Gary Reeder
Dave Manson also darted a Rhino a couple of years ago
Monday, August 19, 2024, 14:58

He pulled the shot a bit and shot the Rhino in the ass. They spent most of the days chasing before finding the Rhino and giving him a second shot.
The syringe is about 4" long and they use an air rifle pumped up good. They go for a shot in front of the shoulder. That area has the thinnest hide.
And if any of you guys want to dart a Rhino it is only about $20,000. The Rhino darting is about $15,000 and the other $4000 or $5000 is the PH fee and the camp stuff.

I was with Dave Manson when he darted his Rhino and he actually did a really good job. The rhino decided to take a step as Dave pulled trigger.
The area we hunted in had about 200,000 acres and was full of rhino. We saw herds of 40 or 50 at a time. Several of them ran at the truck and chased it for a mile or so. Here are some of the rhino we saw on this hunt.



The big bulls had their front horn sawed off to make them less desirable to poachers. A couple in the last pic still had their horns, but the people in that govt. area were in the process of sawing all of them off.