I have taken theese pictures from my DVD - The elephant up to the left was a huge bull that we saw but didnt connect to - mine looked small compared to this one.
And the kudu was the animal i missed ! Estimate his horn length...

Estimate his horn length...

55" at least!

Nice photos.

I would guesstemate the Kudu at 52....

He has nice deep curls and long tips.

Kudu looks like a 53"-55"

David Hulme, anyone killed this big boy yet ?

I don't know. From one angle in a picture it is difficult.

I have shot a few really big ones (60 for example). I have seen my kids shoot some big ones. Ryan has a 58.5 on the wall.

Considering the above, that kudu would still get my attention. I think he is on up there.I think it is well over 55. I am guessing around 58. I would whack him on the first day.

Larry, Jonny estimated him to around 58 so you could probably be right. When I watched the DVD I could see a big dust cloud in front of the kudu so the bullet hit a branch . No blood was found after.

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Originally posted by A.Dahlgren:
David Hulme, anyone killed this big boy yet ?

Anton:

FYI: On one of Bo Carter's Mahenye hunts (2009, I think), his partner killed a 63" kudu.

aha did not know that. Any pics ?

If that bull made yours look small, he was truly a monster!

Anton, nobody has shot that elephant yet. What did Jonny estimate it at? I think the kudu is somewhere between 52 and 58 but have been known to be well out before, ha ha. Anyway, I would never have the temerity to argue with Big Jon when it comes to trophy judgment, heaven forbid!

Anton:

I would have gladly miss that kudu for that elephant bull you shot. That was a great elephant and a great shot. It was long by elephant standards yet you put the bullet in the right place.

I also remember the 63 incher but had forgotten until Will said something. In 09, I shot a 60. The Mahenye kudu got my attention a lot more than mine did. it is a damn big one, no doubt in my mind.

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Originally posted by larryshores:
Anton:

I would have gladly miss that kudu for that elephant bull you shot. That was a great elephant and a great shot. It was long by elephant standards yet you put the bullet in the right place.

100%. I would gladly miss a lifetime of kudus for Anton's elephant. Great elephant, great shot, great footage..

From the photo is the right tusk broke? I was going to say hi 50's.

Mike

I would guess the kudu to be around 54

very nice jumbo as for the Kudu to hard to tell it has everything to say its big,horn tips are starting to turn out,it has deep curls but as my Zim Ph once said to me...kill it and find out...and we did i have one thats 55 and another that 57 we new they were good but we guessed the size wrong the 57

Mike, my heaviest tusk weighed 77 pounds and it looked like youngster compared to this ele. Jonny said no to shoot mine first because he looked so small standing next to this one. And yes one tusk broken off.