To assure I'm communicating my trophy expectations to the PH for my upcoming elephant hunt, I thought I'd take along some photos of what I consider a trophy and what I dont. It is my intention to pull the trigger only on a bull elephant with a minimum tusk weight of 50 pounds each. We will be hunting elephants coming out of Gonerezhou Park in Zimbabwe.

Please post photos of elephants along with their known ivory weights.

This one does not meet your min of 50. If I remember correctly one was 44 and one was 46. Please note it was a small nerve and short but decent thickness.

Still fun.

BigB

Here is one that is 46 and 48. Short but very thick with small nerves.





The same elephant is the first and third from the left. The other was only 36 and 39. You can see how thickness makes a difference. Also note how much of the tusks are inside the head.

465H&H

This guy should be a bit over fifty each.

j

Mine was 61 1/2 lbs. x 60 1/2 lbs
Botswana 2004



Best regards, D. Nelson

57X58 Botswana '04

47 and 48.5 lbs

Who is conducting the hunt?

77x68
Mahenye, Zimbabwe

www.safaritrackers.com

Caprivi '04, 52#

Those are some outstanding photos and very helpful. Safari-lawyer, I'm hunting with SSG safaris.

This is very interesting. I enjoy the photo's, and also it's nice to know what area the elephants were harvested in.

Definatley gives one some perspective as to how big those Botswana bulls are.

Thanks

bulls there tend to be a bit smaller in bodysize, ivory is shorter and heavier than other places. keep an eye out, ghona eles tend to be a bit on the cheeky side

Here's my 25 pounder.

46 & 43.

39 and 28 and damn proud of him...

44 and 45. Nothing quite like it!

You don't have to ask me twice to show photos of my elephant! It was an incredible experience and I took a much better bull than I expected (or deserved).

Zim. '04 57x60 lbs. (Sorry about the poor photo quality)

46lbs and 44lbs.
Forget the trophy size and just enjoy the privilege that is elephant hunting.

I agree with the above post. I've killed one C.I.T.E.S. elephant and several p.a.c. animals. I don't remember the enjoyment was any less just because I couldn't bring the tusks home (or they weren't very big).

If you haven't done it, GO!

I'm scheduled for my fourth p.a.c. trip to Omay in March. Including airfare, it will cost less than $10K. Anyone want to join me in camp?

Tanzania 06 with Pierre van Tonder..

65lbs.. per

Mike



The crew...

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Originally posted by retreever:
Tanzania 06 with Pierre van Tonder..

65lbs.. per

Mike



The crew...

That is criminal!

This was a very good bull taken on the Angolan/Namibian boarder at Opuwa. Kobus Honiball of African Thirstland Safaris and crew did a great job for me. The ivory is realtively short but very heavy for size. The tusks went right around 54 each and were very evenly matched. Look at the difference in size between these tusks and the 65 lbers above. Not much difference in weight but look how much thinner and longer the Tanzanian tusks are compared to these.

My Sept '08 Zim tusker from Malapati Safari Area with SSG Safaris(Nixon Dzingai). 55lbs on the broken side and 57lbs left tusk.


Mbogobutch's tusker with Nixon Dzingai in June 2009 60x61 pounds. Gona re Zhou, Malapati area.

This thread motivated me to scan a very old photo of the first elephant I took back at Deka with Roy Vincent. I think this might have been before Saeed ever met him, it was that long ago. Sorry for the poor photo quality, but it is a print from a kodachrome slide, which has then been scanned.


This bull went 58x54 pounds, and I could have cared less about the ivory after it was all done. That had to be one of the most exciting and harrowing hunts I'll ever enjoy in my lifetime. We were both a lot younger back then.

Bull # 1:



Bull #2:



And, bull numero 3, and the biggest..




Great pics and all wonderful trophies, gents..

SBT,

I didnt shoot it, but it was shot in my area that i have just required - 75 n 98 pounds. tell him you want one of those, if not then call me i have two left for this year

57 X 55 from Zimbabwe



66 X 64 from Zimbabwe

Congratulations to everyone for your outstanding trophies

Some eles from Zimbabwe:


IIRC 37x38

IIRC 39x39


Estimated @ ~35lbs


Unknown PAC

JPK

To me, the bulls, tuskless and tusked cows are all trophies. The memories are really indistinguishable for me.

Number 1:



Number 2:



Number 3:



Number 4:



Number 5:



Number 6:



Number 7:



Numbers 8, 9 and 10:

. . . tune back in early November.