I’m sure there are many who are going to hate 51-year-old Theunis Botha, laughing at his demise as a classic case of karma biting him in the arse.

On Friday afternoon the South African big game hunter was crushed to death on the Good Luck Farm near Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, whilst out with a group of clients.

The Telegraph with how this one played out:

…the group accidentally walked into the middle of a breeding herd of elephants…

Three of the elephant cows charged the hunters. Mr Botha fired a shot from his rifle but he was caught by surprise by a fourth cow that stormed them from the side…

One of the hunters shot the elephant after she lifted Botha with her trunk.The elephant then collapsed on top of Mr Botha, who has five children with his wife Carike Botha.

That’s right, a wife and five children left behind.

I have zero interest in hunting – in fact you couldn’t pay me to shoot an animal – but it’s legal, and by many accounts brings in money that helps preserve and protect vast tracts of land that might otherwise fall victim to poaching.

All that being said, the accounts of his hunting prowess does make for difficult reading:

Mr Botha was a highly regarded houndsman and frequently led leopard and lion hunting safaris with his pack of dogs.

The website of his company Game Hounds Safaris [HERE] says he pioneered traditional European-style “Monteria hunts” in southern Africa.

In Monteira hunts large packs of dogs are used to drive deer and boar towards hunters who then open fire on the animals.

Mr Botha was a specialist at hunting leopards with his big game hounds.

He would often travel to the United States to find wealthy customers to take part in trophy hunting in southern Africa.

Everyone in this picture below looks like a right twat:

Cool hat, buddy.

[source:telegraph]