Well, this will probably get some interesting responses. In all honesty, I am not interested in your justifications one way or another concerning the WHY of your hunt. I am very interested to know the WHERE and WHAT you plan on hunting.
For practical purposes - I suppose the choices come down to about these: (at the moment)
1. Zimbabwe
2. South Africa
3. Namibia
4. Mozambique
5. Tanzania

Answer sort of like this please:
Zimbabwe (Tuskless) -OR-
Zimbabwe (Trophy.....and pray for the ban
to be lifted), or make replicas. -OR-
Namibia (own use), -OR- Namibia (Trophy)
-OR- Mozambique (and forget the Ivory)

WHATEVER......Just interested in your plans.

Zim. I don't care if the ban is in place. I will get replicas if they are big tusks.

Sorry they screw up your trip Brennen.

I am planning a Namibia own use hunt, but not until 2016...mainly because I want to see the Caprivi...

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Originally posted by larryshores:
Zim. I don't care if the ban is in place. I will get replicas if they are big tusks.

+1, the hunting is good and the people deserve our support.

Zim Bull Ele April 2015. Can't wait!!

I have an elephant on license in Tanzania in November. I am not sure what I will do if I see a really big one, but its on license. The huge trophy fees with the questionable import make me somewhat ambivalent about shooting if I see one.

I had planned on going back to Zim to hunt Bull Elephant again, probably 3-4 years down the road.

Zim 2015/Tuskless

Zim Tuskless in 2015

quote:

Zimbabwe (Tuskless) -OR-
Zimbabwe (Trophy.....and pray for the ban
to be lifted), or make replicas.

Zimbabwe and yes to all three

In my backyard if one escapes from Disney's animal kingdom or the circus. Otherwise I plan to stay as far from them as possible.

Damn elephants - tracks showed up at Kanana in Botswana last week. That is a good 300 miles from the delta and is fenced (not that it matters to elephants).

I will let you braver men (and women) than me hunt them.

I may make some replica tusk cause they look cool.

Mike

Come one Mike. Just because you had one little run in with elephants. What is it they say? No harm, no foul. You didn't even get hurt. LOL!!!!!

Zim, bull ele next week and again in November.

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Originally posted by larryshores:
Come one Mike. Just because you had one little run in with elephants. What is it they say? No harm, no foul. You didn't even get hurt. LOL!!!!!

Larry

I plan to keep not getting touched by an elephant as one of my main life goals

Mike

Zim tuskless 2015.

I don't blame you at all.

the Caprivi

Zim 2014 double Tuskless and hopefully an annual event!

Nick

Nowhere - I have absolutely no interest in or wish to hunt elephants.


Larry Sellers
SCI(International)Life Member
Sabatti 'trash' Double Shooter
R8 Blaser
DRSS

Zin Sept 2014 - with Martin Pieters - very tempted to add a tuskless to the buffalo.

why not? after all, you are already there so no additional plane fare. possibly add a few days and it would still be a LOT cheaper than going back- although i am pretty sure you will anyway, once the Africa bug bites you

Zimbabwe, for tuskless and non export bulls.

JPK

Zimbabwe, trophy bull, 2014 & 2015.

Not everyone lives in the USA!

Sapi area in Zim in .....4 days. I better start packing
I believe in Larry and Mike, I think they got the USFWS and the congress lined out a couple days ago and I'll waltz my tusks home

Went last season with Nyamazana Safaris west of Bulawayo, Zim for one Trophy Bull and a Ration Elephant.
Sadly, haven't had the opportunity to import Ele into Aus for some time now.

Hunting my First Forest Elephant in Cameroon end of May

Got 4 Bulls up against Kruger non export

Will do my first Caprivi hunt with Corne Kruger , exited for that

If any Zim Bulls come at good prices will jump on them,

Going to have a Elephant full year in 2014

Zim Tuskless in Jul 2014

Namibia- own use. In 2015 I'll be in the Nyae-Nyae and in 2016 I'll be in the Hereoland- Ondjou Conservancy. I wanted to hunt the biggest body ele in the world.

Randy with which Outfitter, I would nove to hunt those areas. I missed out hunting with Kai Uwe Denker when he hunted those areas

JK

Sept. 2015 "own use permit" Caprivi Strip.
Will be my 1st ele hunt.

June '14 in Zim for tuskless with CMS and the Dugga Boyz....

Sengwa Research Zimbabwe in October with Mokore. Non trophy bull ele

Tuskless in Chewore North this September.

Zimbabwe Trophy ban or no ban..leave in 5 days

Zim in August..Still have ivory there from 2012.

Apr 2015 in Zim w/CMS for trophy bull. I am not about to let the Washington bureaucrats ruin my fun.

Mozambique - 2015.

Well....Some of these are a little confusing, but here is the totals so far -- More or Less.

Zimbabwe - Tuskless - 10
Zimbabwe - Non-Trophy Bull - 1
Zimbabwe - Trophy Bull - 8
Namibia - Own Use - 3
Namibia - Trophy Bull - 2
Tanzania - Trophy Bull - 1 (maybe)
Mozamibque - Trophy Bull - 1
South Africa - 0

Missed my 4 Bulls in South Africa

This is going to be my 11th consecutive year hunting in Tanzania.

Have not had a chance at an elephant so far, despite the fact we looked for them.

In fact, I have not seen a single shootable bull in Tanzania in the past ten years!!

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Originally posted by Saeed:
This is going to be my 11th consecutive year hunting in Tanzania.

Have not had a chance at an elephant so far, despite the fact we looked for them.

In fact, I have not seen a single shootable bull in Tanzania in the past ten years!!

Saeed,

I'm just a little curious,....what do you call a shootable bull??