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| Russ I just talked to DS and he is over the moon. A near 100 pound Jumbo, big Leopard and Sable all in 10 days!! Thanks for an outstanding hunting season thus far with our clients including my own hunt for Mr. Shumba. I think your just getting warmed up. Jack Atcheson & Sons www.atcheson.comGO HUNTING NOW WHILE YOU ARE PHYSICALLY ABLE |
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| Amazing elephant Russ! Congrats |
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| quote: Originally posted by safari-lawyer:
Beauty of an elephant there.
Also, there is talk of a potential 100 lbs elephant shot this week by a friend of mine . . . . 5.5 feet sticking out, 19 inches at lip, and heavy all through the tusk. If the nerve is not too big, he may have a shot.
Will, the fellow who shot this tremendous bull wouldn't go by the initials B.P. Jr. would he? I just saw pictures yesterday of his huge Botswana bull. I was told heaviest tusk went 97+, but the right tusk was broken off and weighed something like 65. It was a grand bull, and I hope his father was along on the hunt. Gonna call his dad today to get details. |
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| Well done Russ- one hell of a bull. Its official weights are 81 and 72 lbs aside as i looked at the ivory after it was stamped. Still am amazing ele shot 3 days before we started on a quota transfer!!!! I got a 65lbs after looking at 106 bulls- fantastic ele bull but with all the monsters lately I had hoped for better!!!!!!! Cheers Buzz |
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| Hi Buzz
Well thank you and well done on your Elephant.
I hope the weight of your tusks was not based on camp scale which weighed out at 90 and 83. Seems Parks scale weighs less by like 9 lbs nevertheless my client was very pleased either way. |
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| Awesome Elephant!!!
Go Duke!!
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| Hi Russ
No mine like yours were weighed at national parks main camp! Our ele was a beauty 195 cm- very un wankie like ivory. It was actually a bull that was in the same 7 that you shot out of Russ( 6 when we followed them!) I turned him down on the 4th day and killed him on the 11 day 100 meters from where you got your 80lbs!! All beautiful eles!!! |
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| First, very nice bull. The weight comments are interesting. I got a shipment of my tusks last year. I was extremely surprised at the weight on the papers. The weight was about 10 pounds per tusk LESS than what I had them weighed at here.
I have several sets of tusks. When I look at the weight on the paper work and look at the tusks, the official weight make no sense. |
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| Hi Buzz
Yes I saw that Askari my client turned him down as I was skeptical as to his weight awfully thin but pretty ivory.
Well done though |
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| Yes Larry I think that some of the scales under weigh a little. |
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| quote: Originally posted by Russ B:
Yes Larry I think that some of the scales under weigh a little.
Bit of an understatement I'd say - quite a difference between 96.8 and 81.... |
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| David
After 32 years in this business nothing surprises me nevertheless we are happy with the outcome whichever scales are used. |
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