“I Shot A Whole Family Of Baboons:” Trophy Hunting Wildlife Official Faces Pressure To Resign
TwitterBlake Fischer with the baboon family he killed.
Blake Fischer, one of Idaho’s Fish and Game commissioners, is facing intense backlash after sending an email to about 100 of his friends and colleagues in which he bragged about a recent game hunting trip to Africa. The email contained several macabre images, including one where Fischer is seen posing with a family of baboons that he claimed to have killed.
Instead of receiving the praise that he seemingly expected, Fischer is now being pressured to resign from his post, according to the Idaho Statesman.
According to the Idaho State Journal, Fischer wrote in the Sept. 17 email:
“I have been back for a week, but have been hunting and trying to get caught up. Anyways, my wife and I went to Namibia for a week… first she wanted to watch me and ‘get a feel’ of Africa… so I shot a whole family of baboons. I think she got the idea quick.”
Idaho governor’s officeBlake Fischer with a giraffe he killed in Namibia.
If the facts and figures in the email are accurate, Fischer and his wife shot at least 14 animals during their trip. These animals included a giraffe, leopard, impala, sable antelope, waterbuck, kudu, warthog, gemsbok (oryx), and eland.
