Just curious, any one been on a baboon hunt ?
Just watched a 24min video of a guy hunting with a blow gun.

I’ve not shot a baboon but I have shot a monkey.


Baboons are nasty,nasty creatures

I fought a monkey. They are strong and fast. I lost.

I've shot a couple in Zim and over a dozen in Mozambique for leopard bait. Nasty things.

'Always liked this taxidermy pose, but the War Department won't allow it.

not sure just were the guy was @, He put some bait out.
Monkeys came in first, he took a couple.
The next day the baboons came in. He took several.From what he said, they over run by monkeys & baboon.
Creekrunner. Area he was @ think he said leopard population was down.
Several other species.

Grew up shooting gophers, pocket, stripes, & flicker tails.
Did some prairie dogs on ranch. Would like help out with
baboons. Miss the hog hunts.
Best wishs

We had intentions of hunting baboons but they were uncooperative. Trackers would go out in morning and they were up on the mountain. No point in trying to make an approach.
If hunting baboons have a plan B to hunt something else.

I had several run ins with howler monkeys, we'll call it a draw.

Nice tip of the hat to Gene Hill!

Always avoided the Howlers when I lived in the Amazon. Loud critters.

The place we hunt every year has a large troop (200+) of baboons about 3-4 miles down the road from their lodge where the owner of the property practically begs you to come hunt them.. for free...

they harass his cattle (his property is a mid sized cattle operation) and occasionally harass his staff..

They can be a real challenge to hunt there.. in the early morning you can sometimes catch them in the open field areas.. and get close enough to have a reasonably easy shot (100-200 yards).. but by mid day they usually head to the back of the property where there is a steep canyon (about a 90 foot drop to the bottom) and get on the far side of the canyon wall and then climb up in the trees... shots across the canyon are 250-400 yards and typically have to be taken off of sticks while standing or at best you might get into a sitting position.. theres not a place to lay down and go prone most of the time..

We usually try to get over there at least once every year while we are in South Africa for a few hours and make an attempt on them.. sometimes we're successful.. other times we're not..

My wife got a juvenile male last year.. nothing worthy of doing anything with.. but at least culled the troop by 1, for which the cattle farmer was happy... We're headed back over this friday for a week of hunting.. Im hoping one of us can connect with one of the big alpha males this year..

Cool info mdwest.
On video they were saying baboons can b ver dangerous.
& that area tis getting over run with monkeys & baboons.
Stay safe & Best wish's.

And I thought this thread was about the troop in the White House.

Olive Baboons from Cameroon. The PH I was with asked me to shoot them if the chance arose because they were playing hell with his oribi and red-flanked duiker. Since they were free I took some. Believe it or not they were the favorite meat of the trackers so they were really happy to see me take some. Pretty nasty beasts, I don't think I'd want to eat one but I was happy they were utilized.

One crazy man to take down a baboon with a dart

agree with Braw2023, think it twas oranges that he put out fir bait.
The monkeys came in first, he took several.
Next day he set up a box blind (hut).
The baboons came in banged on sides.
Younger ones cae in first, then the bigger ones.
He twas a little nervous. Think I'd have had me .45
They can tear a person apart, get over 100#'s.
Personaly woud set back 100-150 yrds with me .17hmr,
& me .45 on hip for back up. If .17 too small .223.

I have shot many we shoot them on site as they are destructive and all the areas we hunt they want to kill them all

What's the go to cartridge for baboons?

We only shot one. They're mostly a chance encounter when chasing other game and most hunters just shoot the weapon they're carrying. I can tell you a .375 H&H does a hell of a number on them.

The farmers there hate them twice as much as we do feral hogs. Massively nasty and destructive creatures.

I have had monkey meat ( don't ask me how ) oh well go ahead and ask

Tell us more .

Little surprised that its the favorit of the trackers .
Then different area, Alaska, kids eat whale blubber.
preparation would b key.