Congo Safaris On Hold, Ethiopia Seeks Feedback, More
(posted September - 2011)

Some bright news from Zimbabwe this month: Hunting Report subscriber Matt Bice took a 93-pound elephant! He had just returned from Africa and was still suffering from jetlag when he sent us his photo and an excited message from his iPad about his trophy. "So many people say 45 to 50 pounds is all you get in Zimbabwe," he wrote. "People should see that, even though there are quite a few 50-pounders around, with hard work and some luck, anything is possible."

Bice hunted with PH Mark Ellement of Matupula Hunters (011-263-965026; matupula@matupula.co.zw) and promised to send a full report on his hunt later. You may remember Bice took a 65-pounder with Ellement in 2008 (Hunt Report ID 7317) with some assistance from a Jack Russell terrier named Monza. You can read Bice's account of that hunt in our online Trophy Gallery where we posted a photo of Bice, his trophy and the triumphant Monza. It's a real hoot!

Babwe!!!

Another one for the 'Zim doesn't produce heavy ivory' crowd...

I wonder where that idea came from in the first place? Maybe because of the many bulls that are shot in Zim every year...Do we take more than anywhere else? But honestly folks, read this story, then think Zambezi Hunters, Lowveld Hunters, crooks corner, Mahenye, Tsolotsho...Zimbabwe does produce big bulls every year in certain areas, make no mistake. Duxdog, didn't I hear that Nixon took a hundred pounder last year?

Botswana will NEVER produce and elephant this nice, no way, no how!!!

Always nice to know a big elephant shot legally.

Mike

Hell of an elephant.

He & I went through customs together in Atlanta, nice guy with a beast of an elephant.

Well done Zim once again.

great work in Zim could be better

That is a damn fine Jumbo - Makorokoto to the hunter and to Matipula safaris!!

Awesome!

Tsholotsho strikes again!!!! Awesome place for big elephant if you like the hunt style.

LJS-What style of hunting is it that you are referring to? Serious question.

Driving the boundary road looking for big bull tracks that have crossed in from the park.

Uh Oh! Here we go! Another my method is better than yours race to the bottom again. Please don't do this. This is a great Elephant that by all accounts was taken in a proper manner.

what a honker ele

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Originally posted by Will:
what a honker ele

Green Will?

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Originally posted by David Hulme:

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Originally posted by Will:
what a honker ele

Green Will?

The deepest of greens!

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Originally posted by JabaliHunter:
Awesome!

Well done, Matt!

What brand of double rifle is that?

It was not shot in thsolotjo. It was shot in Hwange tribals land near dete.2 km from my second elephant with matupula

Congratulations on the elephant of a lifetime. I have hunted elephant with Matapula and they really know how to produce good bulls.