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A client of mine recently shot what is commonly referred to as a "3 horn Kudu"

The "Third Horn" is a small hornlike growth about an inch high and 3 inches in length. The location of the horn is just above the V on the front of the head.







This is only the second one I've seen, the other was at a local Taxidermist.

Has any of the AR members taken a kudu like this or perhaps be able to shed more light on the phenomena?


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Mine has a little nub in that spot, and the PH I got him with showed me a cape of another with an even larger one from a previous hunter.

This was in Namibia as well.


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....there is a another one http://www.africahunting.com/h...photo.php/photo/3358


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first kudu i ever shot it a 3 horn. about 1" long in about the same location
 
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It's from when a Kudu daddy and a Unicorn mommy really love each other....


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My youngest son shot similar 53 incher in South Africa about 5 years ago.
 
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I shot a bushbuck that had the same third horn.
 
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My kudu fron RSA in 02 has one also but not that pronounced.

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The kudu my son shot in June in Limpopo had the same thing, but not as large.
 
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The kudu I shot in Namibia had a third horn like that. I played it to the hilt with the guy I was hunting with. My bull was about 52" and he'd already shot a bull in the low fifties so we hunted longer to take a better bull for him. He passed a lot of bulls to get a really good one. His was 56" and perfectly formed, it was a terrific trophy.

So at least one per day for the rest of the safari I would say, "You sure shot a good kudu. Great length, perfect form, you should really be proud of it... for a kudu with ONLY TWO HORNS!" We still laugh about that.


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Shona,

I shot a 60/61' in 1993 that had a third horn about 4 times larger. It was 6 7/8" long and 1 3/4" tall-even worn down-and about 2" wide. They are a unique attraction for sure.


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They once were Unicorns. Look what evolution has done to the poor Kudu Big Grin


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