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I'm reading "Lives of a Professional Hunting Family" by Gerard Miller. The book chronicles Gerard's career as well as those of his father and his mother, one of two women to hold a full PH license in Tanzania and Kenya. It's worth buying if you like reading about the good 'ol days. Also worth getting if you like seeing pictures like this.  Will J. Parks, III | ||
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48" ??? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Looks like a good read, Will. That must have been quite an amazing gene pool they had there, the one behind him isn't exactly a runt either! | |||
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I like my bolt guns, but this would be a time a double would be nice so I could get the buffalo in front and in back. ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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Gerard says 53. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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Wow! Got to get that book!  | |||
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I could buy that! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Absolutely NO doubt he's over 50"!! Figure a big bull's ears down like that, are roughly 34" wide on average. | |||
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Buff porn! | |||
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Beautiful buffalo. He is everybit of 53 Plus. My biggest was 49" and that one appears to be quite a bit wider. | |||
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May want to try to get that one behind it too while you are at it! | |||
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Isn't the one behind it a little soft? ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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If those ears are 34" tip-to-tip, then that bull is close to 70" outside spread. I cheated. I used a ruler. I'm guessing those ears aren't 34" rather than that buff being 70". Jon Larsson - Hunter - Shooter - Reloader - Mostly in that order...  | |||
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Perhaps..but when you get them both mounted the big one will look much bigger next to it. Two of the same size will have everyone thinking they are all that big. Plus, when you shoot the first one, the bullet will go through and wound the second one and he will charge you and then you can drop him at four yards...now you have two nice buffs and a good story....you are just not thinking these things through Frostbit  | |||
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Obviously I can't say for sure on this one. But I think if you measure enough of em, you'll find an average ear tip to ear tip spread, when their ears are down in that position - is roughly in the neighborhood of 34", give or take. | |||
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Yep. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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I wouldn't shoot either of them. I'd have buck fever so bad I couldn't hit the ground! LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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Will: I was on a charter plane with Gerard in 06. It was very entertaining to hear his stories. He is a nice guy. I would love to hunt with him. | |||
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Measuring again, if those ears are 34" tip-to-tip, then that buff has a spread of 72" or more. If the ears are 34" outside spread, then he's still a good 68". A monster, no matter how you look at him. Jon Larsson - Hunter - Shooter - Reloader - Mostly in that order... | |||
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I like the one behind him. Mike | |||
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The buff could have a small head. I saw one at the Sheep foundation convention last week, and it didn't go over 26" ear tip to ear tip. I saw a mounted buff at Elmer Keiths and his DID have a wide face, etc. Bet the one at Elmers, was 20" wide across the face. Huge.. | |||
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The one behind him is no slouch either. Wow!!! | |||
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+1 well over 50 Dave Davenport Outfitters license HC22/2012EC Pro Hunters license PH74/2012EC www.leopardsvalley.co.za dave@leopardsvalley.co.za +27 42 24 61388 HUNT AFRICA WHILE YOU STILL CAN Follow us on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/#!/leopardsvalley.safaris | |||
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 Dave Davenport Outfitters license HC22/2012EC Pro Hunters license PH74/2012EC www.leopardsvalley.co.za dave@leopardsvalley.co.za +27 42 24 61388 HUNT AFRICA WHILE YOU STILL CAN Follow us on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/#!/leopardsvalley.safaris | |||
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Spent the entire day with him yesterday at a motor rallying event on the outskirts of Dar - refreshed our memories on the hunts we did together. We both agreed that the buffalo you see in his book are by large a thing of the past; anything over 48" today is quite a feat. | |||
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I read that Gerard was quite the rally car driver as well. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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Was, and still is though hunting remains his top priority and is a family affair - his daughter took a 44" buffalo several months back. | |||
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Even if those ears are a VERY narrow 30-32", that buff is 60-64". A dream indeed! | |||
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We both agreed that the buffalo you see in his book are by large a thing of the past; anything over 48" today is quite a feat.[/QUOTE] Just out of curiosity, whats the main reasons for them being a thing of the past? I have walked in the foot prints of the elephant, listened to lion roar and met the buffalo on his turf. I shall never be the same. | |||
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I measured several Zambezi Valley bulls for spread of the ears and came up with 32" tip to tip. 465H&H | |||
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I'd take #2 before #1 if I had the choice. I really like those square-topped, sharp dropping horns versus the smooth-topped but wider ones of the first buff. Hopefully a friend would be at my side to shoot him out of the way so I could get his brother. | |||
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Maybe it is a Mt Buffalo variety?  "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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Just out of curiosity, whats the main reasons for them being a thing of the past?[/QUOTE] Similar to the 6+ yr old lions - shoot too many and the numbers thin down | |||
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I have stayed at Gerards home, on the farm, before and after safaris with him several times. He has a dam nice collection of heads himself. He also has a huge collection of african hunting books, as well as videos of clients he has guided over the years. He is a hell of man and a great P.H. | |||
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Well......maybe a SMALL one...  Jon Larsson - Hunter - Shooter - Reloader - Mostly in that order... | |||
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