The closest I'll probably ever get to hunting in Africa...

by Paul , Friday, April 07, 2023, 14:09 (531 days ago)

is "shooting" wildlife imported from there and either incarcerated in a zoological garden or domesticated and living as farm animals. Kind of like this guinea fowl I shot yesterday while out and about with the darling wife and her parents, meandering around the neighboring state of Quindío.

There were five of them and the folks we were visiting tell me that they roost in a tree in front of their place. They actually "belong" to the farm just to the west of where we were, but they retain much of their independence and unless you've got them in a chicken wire enclosure (covering the top as well) then they WILL get around. On the positive side, they're good about keeping down the tick population as well as cleaning up other insects as well. It was great to see them as I've not seen any since we left Brazil late in the last century. Over there they're known as "angolistas" or "guineas", harkening back to their transport from Angola, Guinea and other African regions to the "New World". Unlike turkeys, they don't seem to get dumb with "civilizing influences".