Ivory home! Compairing Bots & Tanz. Tusks....Fun

27 October 2012, 17:41

Well guys.....My Botswana Ivory arrived late last week. It is home -- I am happy! The hunt was in April. It took six months. But, that Ivory looks Health, Wealth and Wise!

I think there is already a picture of every grandchild sitting around looking, or playing, or feeling of it. This is better than Christmas presents when I was a kid.

Here is one of the fun things. My son-in-law has some Ivory of nearly the exact weight. He took his bull in Tanzania about 10 years ago. What a wonderful opportunity to sit around and compare, and comment, and note the differences between the two. Mine from Botswana.....His from Tanzania.

BECAUSE it is MY IVORY.....I now like the looks of the little shorter, but much thicker Bots Ivory. I am SURE that IF I ever had the opportunity to shoot Tanzania Ivory I would quickly change my mind back. But......ISN'T IT ALL JUST WONDERFUL STUFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Such, such fun to compare: Color and Staining.....Length.....Diameter.....Pictures.....PH's & hunting differences in countries.....COST OF SHIPPING!!!!!!!.....Animals seen.....and all this while the grandchildren soak it in.

Thank God my oldest daughter and grandaughter had the opportunity to be with me.

All this has a pricetag.......But.....this is PRICELESS!

27 October 2012, 18:03

ravenr

Post is incomplete without pictures

27 October 2012, 18:37

larryshores

Agreed.

27 October 2012, 18:42

bcolyer

Alright.....I will get on the pics. In the meantime, you can look at my facebook page. I've got a few of them with my youngest grandson already posted there.

28 October 2012, 17:35

Labman

If you wouldn't mind, could you tell us what it cost to have that set of tusks shipped from Africa to your house? I've shot two elephants, but both were non exportable bulls. I would really like to have a set of tusks and always wondered how much it would cost to have them shipped.

28 October 2012, 18:20

bcolyer

Labman: Sent you a p.m.

28 October 2012, 20:20

twoseventy

Congrats on the family enjoyment of the ivory. Mine were delayed for some time due to a jot or tittle error by Zim parks. The hunting experience was the best, but tusks by the fireplace is nice. Like SBT has on his sig line, "There are worse memorials to a life well lived than a pair of elephant tusks" (a Robert Ruark quote)

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