Another big tembo 2008 Federico Gellini Tanzania Safaris

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29 December 2008, 03:01

TANZ-PH

Another big tembo 2008 Federico Gellini Tanzania Safaris

Another big tembo shot in 2008 season with FEDERICO GELLINI TANZANIA SAFARIS LTD....

The elephant tusks weighed 83 x 80 lbs. (this is the 2nd elephant in two years over 80 lbs. from Federico Gellini's Kilwa south -Mbwemkuru concession.

29 December 2008, 05:23

retreever

Wow, now those are approximately 20 lbs. bigger then mine.. What a great animal...

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29 December 2008, 05:27

TANZ-PH

In a few days I'll try to post a few more photos of some of Federico Gellini's 2008 season trophies (buffalo, lion, leopard etc)

29 December 2008, 06:33

SBT

That looks like a bull from yesteryear. Congratulations to hunter, PH and the company.

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29 December 2008, 07:06

Kyler Hamann

SBT,
That's what I was thinking... "Ivory of Old".

Very nice, thanks for posting.

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29 December 2008, 08:43

reddy375

Simply superb. When you view those size tusks up close you wonder how the hell the animal walked around with those huge teeth!

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30 December 2008, 19:19

Bwanna

Absolutely incredible. I'm certainly no judge of ivory weight, but in my lay opinion I would have thought that was well over 80.

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30 December 2008, 22:58

nainital

I think that the hunter should be an "unlucky" one because with that size these tusks must have had the biggest nerves of all time to weigh "only" in the 80-plus pounds range.

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04 January 2009, 20:35

argylle

If my menory servce me correctly this would be the second big tusker, 80 lb plus, that Frderico Gillini has taken in two years in that block

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08 January 2009, 23:45

Dagga Boy

That looks like one from the "old days". It goes to show, there is still some nice ivory out there given the right time, place, work and luck.

What a bull!