As most of you know my first border hunt was pretty much a cluster. This one was quite different.

Area: Tsholotsho South (campfire area)
Company Lodzi Hunters (Thys De Vries)
PH Len Taylor
Friend and photo guy: Billy
6 day hunt

Purchased this hunt through another partner in this company Jacques Hartzenberg. I have know Jacques for several years now and trust his advice. From the time he told me about it and I was on the ground in Zim 12 days.

Camp was the nicest bush camp I have ever been in and I have been in quite a few. As you can see in the pic's. They just got this area 3 months ago i would love to see it in 6 months. Planning on putting in a swimming pool.


Border hunts are border hunts you look for tracks out of the park and follow. The big difference here, is some of the elephants stay in the hunting area.

Day two, Got on a track about 4:30 pm one afternoon, quickly got on the 5 bulls 4 of them turned toward the park the biggest one came our way.
Len said I think we should shoot this bull, I did not even ask how big it was. later he told me he knew it was over 60 walking. Official weights 73 & 68. Len aged him by his teeth at 57-58 year old. Old Boy

Been Dreaming about a big bull for 6-7 years. Was truly a wonderful experence with Len and Lodzi. Len is one of the nicest guys to be around, I am sure he suffered with me.
I would love to hunt with them again but I think they are sold out for next year. With Bots closing, Zim elephant hunting is heating up. I highly recomemend this area and this company. Saw more elephant on the 1st day than I saw in 12 days at my last border hunt. Thys is a good guy, hard worker, runs an excellent camp and company. His wife Marilyn and son Christophe were a pleasure to be around.
Never seen a camp like this one in Zim. I want to go back again already.



On the last morning we got into 5 more bulls, turned down a 60 and a 55. Maybe a mistake to let them walk but I had my grand prize. I smiled all the way home in the center seat coach

Don't know how to post pic's but I can e-mail them if someone will post.

Send them to me if you want Jeff.

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Send them to me if you want Jeff.

Thanks Andrew you should have them now.

Jeff I will only be able to post a few as my African server is slow. Here is the first of your magnificent elephant.

Man that is an old timer..look at the "dents" in his head.

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Originally posted by jeff h:

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Send them to me if you want Jeff.

Thanks Andrew you should have them now.

Jeff..did Len get his other 2 good bulls you mentioned on the other thread in the same area?

Thanks Andrew for posting the pics.

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Originally posted by Safari2:

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Originally posted by jeff h:

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Originally posted by fairgame:
Send them to me if you want Jeff.

Thanks Andrew you should have them now.

Jeff..did Len get his other 2 good bulls you
mentioned on the other thread in the same area?

Thanks Andrew for posting the pics.

Yes Len did shoot all in this area

Great bull. Congrats.

Great bull!

A Grand old Bull.

Congrats.

Fantastic old bull. A lot of character in those tusks. Congratulations!

Great old bull there!

That bull is bad ass!!! Congrats!!!

Awesome bull!

Very well done.

Congrats. A very nice old bull.

Well done Jeff....Congratulations!!

Fanatstic ivory with lots of character. What rifle/ ammunition did you use.

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Originally posted by jaegerfrank:
Fanatstic ivory with lots of character. What rifle/ ammunition did you use.

Frank 416 Blaser Trophy bonded bear Claw solid. Found one in the heart lung area could have reloaded it. It was very nice to meet you on the boarder of the area and very glad you got a fantastic bull too...

Damn Nice Jeff!!!!

Great old bull with wonderful ivory.

Putting a branch in the ivory cavities for photos is an excellent idea.

Now THAT IS A PROPER BULL ELE!!!!

Thanks guys still on cloud 9

some numbers

Thickest tusk 19 at the lip 5 foot 3 inch lenth
other one 18.5 at the lip 5 foot 6 inch
Len told me he has taken 300 ele. in the last 20 years this was the largest. i cannot say enough nice things about Len

Fantastic, congratulations from Sweden

Jeff,

Just excellent. Talk about weight for length......Fantastic old bull. As Safari2 said "look at the dents in his head".

Mark

Grand old Bull - Makorokoto!

Wow what a beautiful old bull indeed!!!! Len is a great ele hunter and I believe Thys has done wonders to camp and area- well done!

Now that's my type of Bull

a beautiful old Jumbo. Congratulations to the team on the ground. Well done Jeff.

Well done Jeff. He has one of the main things I look for in a Trophy, old age.

You'll remeber this hunt for sure.

Fantastic, ancient, heavy old bull. Congrats!

Well done Jeff.

Thanks for posting the pics Andrew.

Very nice Bull

Good work Jeff. You have been after this Elephant for a very long time. Glad you finally got him.

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
Fantastic, ancient, heavy old bull. Congrats!

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Beautiful old bull. Well done.

Wow, that's a great looking set of tusks - congrats man!!!!

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416 Blaser

A Blaser...very wise man! :-)