Botswana Wildebeast - How wide do you think?

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19 March 2008, 07:45

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Botswana Wildebeast - How wide do you think?

Any guesses on the width of this wildebeast? Found this picture and thought it was pretty nice.

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19 March 2008, 07:48

Hunting For Adventure

Another.

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19 March 2008, 07:50

Wendell Reich

32" maybe even 33" That thing is a horse!

19 March 2008, 08:15

graybird

Wide enough!!!!

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19 March 2008, 10:02

mustbhuntn

Just shoot!

19 March 2008, 14:07

Blair338/378

That is the biggest wildebeast, I've seen.....whoa!!!

And with a bow............

Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!

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19 March 2008, 21:18

Andrew McLaren

quote:
Originally posted by graybird:
Wide enough!!!!

+ 1

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19 March 2008, 21:52

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It looks just like mine,,,,,,,only bigger,,, shucks,, maybe this summer,, with a bow again,,seriously,,dang good, bow or gun..

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19 March 2008, 23:25

L. David Keith

I'd say it's 33+

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19 March 2008, 23:46

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20 March 2008, 00:14

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I took this guy last August in Botswana. I was hunting with Wild Game Safaris (www.wildgamesafaris.com). He looked absolutely unreal in the field. Like a Cape Buff among wildebeast. Shot him through the shoulder with a muzzy and he ran 40 yards and piled up within sight.

I am extremely pleased with him. At the time we taped him at a little over 33". Can't wait to get him up on the wall. I might enter him in SCI, might not.

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20 March 2008, 05:10

Michael Robinson

Terrific trophy! As Wendell says, he is a horse! Mucho congratchitations!

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20 March 2008, 05:38

Aspen Hill Adventures

That's the best blue I have seen. I think you should enter him in the books.

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20 March 2008, 06:29

Hunting For Adventure

I just might. My PH seemed to think it might go #1 with a bow. That would be something.

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20 March 2008, 07:28

L. David Keith

The #1 in Roland Ward is 33 7/8. There could be a change however. A client and I both took Blue's in that class this past June out of the same herd. We both used rifles however. Taking yours with archery...priceless! Congrats T.
David

20 March 2008, 08:17

Hunting For Adventure

David,

What's the current SCI #1? I might have to do some research.

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20 March 2008, 11:01

infinito

quote:
Originally posted by ALF:
The biggest measured and book entered Wildebeest belongs to Dr. Louis Taljaard formerly of Pieterburg who shot a 33 7/8 inches specimen on the Limpopo in 1982. ( This record may have been broken, I have to look in my references)

There was an article in Magnum sometime in the late 90's, with the record being broken close to Alldays by an American or German hunter. I can not recall the details, but I used to know the PH very well. We lost touch, but his name is Tim. He had a German surname, if I remember correctly.....Updated records should give this info as fact.

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20 March 2008, 11:18

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20 March 2008, 12:02

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A while ago there was a photo of a monster wildebeest as well in the African Outfitter magazine 33" + I think shot in the same area as well.

But the 33"+ with a bow is quite a feat in itself. Trophy of a lifetime.

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21 March 2008, 05:10

L. David Keith

T, you'll want to have him scored no later than the last day of this month. That is the deadline for the next SCI records book. Should be within the top 1-3 Archery unless some sleepers are entered. Good hunting, David

21 March 2008, 09:50

yukon delta

I would say he's just about perfect.

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21 March 2008, 10:07

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Very nice.....

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21 March 2008, 11:39

ALF

21 March 2008, 12:21

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I saw one of the top ten was shot in Sabie in the 1890's before planted the place with all these pine trees now we only see duiker and bushbuck here but no hunting them.

ill say it is 32+

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21 March 2008, 21:57

cchunter

quote:
Originally posted by ALF:
The current World record Brindled gnu is a 36 inch specimen which is listed as a Pick -up.

For SCI #1 in the book with rifles is 97 as a total score and with bow it is 95 3/8 (2 entries), measuring method #5

21 March 2008, 22:06

ALF