Here's a 38" Mt. Nyala from our Odo Bulo Concession last month




And this dainty lttle fellow.


Rich Elliott

Rich

Your going to make me cry. What and absolutely superb trophy.

Mark

Both of them.

With tears;
Brett

When you dream of spiral horns, you must believe in magic. Such wonderful trophies surely would bring tears to the eyes of this savage. Yes I am Irish... today

Another one of my dream hunts being lived out by someone else.... tears is right!

Those are absolutely FANTASTIC trophies... Congratulations to the hunter!

Rich, you guys running a Mt. Nyala 'farm' up there or what...?

Best Regards,
Dave

will you please cut this stuff out

I really need to stop looking at this kind of stuff. I don't know if I can take any more of the torture!

Glad you all enjoyed them. You know, the "experts" that keep showing up representing various "conservation NGO's and Universities (mostly California) doing surveys in Bale National Park and coming up with rediculous figures depicting Mt. Nyala as threatened or endangered. They never go into any of the hunting concessions or the many varied areas where Mt. Nyala exist outside of the National Park. We keep detailed records each season and find that the number of hours hunted per trophy has been consistantly going down and
trophy size consistantly increasing. There is one outfit that we are directly involved with that's doing their best to refute these Green Experts phoney stats. Click on the link below if you are interested in knowing more about Mt. Nyala in Ethiopia today.

The Murulle Foundation

Rich Elliott

Rich,

Interesting name for the foundation. Isn't that the fruit that ele are suposed to get drunk on after eating??

By the way, great reading.

Brett

Rich, now that’s pretty nice!

Are those bullet holes on the left side mid rib, and a bullet lodging under the skin slightly higher and left from the whole(s)?

What caliber & bullet did the hunter use? Distance shot and angles involved? What would you regard as the optimum caliber & bullet weight range on Mt. nyala?

Thanks.

Riaan

Outstanding, as usual!

Brett
Murulle is an area in Ethiopia on the East Bank of the lower Omo River. Our Concession there is also called Murulle.

Riian,
I really can't say how long the shot was but from where the animal is laying, I would say not too far. Long shots are usually from one side of a canyon to the other and this Mt. Nyala appears to be in the bottom of one. Shots are usually either 40 to 80 yards or 250 to 300 yards. More Mt Nyala are either missed or wounded and lost (uuugh) from the clients shooting too high than conversely. One goes there sighted perhaps a bit high and expecting a long shot then the Mt Nyala makes his appearance 80 yards away on the same slope as you are. In this instance the client was using a 7 MM Rem. Mag. with 160 grain Noslers. That and any of the .300 Mags with 180 grain are the most used. Others are .338 Win. Mag. .340 Wea.Mag., in some areas ( heavily forested) .375 H&H is okay. Years ago (too many) hunting in the Tcher-Tcher Mt's, I shot mine with a .30-06 and 180 Nosler Part. 225 yards and downhill. I recall only one being shot with a .270 Win. and another with a .270 Weatherby and 150 Grain Noslers.
I always tell the client that anything they would be happy with on an Elk hunt will be fine for Mt. Nyala.

Everyone, Thanks for your interest,
Rich Elliott

Wow Rich --both really great trophies!! The Nyala is absolutely stunning. Congrats.

Larry

Rich

Beautiful animals - can I ask if that dark colour of the bushbuck is typical of the area?

Nice trophies, always enjoy the pictures of the unusual and hard-to-get!

shakari,

The Menelik's bushbuck is also known as Arusi bushbuck or Black Bushbuck. Yes, they are all extremely dark to the point of being black.
Really old ones can have a bit of a gray tint. Like me!
Rich

Wonderful animals!!

Wow. Thanks for sharing Rich. Someday, I swear, someday...

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Glad you all enjoyed them. You know, the "experts" that keep showing up representing various "conservation NGO's and Universities (mostly California) doing surveys in Bale National Park and coming up with rediculous figures depicting Mt. Nyala as threatened or endangered. They never go into any of the hunting concessions or the many varied areas where Mt. Nyala exist outside of the National Park. We keep detailed records each season and find that the number of hours hunted per trophy has been consistantly going down and
trophy size consistantly increasing. There is one outfit that we are directly involved with that's doing their best to refute these Green Experts phoney stats. Click on the link below if you are interested in knowing more about Mt. Nyala in Ethiopia today.

The Murulle Foundation

As a wildlife biologist working for a company that extracts natural resources that are renewable, (and I am in California) I am very interested in this species and what is being done on both sides. It is a fantastic looking trophy! I am used to dealing with oppositions that are other than scientific in their collection of data, and their portrayal of their data. Maybe I can help?

333-OKH,

I sent you a PM on this. The Murulle Foundation has a good start and plans to study and assess the Mt. Nyala populations of all 7 areas KNOWN to habor Mt. Nyala populations. Not just the managed, controlled, population of Bale National Park. I suspect in the process there will be additional areas with populations discovered. Other than that ..perhaps I should have said... Universities in Southern, CA...

Rich Elliott

No worries about the difference between northern and southern California. I went to a school here in NoCal and it is as environmental a school as they come without a doudt, but the big cities like Sac, S.F., and L.A. run the state and the vote. However, the college here even trains people to protest. Most of the students are southern Calfornia kids though.

I am interested in this species and similar cases as a matter of priciple. I cannot stand people that take a preset opinion and make science fit it. That is not science it is criminal.

I would love to learn more and will look into the subject as time permitts. It just happens to be what I do as a living as a wildlife biologist.

I am still curious to hear more of this species and those that can be taken if someone chooses to go after mtn nyala?

333OKH

Almost alwasy the client elects to also hunt Menelik's Bushbuck. Some areas offer a few other species but there are always quota problems as there aren't as many licenses for most of the other species as there are for Mt. Nyala and Bushbuck. There are a few licenses available (again, depending on the area) for Giant Forest Hog, East African Bush Duiker, Colobus, Bushpig, Abysinnian Bohor (Reedbuck), Spotted Hyena, Golden Jackal, Warthog, and Leopard (which is not importable into the USA). We pretty much book these on a first come basis.
Rich Elliott

My, oh my...those are some great trophies!

Are there anymore pictures of these trophy species?