I feel like it is not being used in that manner anymore
I got a gift membership and I agree with you 110%
 


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North Dakota would no longer be the Buffalo Commons but Jurassic Park. Gratis tags available in 50 years.
 

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There is high fence hunting because thousands of people are willing to pay for it. How many african hunts are high fence hunts ?
Every african hunt is a high fence hunt, at least in South Africa. Theres virtually zero wild animals outside of game reserves. The animals I saw weren't afraid of people and I could have walked up and shot any of them point blank if I was "hunting". LOTS of people pay tens of thousands of dollars to walk up and shoot the "elusive" beasts.
 

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Here is an interesting podcast series from Shoot2Hunt. They were very against doing a trip to Africa because of the low level of fair chase animals in the past, they went to give it a try. They went to Red Sands Safaris. I think 2, 3, 4 will have the most about the hunting
Part 1 of 4.
Part 2 of 4.
Part 3 of 4.
Part 4 of 4 (good prank starts at 56min mark).

Like anything you need to do some research before going on any trip or expedition especially in hunting. You could get an guided elk trip and all the outfitter wants to do is drive road and trails and make sure you are back to the lodge for happy hour or get packed into the back country and sit around the camp fire and drink or you can get a guide that is a go getter and is going to test your mental and physical capabilities.
 

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Every african hunt is a high fence hunt, at least in South Africa. Theres virtually zero wild animals outside of game reserves. The animals I saw weren't afraid of people and I could have walked up and shot any of them point blank if I was "hunting". LOTS of people pay tens of thousands of dollars to walk up and shoot the "elusive" beasts.
Krueger National Park is eight million acres. The animals are not hunted and have no fear of humans. There are millions of people surrounding the park. If an animal goes out of the park, they are instant protein.

Elephants in musk will crash the fence and go on a rampage raiding crops etc. The locals call a PH to shoot it. Everyone shows up with tubs and machetes.

The carrying capacity of Krueger is 8 thousand elephants. Currently there is 32,000. Something is going to have to be done. Ivory will have to be opened up for export. It costs $60,000 dollars to shoot an elephant. Get the right one and the ivory could return 4 times on investment.

There is a musk gland below the eye and a little back. Aim right below that and shoot upward. Of course you will need to be standing beside the animal. It's for adrenalin junkies.
 


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