This picture was taken by the reporter in the Kruger National Park it a pity it will die as lion food


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Oh my.. That is just unreal.
Even with all that horn, he appears a bit soft on top. Still got some growing and wearing to go!
What a bull.

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Originally posted by 375 fanatic:
This picture was taken by the reporter in the Kruger National Park it a pity it will die as lion food

It might decide to evade the Lion and move north into Zimbabwe....

scottyboy: sorry but he moves in zim and I get him in my crosshairs he will not get any harder

WOW!! Have you guys noticed that the buddies he hangs around with are pretty good animals too but the big boy makes them look ordinary.

They must have some serious horn envy.

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Originally posted by Bryan Chick:
scottyboy: sorry but he moves in zim and I get him in my crosshairs he will not get any harder

Bryan,
I couldn't agree more!! Pity Chirisa and Chete are so far north or I'd be looking for this brute this fall.
Great bull.

Yeah; I know I hunt in Doma: but, we can dream!

That buff has to be a few inches beyond 50, but he's still young and needs to get a couple years older. I realize that most hunters would never pass up this bull (me included if I had the chance) but imagine the contributions he'd make to a herd's gene pool if allowed to breed even for only a few years.

Hell: I am told daily that I have a hard head, but, I don't know what contribution I have made to the gene pool

Live long and prosper. Maybe his genes will be far flung.

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Originally posted by dogcat:
Live long and prosper. Maybe his genes will be far flung.

I hope none of them get "flung" on me. Yuk!

Seriously, how big? 54"? 55"? Bigger?

these are the definition of "Wasted Trophies". They die with no dignity, and no remembrance.
On a wall they would live forever.

Rich

Very nice handlebars!!!

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these are the definition of "Wasted Trophies". They die with no dignity, and no remembrance.
On a wall they would live forever.

So unless an animal dies from a trophy hunter its a waste???
What utter bollocks, jessus....

Some buffalo get eaten by lions, gee, imagine that!!!

God some ignorant shit gets spewed here....

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Originally posted by kayaker:

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these are the definition of "Wasted Trophies". They die with no dignity, and no remembrance.
On a wall they would live forever.

So unless an animal dies from a trophy hunter its a waste???
What utter bollocks, jessus....

Some buffalo get eaten by lions, gee, imagine that!!!

God some ignorant shit gets spewed here....

Elegantly put. I think if you are shooting all of the really big/old ones, you are shooting too many. Or at least your off-take ratios are out of whack.

Dean

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Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
these are the definition of "Wasted Trophies". They die with no dignity, and no remembrance.
On a wall they would live forever.

Rich

Not forever, only until you die then your kids sell your "trophies" in a garage sale. The memory will fade and dissolve completely at some point. I am headed to pictures only in the future. The kids only have to "delete" them when I am gone.

great looking buff!

There are properties with no fences bordering the Kruger, so that buff is huntable in SA if he wanders into them.

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Originally posted by 375 fanatic:
This picture was taken by the reporter in the Kruger National Park it a pity it will die as lion food


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Some BRUZERS there!!!! well i have a plan of action for them, i will send my tracker down over the limpopo river and into kruger, on his back will be 50 kg of Molasis which he will entice the bull back over the limpopo into Sengwe 1 in Zim and we will be waiting....

On a serious note, on the last buff hunt we were on there was a 48"+ in a group of twenty bulls, he was still "soft" we let him go but will get him in time to come.... watch this space - on monday i am heading out to deal with a PAC buff bull that is chasing the locals around