That was an awesome hunt!!!!!! Breathtaking pictures.

Here come the details:

Outfitters - Johnny Vivier & Wiand van der Linde. Everything was perfect, these guys know what they're doing, and you get what you pay for.

Location - Kimberly, RSA, 40,000 acres/62.5 square miles, but if the hills were ironed out there'd likely be at least 100 square miles of unfettered open hunting country, all free range in RSA style.

PH - John Tinley (The best, I want him when I go back)

Tracker - John Kubai (I'm still asking myself how does he do it? - seems almost like magic!)

Photography - John T. and myself.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 21.1 megapixels, lens Canon Zoom EF 24-105 mm IS USM. I took 3000 pics.

Photos cropped by myself, but not otherwise modified by Adobe Light Room or computer programs. They look even better when they've been worked on by Light Room.

Trophies: all measured in RSA by SCI Official Measurer. Indeed, all trophies are still in RSA. I'll get them ~March 2011.

Regards, AIU

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Originally posted by LionHunter:
As stated by spear, the only SCI requirement for a drying period is for a potential Top 10 trophy, and it must be measured by an SCI Master Measurer. All other animals may be field measured by an SCI Official Measurer for record book entry without any drying period.

fujotupu, you are incorrect in your understanding of SCI measuring.

I am both a SCI & Rowland Ward Official Measurer.

LionHunter:

Allow me to enlighten you:

Special Measuring Requirements
For the Record Book entries and to qualify for the Major Awards Program, trophies in the top 10 must eventually meet these requirements:
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A 60-day drying period
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Certification by a Master Measurer
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Cannot be self-measured or certified by a close family member.

P.S. I hold an SCI Official (Master) Measurer's Certificate.

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Excellent trophies! Well done...

refresh or Aaron. AIU

Great Hunt, and thanks to all posters for civility.

Beautiful photos of a great hunt!

Thanks for sharing.

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AIU,

Great pics. I am leaving 7/10 to hunt the same area, can't wait. I plan on bringing the same Canon body and a prime 300mm L, 70-200mm L and I believe the same lens you took your pics with which is also an L lens. Anyway my question is, we are stopping off at Kruger first for a photo safari with the family, should I take all those lenses or is one or two of them superfulous. In other words, the larger tele lens are not needed the way that you cropped the pics. Also, did you shoot at the full 21 megapixels or did you downgrade to say 10 megapixels.

wonderful buffalo. Congratulations

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Vary nice group of species collected.

EZ

congrats, awesome safari and photography.

Thanks for refreshing AIU; nice talking with you last night.

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My guess is Wintershoek with either Wiaan or Johnny Viviers?

If not very close to there. I know those rocks, red sand and grassy plains well enough!

+ 1 or in the Kimberly Northern Cape

Awesome Trophies all of them good job

Ooops should have read further down.
John Tinley is a good bugger

Great photos and fantastic animals.Congratulations on such a nice hunt.


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Locksley,R

Very, Very Nice! Great old buffalo. Love the bosses, width AND the heavy drop