By RSA law there is no such thing as a wild animal in RSA (with exception of National parks), all animals are raised and owned by individual game farms.
The laws of the various RSA provinces do allow for CAE's and thus privatization of some species. The ordinances DO address wildlife and those species which CAN NOT be private property. Therefore, there are wild animals as specified by the law. The ordinances also specify set hunting seasons and bag limits for game, very similarly to what we have in North America.
The ordinances certainly specify hunting methods which are legal and illegal and for various species, including limitations on caliber and bow hunting, etc. (This was all beaten into my head for ten days in PH School.)
So, there is no way to enforce any rules in regards to methods of hunting etc..
There are certainly ways to enforce the law, within CAE's and outside them. Someone has to report a concern to start an investigation.
I'll skip the whole CBL debate. It's been flogged to death.
In regards to PG and herbivore DG smaller outfits (< 20K acres) will still do put and take and have basically tamer animals due to contact with people. So, it is up to the hunter to do their due diligence based on the type of hunt they want.
Contrary to the general assumption about tame/tamer animals only coming off a truck after being handled. There are other ways for the animals to act "tame" without having just been let off the last lorry.
For example: KZN Ordinances specifically state that you may NOT shoot from a vehicle. In fact, it specifies a set distance from the vehicle.
Interestingly, you note behaviour of animals in relations to vehicles. On large reserves that NEVER allow shooting from vehicles, the animals will stand and watch the vehicle go by and even allow pictures to be taken at short distances. Once the predator gets of the vehicle though, that same animal acts just like any wild Elk I have ever hunted. They disappear. You had better be a good hunter to succeed. (I enjoyed hunting this kind of property)
I have noted the exact same tame behaviour in various countries I have hunted on variety of species.
If the Buffalo in Zim are being bothered by Lions they may be agitated and more alert. Otherwise, some communal areas with local people constantly in contact, they can be pretty "tame" wild animals through habituation to humans.
I have seen hunts offered on the net that were basically BOMA hunts. I can recall one that offered a 31 inch Nyala bull for a bow hunt on a property that was not much larger than a residential plot. I'll bet someone bought it. I did not.
I've watched a bow hunter stalking a Buffalo in the swamp in Moz. It looked like he was shooting a dairy cow. I'm not sure that Buffalo had ever seen a human. On being hit, the Buffalo flinched and slowly moved off. It was recovered shortly. The Buffalo knew something was there but was not afraid. It appeared tame, but there were certainly no fences within a hundred miles.
Hunting Elephants that are constantly harassed by humans/poachers is way different than a hunting where there is no poaching. You obviously know the difference between Tuskless and Bull hunts. Hunt Elephants in a Photo Safari area versus an isolated concession again, habituation plays a huge role. When you are standing on the ground, as I can attest, there are no small Elephants.
You are spot on about doing research and ensuring that you get the type of hunt you want.
Game Ranching is a huge business in Southern Africa, not just South Africa, and you can have PUT & TAKE on any size property.
If the Outfit pushes huge numbers of hunters through per year on 100,000 acres, they will still need to have trucks dropping game every week.
On to the sister video of the one the OP posted.
I watched a few seconds of the video where the Eland was running along a fence away from the vehicle that was pursuing it and was shot from behind. I then knew what would ensue and I closed the link. It was extremely disturbing. I am obviously not alone.
That is not how I'd like to conduct myself.
I have culled an Eland from the truck, but hunting them by tracking has always been the most exciting kind of Eland hunting I have done. The folks in that video missed out.
This thread can be a learning opportunity.
I hope everyone gets the kind of hunt they are looking for. Do your research.
