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40 7/8 inch Mt. Nyala
03 June 2008, 23:38
Rich Elliott40 7/8 inch Mt. Nyala
I thought you guys might enjoy this picture of a very nice (understatement) Mt NYala taken in our Odo Bulo Concession a couple of weeks ago.
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03 June 2008, 23:41
retreeverRich, I am all smiles....
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03 June 2008, 23:46
SDHallThat is awesome! That is one hunt that is on my wish list.
03 June 2008, 23:47
NorwegianhunterFantastic, congratuliations
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03 June 2008, 23:48
JefffiveRich,
Do they get any better than that?? I mean that literally, is the #1 in the books better??
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03 June 2008, 23:50
butchlocthis is evil,
if you only knew how much i NEED to chase a mt nyala, sadly on a beer pocketbook.
you are a bad man to post such pictures, now i have to go spend money on a new keyboard after drooling over the old one and shorting it out
04 June 2008, 00:22
graybirdWhat a hog!! Congrats to the lucky hunter!!
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04 June 2008, 00:31
jbderunzRich
Definitely You are a mischivious temptator. This Nyala is the epitome of any hunter expectations.
It's my ultimate goal and I'll keep on straining to achieve a hunt with You after this mythic royal game.
Thanks for sharing, indeed
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04 June 2008, 00:35
Rich ElliottI'm guessing it will be around # 5 or 6.
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04 June 2008, 00:39
yukon deltaI've seen kudu smaller than that. That's amazing.
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04 June 2008, 00:48
JefffiveRich,
#5 or 6?? Pshaw, I thought it was a big'un...
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04 June 2008, 03:59
AKsheephunterLooks like a hybrid...could be part kudu.
04 June 2008, 05:38
Michael RobinsonWhat a beast! It's great to know that the mountains of Ethiopia still hold monsters like him.
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04 June 2008, 05:43
Wendell ReichDang son! That is a toad!
04 June 2008, 07:22
L. David KeithCurrent Roland Ward (following the curve of the horn) is 39.5" on the longest horn. Taken in 1984. Exceptional, but we need Don King (boxing thug with the Flo-bee haircut) to come up with such a grand title for this king of the mountain! Outstanding trophy Rich. Looks like the hunter is wearing snake guards, smart man.
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04 June 2008, 08:30
almostacowboyquote:
Originally posted by L. David Keith:
Current Roland Ward (following the curve of the horn) is 39.5" on the longest horn. Taken in 1984. Exceptional, but we need Don King (boxing thug with the Flo-bee haircut) to come up with such a grand title for this king of the mountain! [clipped]
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04 June 2008, 08:52
bwanamrmWow, exceptional! I agree that it is great to see huge bulls still coming out of Ethiopia! Obviously excellent management of the resource!
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Awesome trophy well done.Good to see that Ethopia still has that quality of game.
04 June 2008, 13:15
mstarlingEgad ... a TOAD indeed!
Hope the hunter realized the significance during the hunt. Knowing it and putting it in the salt would have been a world-classed rush!
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BoghossianFantastic trophy!
Can you give us a ballpark figure for these hunts?
Thanks a lot Rich (that was meant to be sarcastic). Now this is all my husband will be talking about.
CONGRATULATIONS to the hunter and ERVS.
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05 June 2008, 02:31
Rich Elliottquote:
Can you give us a ballpark figure for these hunts?
About the same as a Luxury Box (couldn't resist)
Kathi, Sorry about that!
BTW The fellow is from your neck of the woods. Somewhere around Winnetka.
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Rich,
Who was the PH, Jason or Nassos? Is this the biggest Mt. Nyala ERVS has taken?
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05 June 2008, 03:43
KenscoI might have passed that one up thinking it was a small kudu.......except for the PH going nuts probably.
05 June 2008, 07:47
Wildlife ArtistI have a kidney in fantastic condition that I will trade for a Bongo and Mtn.Nyala hunt
05 June 2008, 07:54
Charles_HelmJust outstanding as usual!
05 June 2008, 08:09
B WatsonThat is a toad ,NUFF said.
05 June 2008, 09:45
Use Enough GunAwesome. Just simply awesome.
05 June 2008, 19:00
Rich Elliottquote:
Originally posted by Kathi:
Rich,
Who was the PH, Jason or Nassos? Is this the biggest Mt. Nyala ERVS has taken?
Nassos was the PH. The biggest ERVS has ever taken is the one
almostacowboy referred to in this thread it was taken by Nassos himself in Sept. of 1984. He called me as soon as he got back to Addis Ababa....sort of excited. It was taken in the Amhar Mountains above the Munessa Forest. Yes, Kathi, that's where Richard is going. The # 1 Menelik's bushbuck comes from the same area. The SCI score for that 1984 Mt Nyala is 117. The next closest in the current book is 102 5/8. In 2006 we had a German client take a 41" scoring 101 2/8 that isn't in the current book. In 2005 we had an Italian client take one scoring 102 7/8 which isn't in there yet either. I know of at least one more 41" taken by another outfitter that wasn't entered. The green score on the one pictured here is 102 plus or minus aa eighth inch.
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