Amazing footage of persistence hunt

[xavierdoc]

I searched for this after my memory was jogged by the thread about the irresponsible client taking an inappropriate shot and wounding a calf.

The client showed a serious lack of respect for his quarry.

Contrast that with the respect shown by the bushman to his prey in the clip below. It is quite a long clip, but staggering and quite moving (for me anyway.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUpo_mA5RP8

Apologies if this clip has been posted before.

 

[Cyclingrelf]

I remember that! BRILLIANT to see it again - thanks for posting

 

[Rumcajs]

I think this is the first time I’ve seen it. Yet another brilliant piece from Sir Attenborough.

 

[scanker]

I haven't seen that before - amazing footage - cheers for posting.

 

[robin wood]

Top work by Attenborough and team, we really will miss him when he has gone, not that it is all him but his name pulls the money in to do these things so well. Bet the camera man was jiggered after running all that way with full kit.

 

[verloc]

wow - superb bit of film

 

[Klenchblaize]

Very moving.

Pity about the sneakers though!

Cheers

 

[robin wood]

Very moving.

Pity about the sneakers though!

Cheers

I was really pleased to see the sneakers, it said to me these folk are doing it for real in the late 20th century (early 21st?) not being paid by the tv company to mock up something that used to happen years ago.

 

[Daegurth]

the helicopter aerial shot and the vehicle tracking shot (maybe david's piece to camera too) were clearly filmed at a different time to the main part of the segment, but it seems that a cameraman did actually have to keep up with him for the full 8 hours. maybe several did it in relay from a landcruiser running behind them or something, because for a westerner- however fit- to keep that up in those conditions with all his kit would be some extreme endurance.

and i too liked the part with the trainers; highlighting that this is a viable and ongoing way of life, even in the late 20th/early 21st century.

excellent piece of film, like the majority of attenborough's stuff. i've favourited it now, so i can find it again.

 

[rancid badger]

I've not seen that before.

Actually quite hard to believe that humans can run down an animal in this way, Truly spiritual.

Very good indeed.

atb

R.B.

 

[Bushcraftsman]

it is amazing how the hunter can put himself in the animals mind, and knows EXACTLY which way it went!! truely remarkable

 

[kimbo]

Thank you sincerely for posting this, I've never seen it - actually never heard of it.

A deeply moving, almost spiritual, piece of film.

 

[Beer Monster]

...... sorry can't see Youtube where I am but I think this is the kudu persistence hunt form the "Life of Mammals" series ("food for thought" episode)? If so then I think it was filmed by the UK's very own Simon King of spring watch/autumn watch fame.

According to his autobiography he trained for quite a few months before heading out to film it with the idea of "trying" to keep up - however - he said in reality he didn't last too long! In the end I think he raced ahead and would then intercept the bushman -film for a bit and then race ahead. The final scene where the hunter approaches the kudu you'll notice the camera work becomes a bit wobbly. Mr King had literally just arrived on the scene the same time as the bushman arrived - he had just jumped from the 4x4 and run across to catch the moment.

Amazing piece of footage - very emotional.

Simon King has done some amazing work in his time - most of it behind the camera. He also shot the great white sharks leaping out of the water in slow motion for the planet earth series. Another stunning piece of footage.

 

[Beer Monster]

...... forgot to say anyone interested in wildlife films should have a look at this website:- www.wildfilmhistory.org. Some classic wildlife film clips and a real trip down memory lane on some of the programs and people involved.

 

[Bravo4]

Thank you for that link Beer Monster.

 

[John Fenna]

The San are an incredible survival of the ancient in this modern world.
I have met some - in more urbanised settings - and have found them some of the nicest people. Unfortunately they are becoming separated from their traditional life, thanks to the modern world forcing its way in, and it is heartbreaking to see them fighting a losing battle to understand their place in a world that has changed beyond their comprehension.
Nomads or semi-nomadic people, forced to live in one place: hunters, banned from hunting : spiritual people, subjugated by the ungodly.......

 

[MrEd]

that is a stunning video, and it left me speechless. that hunter truly is in touch with nature and the animal world. What respect he showed that Kudu.

Thanks for sharing