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Heard today that our first Mt. Nyala of the year was a 37 inch taken in Odo Bulo Concession yesterday.

The leopard hunters in Damaro are taking lots of pictures of leopards on the bait during daylight hours. They are waiting on a Black one to hit.
Rich Elliott


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Rich,

Congratulations, I think you guys have the most interesting areas and game in Africa.

Does Ethopia have any plans to get CITES quota for leopard?

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The leopard hunters in Damaro are taking lots of pictures of leopards on the bait during daylight hours. They are waiting on a Black one to hit.
Rich Elliott


You are an evil man.

 
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Rich,

Do you have a hunting website too? I have only found the picture/tourist website thus far.

Oh yeah, congrats on starting the year off right!

Thanks,


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No hunting website. Things change so fast it was more trouble than it was worth.

Ethiopia has a very liberal CITES quota for leopard. It's mostly used to sell confiscated skins and the Melenistic incidence is app. 20%.
We only have 3 sport hunting leopard licenses and those are in two of our Mt. Nyala Concessions. Americans cannot import Ethiopian Leopard because of the Endangered species act. In 1977 when the questionaire went out to the range states thus facilatating the import of leopard into the USA from "Sub Saharan" Africa, Ethiopia was in the middle of the Communist Revolution and there was no one in the Game Department with enough guts or gumption to fill out the paperwork. With no hunting going on at the time it was a moot point anyhow. With our measly 3 permits we find plenty of clients outside of the USA. BTW, that's why I took mine in Zimbabwe a few years ago.

Rich Elliott


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Ethiopia has a very liberal CITES quota for leopard...Melanistic incidence is app. 20%.
...Americans cannot import Ethiopian Leopard ...we find plenty of clients outside of the USA.

Rich Elliott


I repeat -- you are an evil man! Please post any melanistic Leopard pictures you get (although it will make me cranky again).
 
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Rich,

Thanks for answering the leopard question. I know I've asked before but was hoping for good news. Wink

I'm in a real lather for leopard and lesser kudu, so I'm saving my pennies for a trip to the Masi.

From what I can see, your areas in Ethopia have better lesser kudu and Ethopia is probably the only place in Africa where one might have a shot at a black leopard. One can only dream...

Best regards;
Brett
 
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Mr. Helm,

The only one that comes to mind is found on page 253 of "AFRICAN HUNTER II".
Best shot Crescente ever made!
I don't have a copy of that picture. It's on the wall in Nassos' home in Addis Ababa.

Rich Elliott


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Mr. Helm,

The only one that comes to mind is found on page 253 of "AFRICAN HUNTER II".
Best shot Crescente ever made!
I don't have a copy of that picture. It's on the wall in Nassos' home in Addis Ababa.

Rich Elliott


Thanks -- I guess I need to buy that one. Cheaper than a leopard hunt anyway.
 
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Charles,

I have a coffee table book by John Kingsly Heath that shows a photo of a black leopard he shot in Ethopia. The story of where and how he shot it is included in a good chapter on Ethopia. If your really interested I'll scan an post the pitcure.

Best regards;
Brett
 
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Charles,

I have a coffee table book by John Kingsly Heath that shows a photo of a black leopard he shot in Ethopia. The story of where and how he shot it is included in a good chapter on Ethopia. If your really interested I'll scan an post the pitcure.

Best regards;
Brett



I don't want to put you to any trouble but I would be happy to see it.
 
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Me too Rich.

John
 
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