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Are giant eland really bigger in body or is it just their horns are bigger? Of all the pictures I've seen I wouldn't think they are any bigger in body than the Livingstones. | ||
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Some Lord Derby are bigger than others. This one, for example, is a brute: Others, however, are basically the same size (or smaller) than EA eland and Livingstone Eland. Will J. Parks, III | |||
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That is a huge Eland, indeed! | |||
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Man, the LDE revs my engine... Phil Massaro President, Massaro Ballistic Laboratories, LLC NRA Life Member B&C Member www.mblammo.com Hunt Reports- Zambia 2011 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1481089261 "Two kinds of people in this world, those of us with loaded guns, and those of us who dig. You dig." | |||
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Wow.............! Wow! Beautiful animals! ______________ DSC, DU, MBS, NRA, QDMA, RGS, RMEF, SCI "Sherrill. Why do you belong to so many organizations?" "Well... I have this thing for banquets." | |||
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As far as I know, and that is not much, the Cape Eland is the common Eland,which is a very large animal. The so-called GIANT ELAND & the LIVINGSTONES ELAND, I thought were the same animal, and get quite a bit larger than the Cape, or common Eland! ...................NO? Like everyone else here, I think that is one hell of an Eland in the picture posted by safari-lawyer! Regardless of species or subspecies he's a very large animal! Makes mine look like a calf! ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith | |||
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I understand they are all of the same weight on average. West African Giant Eland Central African Giant Eland Patterson's Eland (some say same as East African Eland) Livingstone's Eland Cape Eland. | |||
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It's the horns or at least I think so. Here's my Livingston's. Old bull and big bodied. jorge USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Big animals! Notice that PH Thierry Labat is in two of the posted photos. Thierry loves to hunt Eland. The only easy day is yesterday! | |||
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Jorge, that is one nice bull. In fact, all the bulls pictured here are nice. Here is a pic of mine. He's an old bull and was on the downhill stretch; losing body weight and beginning to have the skin and bones look. He was obviously "Left Handed" as he had significantly worn down the left horn. He didn't have the long and massive horns of the others here but there was something about him that I liked. | |||
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From my copy of Audabon Society Animals of Africa; Average weights of Lord Derby Giant Eland and Common Eland are approximately the same. The horns of the Giant Eland are typically longer and hence the name. We seldom get to choose But I've seen them go both ways And I would rather go out in a blaze of glory Than to slowly rot away! | |||
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A LDE in it's prime with good specie's genetics is significantly larger than a common (Cape, Livingstone, or East African) eland. There are common eland that will outweigh LDE, but their heads are not as big, and as mentioned above, their horns are shorter and less massive. I personally believe there is a LDE out there somewhere with 60" horns. I would like to find it one day, with my .338 at my side. (I also believe there is a Mountain Nyala out there somewhere that is 50", which of course I would like to find too.) Hunters have called me idiotic and crazy at times and I'm sure that will continue. | |||
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Safari Lawyer that is one awsome and robust LDE and the one below it........unbeliveable horns. I love their coloration versus the rather slat gray of the other subspecies. I guess the LDEs don't wear their horns down like the other subspecies. And Todd Williams you took the "old man" of the bush. I took a big livingstone in the save conservancy on 31 august of last year and his horns measured 38 1/2 inches. He had a big auburn rough of hair on his forehead. My PH told me to make sure my taxidermist new that was a special eland, for a livingstone at least. His horns were green from the branches he had been pulling down with them to eat. | |||
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