What is a big roan? How long of horns?

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27 November 2011, 23:33

dogcat

What is a big roan? How long of horns?

What is your definition of big roan?
How long of horns?

27 November 2011, 23:41

MARK H. YOUNG

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I think in most places a 24"-25" is a shooter, 26"-28" very good and 28" plus excellent.

I shot one of about 27" in the Luangwa and crew was very happy.

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28 November 2011, 00:12

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Depends where you are hunting of course. I agree with the ranges the other posters mentioned. In Benin, 25"s to 27"s was a definite shooter. I understand in Central Africa you set your sights on 27" with the real possibility of 30". I have not hunted roan in Zambia or Tanzania so I can't speak to that sub-species.

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28 November 2011, 00:24

JBrown

The Rowand Ward minimum for East African roan is 26" and the Angolan roan minimum is 27.5"

All other roan(Southern, Western, Sudan) have a RW minimum of 27".

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28 November 2011, 05:10

bobgrow

My definition includes the horn condition...a big and OLD bull will have it's tips broomed, and will show rub wear on the outside horn curve. He'll have base mass and if he is 27" or above, take the shot.

Here's a great old bull at 28"...

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01 December 2011, 09:37

ivan carter

heres one from western tanzania that we took this year that went 31- look at the bases and see how very worn they are - the secondary growth rings are very distinctive in the fact that they are almost "worn together". We first saw him at about 1000 yards and at that distance you couldnt see much other than that he was a very nice one -

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01 December 2011, 09:51

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Some great trophies posted here and Ivan's is a brute. A good average in Zambia would be 26. Anything over 30 is on par with a 62 inch Kudu.

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01 December 2011, 10:43

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dont give me all the credit , i was also with wilhelm marx , who has been hunting TZ for many many years - i knew it was big but only realised how big when we walked up to it !!! nice when that happens

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