I just got my heads back from the Limpopo River today. I took the advice of some of the folks here and did not measure my horns in Africa, as I didn't want the numbers to have any bearing on whether I was enjoying myself or not. I told the PH as much, so we didn't really talk about it very much. He did say I had very good kudu and hinted at the middle fifties....

Well I just took my wife's sewing tape and measured my stuff.

Now set me straight here...
Rowland Ward method

You measure around the base, and then along the "ridge" for the length of the horn and combine the two measuements? Right

Warthog tusks is length + base, or just Length?

I'm not missing something here...Am I?

Oh Hell... I gotta get over to the SCI website.

Back in a while

Elmo

For Rowland Ward the rank is based on the length of the longest horn.

For Spiral Horns:

1. Measure length of each horn around the spiral, keeping the tape on the ridge, starting at the lowest point at the fron of the base and proceeding to the tip.

2. Measure the Circumference of the base of each horn at right angles to the axis of the horn.

3. Measure the spread from tip to tip.

So what did the Kudu come out to?

The shortest horn in the RW book is 53 7/8" (for the longest horn measured along the ridge. #1 is 73 7/8" WOW!

I ain't goona toot that horn until I'm sure I'm tootin' on the right end.


I have a call in to a guy who is an SCI Official Measurer and I will get a real number on it before too long.

But there's plenty of guys here that know what's going on

HunterJim...You out there?

Elmo

Hey bulldog

I didn't see your edit until after I posted again.

So the base measurement is as far down as you can go and still remain perpendicular.....

Back in a while

Elmo

Ok here goes...




The horn with the ivory tip has a base of 12 5/8" and a length of 52 1/8"

64 3/4"

The broomed horn is 50 5/8" x 12 1/2"

Tip spread is 24 1/8"

Man...I hope my alarm clock doesn't go off and wake me up.

Now whats the deal on impala and warthog

Elmo

Riiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnngggg.

I am afraid you have to wake up now. You can not add the base in R&W. It's length only.

Sorry buddy.

Still, you have a very nice Kudu, beautiful animal, and no record book in the world can measure enjoyment.

I'm a Roland Ward and a Safari Club Master Measuer,

What do you need to know?

Elmo

That's one heavy horned Kudu!

Congrats!

Excelent kudu indeed!!

Elmo, that Steyr Prohunter chambered for .376 Steyr? I have one. It's a great rifle and damn good on bear. I also have an extended magazine (8 rounds).

Thanks for that Wendell....

I thought it might be too good to be true.
I'm mighty proud of that kudu. He was the Old Man of that forest, and we got him on the last day.

So gents... what's the proper way to measure an Impala and warthog?






Thanks
Elmo

Texas Hunter

Yup, that's a .376 alright. I just love that rifle. I bought it for bear protection for fishing in Alaska. But then I found this place (AR) and wound up taking it to Africa too.

Works good on 'hogs if you hit 'em betwixt the eyeballs (see above)

Elmo

RW for Southern Impala:

Rank is based on the length of the longest horn.

Measure the length of each horn on the front curve from the lowest edge of the base to the tip.

Number 1(tie): 29 1/4"

Minimum: 23 5/8"

RW for Warthog:

Rank is based on the length of the longest tusk on the outer curve (this includes the portion in the gum).

#1 24"

Minimum is 13" for RW

The score really is irrelevant though... What matters is that the animal was taken ethically and is special to you.

They are all excellent specimens. Man that Kudu is Heavy. just for reference, I only found two specimens in the first three pages of the RW book that had a larger base mesurement (13" and 12 7/8").

Congrats on a succesful safari.

Nemo it is great to see your pics. We met and talked a good bit in Pietersburg at the airport last year; talked some at J'burg then flew back to ATL on same flight. I first heard of AR from you at P'burg and have enjoyed it since. I hope you and wife are well.

Jeff

Based on your measurements the Kudu is a silver medal per SCI. If I added corrrectly the score is 127 7/8. The spread dosen't count. For SCI the Hog is the total of the lenght of each tuck and the circumfrence of each tusk at the thickest point and then totaled. The Impala is lenght of each horn and base of each horn and then totaled.

Nice trophies regardless of measurements! And it's good to see another .376 Steyr doing its thing in Africa. Congrats!

Hey Jeff fron TN. (kudu4u)

Yup, I remember you.... Good to see you on board here. Wife's fine and thanks for asking. I haven't been posting much here lately because I've been fishing a lot, riding a new motorcycle and learning the banjo.

I'm sure, being from Tennessee, you must already know how to play a banjo, but it's takeing up a good deal of my evening goof-off time

Thanks for that bit of research, Die Ou Jagter
Silver's got a nice ring to it.

Regards

Elmo

Great looking critters, regardless of the measurement.

That Kudu is a beaut. 52 is pretty average as far as length goes, but your kudu is far prettier than many of the 57 or 58 inchers taken in SA. You could shoot a bunch of Kudu and never get one that nice again.

Jason