Trophy Hunting Hippopotamus

The Hippo is a semi-aquatic mammal and spend their days wallowing in waterways and dams. During the heat of the day they will lie up along the bands, or inside the water source itself. With the help of specially adapted intestinal organs hippos can walk on a riverbed or the bottom of a lake without having to resurface for between 3 and minutes at a time. These water sanctuaries are normally left at dusk to graze in the surrounding area. If threatened, they will instinctively return to the water and can be extremely aggressive when disturbed.

Hippos are responsible for most human deaths on the African continent for than all of the other members of the Big Five. A Professional Hunter in South Africa requires a dangerous game hunting license to guide a hunter on a hippo hunt. Hippo tusks are prized trophies which will serve as a reverent reminder of the days devoted to hunting the animal in South Africa.

Hunting hippos in Africa can make for an exciting hunt. Hippos are either hunted by stalking them and then placing an accurate shot while they are either in the water or sunning on the bank. With only their nostrils and eyes and ears protruding above the water, this can make for a challenging shot. You need to make sure that your shot placement is dead-on. When shot in the water, the Hoppo will sink beneath the water, but float back to the surface, in a few hours, making recovery possible. The other way hippos are hunted is at night when they are on land feeding. In a charge situation, the brain shot will be your only guarantee of stopping the beast. Hippos are equally dangerous whether on land or in the water.