Just wondering how many of the big five have the experienced hunters on this forum bagged and how many of each do you have under your belt.

One leopard, one tuskless cow elephant and a hippo, but the hippo is probably better classified as the dangerous 6!

I am a minor leaguer compared to many who post on A-R!

One Buffalo two Leopards three Elephants

1 Caroline, 1 Myers, at lunch in town Wednesday.Will get with you in GV in week or so.

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Originally posted by zimbabwe:
One Buffalo two Leopards three Elephants

The only member of the "big-five" I have taken is the buffalo. I now have six and I'm making plans for number seven in 2007. Kinda like the movie "Groundhog Day" with Bill Murray. I just can't get past them...they just trip my trigger!

To take the other members of the group would be a real hoot. But because of the expense, I've decided to stick with buffalo hunting and just take a few more of them. I'm sure taking elephant or one of the big cats would be just as intoxicating but that's a habit I know I can't afford!

Bull1

i guess i've got 6 of the big 7 - never will go after a rhino but I was on hunt for a white one years ago with another guy who wanted one. Kinda like shooting a cow in her milking stall.

What is in the big 7? I assume it is the Big 5 plus hippo and something else. Croc maybe?

Two Leopards, one Elephant Bull, four Buffalo and one Croc

One bull elephant, one monster lion, and one buff. Hopefully leopard, rhino, croc and hippo in August 2006. I believe that they call that the Magnificent Seven.

As far as different species go I guess I'm with Butch. Elephant, buffalo, lion, leopards, hippo, croc. I also don't really think rhino will happen for me. A black rhino would be great but I don't think the hunt even if you could afford it will ever match up to the originals when they were common over southern and east Africa.

Mark

I've shot all of the Big 5 several times. However, it's been with a camera and long lenses.

101 buffalo.

Oops got carried away, only one (1) smallish cape buffalo to date. More to follow in the future however.

Two elephant (one bull, one cow) and six buffalo. No cats.
One croc.

Regards,

Terry

P.S.
I'm moving this to the African Big Game Forum, since it is not a Hunt Report.

Two buff, one leopard, one lion(ess).

me: 1 lion and 3 buffalo
wife: 1 buffalo and hippo

One bull elephant, one lion, one leopard, one hippo, and 6 buffalo. Hope to get a croc this summer in Tanzania, maybe another elephant if my husband's vision doesn't allow him to take it. And, always more, more buffalo!

D. Nelson

Two buffalo, one elephant.

Kyler

Two leopards
Five lions
Six crocs
Three hippos
Thirteen elephants
Not sure of the exact number of cape buffalo.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Two leopards
Five lions
Six crocs
Three hippos
Thirteen elephants
Not sure of the exact number of cape buffalo.

Now that is experience in this day in time when you have killed so many cape buffalo that you lost count.

5 Buffalo
1 Elephant
1 Leopard
3 Lion
1 Hippo

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Originally posted by Pegleg:
Just wondering how many of the big five have the experienced hunters on this forum bagged and how many of each do you have under your belt.

I am not going to dig into the records, but believe this is correct:
15 elephant
5 lion
4 leopard
1 BLACK rhino
Lost count on buffalo, some where around 25 I suppose
For what it's worth 2 crocs, since the thread was highjacked to more than the Big 5

2 lions, two leopards, two jumbo, one cape buffalo ... Pretty easy for me as a school teacher to count up the number of buffalo...

I have three buffalo and one elephant bull. Plan to return to Tanzania in 2007 with Lion, Buffalo, Elephant on the agenda.

I got 2 of the big 5 or 6..

1 buf
1 bull ele

Going th the Selous 06 and have leopard, lion, hippo, ele, and croc + 2 buf on menu...

Mike

Three cape buffalo, two bulls and a cow.
Two elephants, both tuskless cows.

Tried for lion, saw four males but not the right one. Tried for leopard, with no luck. Got to stalk a black rhino to within "pretend" shooting range and say "BANG".

Will go back to Zim in Sept for a try at least four tuskless elephants, and a leopard.

JPK

Three cape buffalo and one very nice leopard

(1) Cape buffalo and (1) Elephant, Lord willing more on the way......Bob

4 buffalo
1 bull elephant
1 male lion
1 leopard
looks like Im a little short on buffalo so Its time to book another hunt.

...thirteen elephant
...six buffalo
...one leopard
...one lion
...one hippo
...stalked, and photographed three white rhino,
NO desire to shoot one.

JLS

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Originally posted by scruffy:
2 lions, two leopards, two jumbo, one cape buffalo ... Pretty easy for me as a school teacher to count up the number of buffalo...

Pretty good on a teachers salary.

This is GREAT!! Each one I suppose would have a story. Which big five story comes to you when you think back about dangerous hunts you've done.

Some impressive hunting bags in this thread.


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Less than 20 yards. Amazing how much they blend in.

10 elephant
4 cape buffalo

One Buff One Leopard

10 elephant
27 Buff
1 leopard

465H&H

4 Buffalo
1 Lion
1 Leopard
1 Elephant Bull
1 Hippo

Hopefully many many more buffalo before I am done!

One buffalo, one bull elephant and one hippo as a substitute for rhino. Now to hunt the cats and a croc.

Perry