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

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.

Asher Watkins, a real estate executive from Texas, was tracking a Cape buffalo in South Africa when he was attacked, a safari company said.