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In one of the segments you do there is a very large bull elephant behind you. Im curious to what you etimate the wieght at. Actually you might hold off for a little while and see what everyone elses guess is. I dont know alot about judging them but my initial gut feeling was 87 & 89 pounds. I have walked in the foot prints of the elephant, listened to lion roar and met the buffalo on his turf. I shall never be the same. | ||
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thunderhead , i appologise but i have done so many segments and tips with elephant bulls and often they take several months to get on air - if you can post a photo of the moment i will be happy to tell you what i think - thanks for watching "The greatest threat to our wildlife is the thought that someone else will save it” www.facebook.com/ivancartersafrica www.ivancarterwca.org www.ivancarter.com ivan@ivancarter.com | |||
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Thought so!!  Larry Sellers SCI Life Member
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You know what he ment. TTA. You know he ment TAA. Is AR some kind of English class? | |||
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Thunder Head- 87+89 lbs. I wish I could judge ivory like that! i have often joked with Phs that say to a client that that is 42 or 54 etc. How do you judge a nerve you cannot see? I will always say its +-45 etc but you need to give you ph 5 lbs each way for the nerve. To get it bang on is poor luck! | |||
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Hey Buzz, Once again, real experience and knowledge nails it. No one, no matter their level of experience with Ele, can account for the unseen nerve inside the tusk. It may be long and heavy or short and light and there is simply no way to know until after the ivory is out of the skull and the nerve can be removed. A 10 pound range may be about right. My own observation is that if the PH has limited Ele experience he will tend to over-estimate the tusk weight, whereas a very experienced Ele PH will often estimate slightly on the light side. Mike ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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Of course it should have been TAA! I was having a little dislexia moment there. Remember were just guessing here, im not going to refuse to pay my trophy fee if you miss it buy a few pounds Buzz. Ivan i would have know idea how to get it from the tv too the computer. I think its probably a park elephant as your standing real close too him. Hes facing you and just feeding not realy even acknowledge ing you. I have walked in the foot prints of the elephant, listened to lion roar and met the buffalo on his turf. I shall never be the same. | |||
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