Save the endangered Black Rhino... by shooting one...

Other than the occasional rabbit, I mainly hunt doves.

That whole "symbol of peace" thing is what makes them taste so delicious.

I'm with Stallion. The guy will just be driven up in a Land Rover and have the poor animal pointed out to him after which he'll blast it with a .50 cal. There is no skill involved in this.

Every hunter I know either eats the meat or donates it to a Sportsmen Against Hunger-type program where it is used to benefit the less fortunate.

So you're saying that in order to do this, they should have to have a 50/50 chance of dying?

(ETA: I misread what you said, so feel free to ignore that second paragraph.)

I doubt the guy is going to eat the rhino.

Who gives a shit, will the money be put to good use? That's the overriding point.

I guarantee there is SOMEBODY out there who would eat a rhino steak.

"If you want to throw out feelings of ‘strategy and stealth’ as the reasons for hunting Rhino’s and other big game, then you are going to get the same strategy and stealth from getting that ‘killer’ photograph."

I'm thinking about getting a good camera and taking pictures of game while I'm out scouting (picking spots for later hunting in other words). I see a lot of deer, squirrels, etc. close up and some would make great pictures. A lot of hunters set up "trail cams" which are basically surveillence pictures taken at 2:00 AM to pattern deer. Sorry, NOT the same as capturing the moment when you are eyeball-to-eyeball with a camera (or weapon).

They said it was an older male which was no longer in the breeding pool so I can't see it tasting very good. Kind of like eating an old cow.

If that's all they want then they should just dart the thing then take their "great white hunter" photo while the animal is sleeping.

Kind of like eating an old cow. - Dinner

Old cow is some of the most flavorful eating you can get, especially if its fat. One of the problems with American beef we're eating them way to young.

This is a common mis-perception, and it applies to many other species as well. Lobster, for example, is better as it gets older and bigger. Those monster lobster that make the news now and then, weighing 20 pounds, are probably the closest thing to God's food available on Earth, but everybody thinks it's old and tough, only suited for stew. Truth is, as they age, They become less active, tissues become more fatty = more flavor. And the old guys don't breed, so eat them, eat them all I say!

Intellectually, I get it. It makes sense. Pick an old rhino that's past it's prime. No longer breeding. More or less a burden on the population, charge someone big bucks to blast it and mount it's head on a wall, and use the money to help the rest of the population.

On the other hand, it bugs me that there are people willing to pay big bucks for a canned hunt like that.

Don't get me started on canned hunts. The whitetail deer scene today is turning hunters into ranchers. When you start giving the local deer names (Gimpy - One Eye - Red) because you put out trail cameras and feeders 24/7 and pretty much know everything about them, you're going too far IMO.

Just in case anyone thought that the winner of this auction was interested in conservation rather than, say, being a gun nut with a fetish for shooting things, I give you his 2012 Christmas card:

Tell me what I'm supposed to feel.

Why would you think anyone thought that?

So sexy... want to touch the .50...

For you non-hunters (or even anti-hunters) here is one of the best examples of real hunting is all about, with a real weapon. Spoiler alert - no dead animals.
This is how it plays out 99 percent of the time - it's that difficult, and it is that big an achievement when you take one.
The shots you don't take are the measure of a hunters ethics and maturity. To let them walk away and not be upset in the least.
If the average gun hunter saw the shots I pass up when bow-hunting they would shit themselves silly or go crazy.

Going on about "real hunting" while chomping down on feedlot raised, bolt to the head, wrapped in cellophane, ground beef.

I think you're supposed to look down on him and sniff about how uncivilised he is. Be sure to use the British spelling.

Do you eat what you kill? No problem.

OH MY GOD!!! You mean someone made a Christmas card based on their hobby?

Of course your opinion on this subject is completely worthless anyway...anyone who doesn't believe guns should be completely outlawed is a "gun nut"

Wanna know the best thing about that picture?

It enrages and makes you piss yourself at the same time.

The best thing is knowing that Jesus approves.

DAMNED RIGHT!!

Elaborate.

Should be self-evident. Do you take your kill home, dress it, cook it or freeze it for later, and ultimately consume it, or are you collecting rhino horn to bolster your manhood?

See, I don't care. I may not be into trophy hunting, canned hunts, or whatever people do to get their dick up. Will this money be used to help endangered black rhinos? Unless someone can prove that it won't I have a hard time getting worked up about it.

How did you end up on Storm's holiday card list?

Do you realize how crazy that sounds to anyone who isn't thoroughly steeped in gun culture? We went to war with Iraq over unproven, false allegations that Saddam Hussein was developing weapons with less militarily effective destructive capability than the weapons this "man" chooses to highlight in his family Christmas card. Well, here's a proven allegation of a man with a private arsenal who likes to shoot things for fun. Where's my fucking war?