Was watching a hunting show with my daughter last night (3mo. old) and it was a hunt for kudu. after they had shot one the guide showed that the kudu could look through the spirals of its horn and see the tip. He said they can use the tip to knock a leaf off a tree etc.

Is that true?

Red

I was told the same thing by my ph, and can attest that you can look from the horns tip, down the spiral at the eye. Kudude

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Originally posted by kudude:
I was told the same thing by my ph, and can attest that you can look from the horns tip, down the spiral at the eye. Kudude

They definately have a hole to look through in the curls. I just had to take a picture of mine.

Red,

Yes, they can see thru...My bull kudu on the wall I can look up fomr the eyes to the top...You could slide a pool cue right up thru or should I say down and it will touch the eye..

Mike

I believe that part of it, thep art I am wondering about is whether you guys think they really have the horn eye control to use the tip that way? Fantastic design don't you think.

Red

My PH, A J Van Heerden took pains to get my attention to take the tunnel view! Just one more of natures many fascinating facts.

As an aside.

Kevin Robertson( I think) in his book 'The Perfect Shot describes a Gemsbok being darted ....I can't remember the reason but the first two times the dart was shot the Gemsbok deflected it with the end of it's horn.

They hit on the third time.

That is pretty good control in anybodies book!

My father visited at a farm in Namibia where there were a couple of hand reared gemsbuck in an enclosure. The party trick was to throw pebbles at them and have them flick them away with their horns.

This part is true, it was pointed out by my PH, and they can see the point through the curls.

The difference between an average or sub average kudu and a great one can be the depth of this curl.

My PH swore the kudu I shot had to be at least 54 inches. The tape barely stretched to 50 inches.

When the other PH saw the kudu he said at least 53 inches.

The depth of curl of the animal was small (tight).

My PH was kicking himself over that but I really didn't care, I was hunting in Africa and I can get a bigger one....well some day.