9-Nov-09 5:00 PM CST

'Shooting animals does not make you a man'

Texas property tycoon H Ross Perot Jr has been told officially to forget about claiming the horn of the white rhino bull which he failed to kill during a hunting expedition in Mkhuze game reserve earlier this year.

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife confirmed yesterday that a letter to this effect had been sent to local professional hunter Garry Kelly, who had accompanied Perot Jr and his son, Hill Perot, during a hunting trip to Mkhuze in July.

Perot Jr is the son of H Ross Perot, the former US presidential candidate who stood against George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential elections.

Perot Jr claimed to have wounded a white rhino bull, while his son succeeded in killing a second bull on the same trip.

However, the injured bull was never recovered and Kelly later approached Ezemvelo on Perot's behalf, seeking permission to search for the animal, shoot it and send the trophy head to Texas.

Ezemvelo had agreed to allow a "follow-up hunt" this week, but it was cancelled shortly before The Mercury published a story on the matter last week Friday.

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