17 January 2004, 02:18
Giraffe HunterRe: Giraffe Hunter Trophy Room
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What do you shoot a giraffe with? .338-.375 class weapon?
I took it with a Browning A-bolt in 375 H&H mag. Using 300gr Sledgehammer solids.
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Excuse my ignorance but what is the point in hunting a giraffe. Are they good eating?
When I planned my hunt I wanted to get an unusal trophy for the room. The Giraffe surprisingly became the most difficult animal to hunt during the safari. I would most likely hunt them again. I think I would try a head or neck shot on the next one.
Giraffe meat is very good. It has a sweet taste to it. I have never had tried anything else that tastes like a Griaffe.
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NOW those are kudus, sorry to ruin this artistic moment, but could you help me brush up on my estimation skills by telling us how much the horns on those beuts measure?
Mine on the left measured 54" & 54 1/2" when taken.
My fathers meased 56 1/2" and 54"(broken tip).
Both were 30" from tip to tip.
I have not measured them since they arrived. Do the horns get smaller as they dry out? (like a whitetails horns?)
17 January 2004, 05:05
Frans DiepstratenNice room indeed! Without meaning to put down some of the other rooms, I *love* what wood and natural stone does to trophies. Somehow they look more "out-of-place" on a white wall. Mental note for when (if?) I start doing my own room: "wood and stone".
I love this thread!
Frans
17 January 2004, 05:51
MabelingwaneVery impresive.
as a matter of interest. If you can ever get hold of a Giraffe leg bone, They make a very impresive handle for a knife.
Giraffe bone knife
