Big game hunter, 52, gored to death by buffalo he was trying to kill for a trophy after 200 stone beast ambushed him

AN American big game hunter was gored to death by a buffalo he was stalking for a trophy kill, after the animal ambushed him in South Africa.

Millionaire ranch trader Asher Watkins, 52, was on safari last Sunday with a professional hunter and a tracker, pursuing a 1.3-ton bull in thick bushland.

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American hunter Asher Watkins, 52, was gored to death by a buffalo
Hunter Asher Watkins posing with a harvested deer.

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The animal ambushed him in thick bushland and left him with no chance

Without warning, the buffalo – considered Africa’s most dangerous animal – burst from cover at 35mph and fatally struck Watkins, killing him almost instantly.

It’s unclear whether the buffalo was killed or escaped back to its herd.

The hunt, organised by Coenraad Vermaak Safaris, was reportedly worth around £7,500.

Cape buffalo, often dubbed the “Black Death”, are responsible for about 200 deaths annually and kill more game hunters than lions, elephants, rhinos and even crocodiles.

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