Judge,

Congratulations and good hunting !!!

Thanks Ernest for sharing your trip with us. It's a terrific read! If you could find a way to work in a paragraph about how great your flashlight performed on the hunt, you might even get published in a magazine.

Well done Judge, well done!

JudgeG:

Welcome back and congrats...

As always the account of your hunt was fantasic! Thanks..

Thank you very much for that wonderful story.

Stories like that are the reason I became a member of this forum.

I am happy for you and envious at the same time.

Congrats!

Another great adventure. Well Done.

Enjoyed reading your story, Ernest. Great hunt! Everyone in the pictures sure looked happy!

Great story Judge!

Judge,

Great story and extremely well written (as usual)!!

Welcome back.

Phil

Judge
I have been in your dream!
Thanks for sharing.

Well done. Pretty nice ivory for a PAC bull evenly matched and a good curve.

Nicely done, thanks for sharing. Are you going to get a reproduction tusk done to remind you of the hunt or just stick with the photos? That is as nice as many of the "trophy" bulls I have seen come out of Zim lately. Those are very nice and certainly will go 40 plus easily. The best I saw last year was from a friend of mine in Arkansas who hunted with Graham Jones. Ed took one that went 60 plus which is damn good for Zim these days. However that is the exception. The majority are like yours. Pretty nice for a PAC animal. Good job and nicely told. Welcome back.
Mike

Mike and folks:

Thanks for the kind comments.

Great idea as to a repro set! After all, Pamela Anderson can be a Problem Control Animal, I guess and she has some plastic work that folks don't mind admiring!

Until Mike's suggestion, I hadn't really thought about reproduction tusks. Does any taxidermist here do that? I'll keep it in the AR family if possible... or anyone know of someone who does it reasonably?

I don't really have detailed measurments but am not so finicky as to require that my set be unique or exactly like the ones on "my" elephant. Someones mold that was similar would do fine. As I sit here in front of my fireplace, I can visualize a pair of tusks framing my little hearth, maybe on brass supports???

I don't need Dolly Parton's, so to speak... Jennifer Anniston's with a little upward sweep would do.

Seriously, if someone has information or better, a pictures of a pair (of tusks, fellows), I'd like to see them. Please p.m. me or don't think you've hijacked the thread if you want to post here. I'd think anyone contemplating a P.A.C. hunt would like to consider the "repro" option.

Judge,
Super story, wish I was there.
bobga

Judge I think that a saltwater taxidermist in north FLA. does repro tusk,anyway, congrats on a Fine hunt and report.

Judge, Glad to see you back safely, and thanks for the story. Now if only I could take such a "fictional" hunt.

Congratulations Judge.

Your account of a PAC hunt illustrates that it can be quite different than the traditional safari in that you are around and interacting with local people.

Thanks for filling us in.

Ernest,

Great story, well told. Brent is really an excellent PH and great guy, willing to put in 110% to make your hunt a success. I'm glad you had a good time.

Judge,

Get ahold of 30/06 or SBT....That big ele at Dallas had replica ivory in its mouth... They know the taxi personally and does their work...

Mike

Who is that skinny fellow struggling to be seen behind the elephant?

Great hunt and another excellent story! Congrats!

Mark

Congrat's on a successful hunt.

Congratulations once more and thanks for a great story!

Regards,
Martin

Great story, well done, Judge. Welcome back.

Judge- Regarding the ivory- contact Ray Hatfield or Doug Scott at Nature's Design Taxidermy and they will fix you up.

The phone number is 307-527-6053. Tell them I sent you if want to pay more!

John

What exactly happens to any ivory taken during a PAC hunt? Does the Gov't sell it and keep the $$$$?

Thank you for posting the results of the hunt. Sounds like you had a great time.

Thanks Judge, needed that today!


Dulcinea

Game Dept. I would assume gets the ivory and sells it...Locals get the animal for food...
Just like a cow... food and everything else is sold off...

Mike

Great stuff Judge! Congrats.

Canuck

Great story Judge. Thanks for that... and congrats!

Judge,
I'm happy to hear you had a good time!

Melody
www.long-grass.com

Zebra:

If you look at the picture, I have the Tall Grass hat that you so kindly sent me. It gave me good luck and will be back with me again, for sure! Thanks... for it and the good products!

A great read on a fine hunt. You answered many
of my questions as well.
Well done MARINE.

Judge congratulations on your excellent hunt and thank you for posting a very enjoyable and informative report.

Regards
Aziz

Sounds like you had a great hunt. Now what did you do for the rest of the "imaginary" trip?

Hello Judge,

We don't know one another, but after reading this story of yours I do feel like I have been in your company, what a GREAT read!

I would very much like to have this type adventure myself and, if at all possible, I will before too many years go by.

I expect to own a 470 NE HEYM DR before this 2006 Thanks Giving and trust it will be MY ELEPHANT / BUFFALO rifle when the time comes.

GOOD HUNTING TO ALL OF US WHO HAVE THIS FIRE WITHIN!

Posted Mar 7, 3:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Frank Martinez:

and did you partake in any of the Elephant yourself? I often wonder if it has flavor and would fit in with fine cuisine.
Frank



Frank,

I was served back strap steaks from my old ele cow the day I shot her. The chef marinaded them nicely and grilled them like a beef steak. Kind of on the rare to medium rare side (the way I like steaks).

I thought they were delicious. Nice like any game meat or beef.

Later, the PH told me the cook pounded the meat for 3 hours just for me. I wasn't sure if he was kidding or not but the meat was nice and tender! Big Grin
~Ann

Thank you Ann. Pounding the steaks would make sense and good to know they are also flavorful.
I really hope to partake of all the game once I get there.
Frank

Damn you keep proving me wrong whenever I tell people that jarheads can't write . You have a gift Sir. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Ernst, Did you get any quotes on tusks yet? I think I know a couple different taxidermists who still do them. I can make some calls and forward the info to you. I just dont have any idea what is reasonable either.