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A simple "exploratory" hunt to the Kafue and a quick trip to "see" the Luangwa turns into a new double and more than I can afford. Please post current mortgage rates and referral on good Family Law attorney. No scale in camp, please post best estimate.

 
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Lovely tusks mate, any more photos?
Oh, and he did need some add' funds for servicing of the "LandRover"..
 
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"Fairgame is the Devil" Hell, I could have told you that before you left! Give some details, pics, etc.


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Oh crap! Big Grin

Well done, can't wait to hear the story man!

Andrew must be the very devil if you went for a Lechwe and came home with serious ivory.
 
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More, more,.....

Looks like 70-80 lbs....this is a tease, "no scales in camp".


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What a beautiful set of teeth. I won't hazard a guess on weight, but the size is very impressive and the staining exceptional.
 
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78 & 82 would be my guess.
does fairgame have a private phone # ?
 
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I would guess 65&68. Could you please post details. You are killing me


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We all want to hear the story Wink
Details and more pics please!!


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Brad,

A wild guess would be 55#-60#. Whatever you do don't clean those tusks. They are gorgeous in a gnarly sort of way.

Good job! I'll be very interested in the story.

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With that photo, no self respecting, competent family law attorney in the country will ever get you out of that fix!!! Big Grin Big Grin dancing dancing The only evidence missing is the double, but I am sure that receipts will be subpoened! Big Grin rotflmo
 
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Depending on nerve length I will say left 50ish and right 70.

505 I just hope you were up close and personl when you took the shot. Outstanding!

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I ain't never seen a lechwe like that!

Damn, Brad. Those are really, really nice. You are on a roll man . . . a roll.

Now, having dabbled a bit in family law, I'd say you need to leave the teeth in Zambia until the divorce is final. Wink

And, seriously, let me be one of the first to congratulate you on completing your Big Four.


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left and right tusk are 19-7/8 at the lip, left tusk is 6'8", right is 6'3", nerve cavity is short and narrow.
 
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Brad,

I said my quess was a wild one. All I can say is those tusks are very big. The diameter at the lip surprises me as I never saw anything like that in the Luangwa when I hunted there in the past.

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Here is another view. Mark, I am limited in my knowledge of ivory, I have held a set of 70lb from just outside Krueger, a set of 60lb from Zim and a set of 50lb from Tanzania, and have never seen anything that even comes close to these in circumference and weight. You would have to put your hends on them to appreciate what I am saying.

 
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My God those are gorgeous! I'm guessing 75 lbs and 90 lbs.


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Get the F!*k outta here!


If Fairgame is the Devil he is holding your soul in his back pocket right now.
 
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I ain't never seen a lechwe like that!



Wait till you see the lechwe.
 
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A simple "exploratory" hunt to the Kafue and a quick trip to "see" the Luangwa turns into a new double and more than I can afford. Please post current mortgage rates and referral on good Family Law attorney. No scale in camp, please post best estimate.



Would dearly like to see a pic or two or three of the dead elephant wearing that ivory for a better judgment. Wink
 
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81 x 73


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Well done, Brad and Andrew. I'll go with 71 and 84.
 
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Weidmannsheil Brad! It looks like Luangwa turned into an elephant hunt for you! One never knows what Africa holds in stock... Now, to figure out how to pay for it all... Big Grin

Btw, all you other guys, wait until you see Brad's Lechwe!

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505,

Did you shoot that bull or did he spit his teeth at you and run off? Smiler



 
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Did you shoot that bull or did he spit he teeth at you and run off? Smiler


Ya, did you shoot him, or just collect his sheds??


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Very nice! Just tell the judge "The devil madse me do it".
 
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Enjoy walking past them each time you do so as the years go by... clap



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Heart stopping tusks with the wonderful stain and polish. Can't wait to see the rest of the pics and read the report.


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Congratulations Gibbs (and Fairgame). The tusks are beautiful.

I had been wondering about the progress you and Andrew were making....anxiously awaiting the complete story.


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Damn nice elephant!


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VERY nice. Am/been looking forward to the results of this "lechwe" hunt!! Super nice teeth!!


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Beautiful, I love the staining, it gives them so much character and is almost like a record of the bulls history. excellent job.

remember what they say,"why is divorce so expensive? because it's worth it!"

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Fabulous animal man!!! My God!

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Fantastic...I'd put a guess in the #60-70 range!

Great job!

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please details! details!


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Sure Fairgame is the devil. I bet it took a lot of arm-twisting to get you to shoot that brute.

NOT!!!!!!!

Nice ele, can't wait to hear more.
 
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WOW! I'd guess 80 lbs on the left and 74 on the right given the measurements. Great bull!


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..and who said mammoths were extinct?!! Man those are nice!!


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What about the Lechwe? Roll Eyes
Damn nice teeth! Cool
 
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Brad:

Nice teeth. My guess is 94 and 80. I am curious how long was the skull buried before they were loose enough to come out?

BTW.. I saw a pic of the Lechwe. Absolutely awesome.
 
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