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Originally posted by crbutler:
Thanks all.

The offended sensibilities are the antis, not my fellow hunters in general.

Yes, the meat was all utilized.

Glad folks enjoyed seeing this.

Did you taste the meat? if you did, was it any good?

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Did you taste the meat? if you did, was it any good?

Meat is meat and a source of protein to the indigenous people. While some may be more or less palatable to us spoilt Westerners accustomed to prime cuts of beef and lamb among others, they hardly care about taste or whether it came from an Elephant, Civet Cat or Cane Rat. The only animals that I have yet heard to be consumed by the locals is Hyena and Vulture.

Yes I did eat some, I liked it quite a bit.

Similar to hippo, but milder to my tastes. I would certainly eat it again if offered.

congratulations,
Completing the big 5 is definitely an achievement these days.

Congratulations Sir on completing your Big 5. Nice to read a current hunt report on a rhino hunt.

Arjun Reddy
www.huntersnetworks.com
30 Ivy Hill Road
Brewster, NY 10509
Tel: +1 845 259 3628

So, canned rhino, what's next, clubbing a baby seal?



Haha, just kidding,of course, but I didn't want you to be disappointed that no one took you to task for your rhino.

Great report and great trophies!

Congrats!!!

Thanks for sharing. Not many people get the opportunity to take the "Big Five" nowadays. You are one of the few.

BH63

Congrats on the rhino, no issue with that...


...but, on the Grey Rhebuck, perhaps I've understood it wrong but it sounds like it was left wounded for others to pick up because follow-up shots might hit the horns?

The animal was down, and the guys on horses were close enough to grab him before we could get off the hill. He was moving his head around a bit when I stopped shooting, not leave an animal in the bush for hours. We started down the mountain and the farmers had him posed before we got to where he was shot. I was shooting a bit high due to the severe downward angle that I forgot to correct for.

Congratulations on a successful hunt.I enjoyed the photos.Thanks for helping conserve the rhino through hunting.

Congratulations sir! You have done something I have always wanted to do, collect the big five. Unfortunately I got old and retired before I could take all of the big five.
Your report was very well done sir! Thank you!
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Very well done on completing your big five with such a superb animal. Great to see those who are prepared to support these conservation efforts in RSA.

Admirable.

Great report, pictures and trophies. Thanks for sharing.

Well Done!

And thank you for posting it for all of us to enjoy.

Hunting IS - without a shadow of a doubt - the best way for conservation.

Thank You for your Conservation efforts!!! Congrats on the Big 5!!!