Yo!

Got about 5 more days before I start the first of 5 flights to get to buffalo country. One final question .. What size are the cows relative to the bulls? .. Both horn wise and body .. In Africa we mostly hunted dugga boys ... in Uruguay .. a different type of water buffalo obviously .. the great herd bulls were substantially larger .. Heck, they were much larger than the 'little' 5 or 6 year old bulls it appeared ...(Limited experience on both)I promise after this .. no more questions .. I will be the dude with answers in a couple of weeks when we get back ..

Scruff,
They are bloody gianormouse mate! You had better take a least a 505 Gibbs and lots and lots of bogroll.
Have fun and shoot straight

From the video footage i have seen they are a lot bigger and more solid than a cow.

This time next week,we will find out.

You will need, minimum, 375 H&H , better double in 416 or above. Australian made Woodleigh bullets have specifically designed for these huge animals.

Good Luck and make sure you have a few shooters in your party for back up shots.

Tested some of the ammo we will be using Oz next week,300GR Woodleigh SP 300GR Hornady FMJ are going between 2585-2610fps they should dod the job.

Scruffy ,
Buffalo cows can have horns as wide as a bull but generally they aren't as large in diameter . Can still be a good trophy .
The cows are still pretty large but noticeably lighter built than bulls . Probably in the same ballpark as a hereford cow for weight .
Curious too .

Cows are considerably smaller than the mature bulls. You will see the difference.

My 9.3mm killed the cows and younger bulls very well, with usually two shots to the heart and lungs. Bulls even with a .450 seemed to last considerably longer and were more vigorous in their attempts to get back up.

How hard to you rate feral bulls ( Brahman cross etc) to put down.

The advantage, from a shooter's perspective is that they, unlike Aust buffalo, are thin skinned.