I was just copied this email......
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"Dear Mr. MC NATT III,


we are glad to inform you that your MOUNTAIN NYALA is the winner of the



CARLO CALDESI AWARD 2011



Congratulation for the magnificent trophy you have obtained!"
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Rich Elliott

Rich, congratulations not only to Mr. McNatt, but also to the Roussos clan and their staff! I personally thought Marc Watts' huge mountain nyala of a couple years ago should have won the Caldesi Award, but for better or worse, right or wrong, really big sheep seem to trump almost anything else. This is a very well-deserved and well-chosen award, not just the best trophy taken in the world last year, but in quite a few years! You guys are taking mountain nyala that would have seemed totally impossible a couple of decades ago. Well done! All best, Craig

Thanks for the kind words, Craig.
I pretty sure this is the first African Trophy to win the Caldesi Award.

Rich Elliott