Texas ranch trader and big game hunter Asher Watkins, 52, was killed by a Cape buffalo in an 'unprovoked attack' while hunting the animal.

Asher Watkins died after he was attacked by a buffalo while on a hunting safari in South Africa, Coenraad Vermaak Safaris said in a statement.

Millionaire Texas ranch trader Asher Watkins was killed on Sunday, Aug. 3, by a buffalo he was tracking during a hunting trip in South Africa, according to multiple outlets.