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Congrats on your hunt. Glad everything worked out on the elephant. Well done on the leopard too. I would like to hear more about the statement quoted above. I have never heard that tusk size makes a bull elephant huntable as a tuskless. If you can elaborate on that or perhaps one of the Zim PHs can weigh in. Maybe it is an area specific thing. Even ration elephant are generally tusked cows. Just trying to understand the concept. Mike | |||
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Sam, Ah, dreams are made of these. looks like you had a fantastic time in camp! Thanks for sharing your hunt. "You only gotta do one thing well to make it in this world" - J Joplin | |||
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Well done Sam. Thanks for sharing. Morten Ps Cannot wait to test the CEB's in my new VC 450  The more I know, the less I wonder ! | |||
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Sam, Nothing at all can be exported, or just no parts of the elephants? I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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Nice hunt report and pics! | |||
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Sounds like you had a great trip Sam. I am doing a similar hunt with Andrew next July. | |||
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Great report, thanks for posting it. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Wow what an exciting hunt . It took me the day after the last day on my fifth trip to get a leopard . There is nothing easy about a head shot on an elephant . I went for a heart lung shot on mine and he went down within 50 yards of where I hit him Congratulations on a magnificent hunt great buffalo | |||
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What is the story here? Tuskless to date has always been a barren female and the change in policy would indicate that Zimbabwe is in trouble? ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Congratulations Sam! Sounds like you had a proper hunt. | |||
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With a tuskless license, my understanding is that in Zim a tuskless bull would also be fair game. Of course, tuskless bulls are rarer than hen's teeth. But I have never heard that tusked cows (or bulls) count as tuskless so long as their tusks are not too big . . . whatever too big is. Hopefully one of the Zim PHs can clarify. Mike | |||
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Well done The Hippo hunt sounds like fun | |||
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What a wonderful hunt. Pretty obvious this isn't your first rodeo. | |||
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Congrats Sam on another very successful hunt ! Great to see you getting out there ! | |||
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Congratulations Sam. Great hunt and great report too! You got a leopard! Now you know what Jim Corbet must have felt like! Sorry buddy no tigers on license!  "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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Sam a fine report and fine shooting with boomers. Mike | |||
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Curious. The statement quoted above about the bull being takeable as a tuskless was deleted from the report. Again, I am really just interested in finding out whether such a concept is permitted or not but find the deletion odd if it is in fact permitted. Mike | |||
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Mmm, so who was the outfit?? | |||
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Baobab Hunting Safaris Mike | |||
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Maybe some ph's can expand on this (or possibly they do not want to due to a gray area in the rules/law), but, as I have been told by more than one ph, some communal areas have different quotas that are taken as "tuskless quota". Meat quota, PAC quota, call it what you want, it happens. More than likely I am guessing it happens because the council wants meat, and these seems to be a lot of meat on an Elephant. This is not the first time I have heard of a Bull or tusked cow being taken as a "tuskless". Is it 100% legal? I dunno. I thought I read at one time that CITES does not allow ANY cow Elephant to be shot, yet we shoot them all the time. | |||
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Would definitely be nice to know what the law/rules actually are . . . that was my sole purpose in raising the issue. I would worry that allowing bulls to be shot as tuskless would result in the same sorts of abuses that occurred in Hwange. Elephant that were clearly trophy bulls were being shot as ration elephant or management elephant. That is bullshit. If bulls with small ivory can be shot as tuskless, what qualifies the ivory as "small" and who makes the call as to whether a bull has "small" ivory? Unfortunately any system that is subjective will be abused by some. Mike | |||
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I am also interested in a definitive answer. I doubt that Sam was told correctly by his operator. I have seen PH's exercise EXTREME care when hunting tuskless to make sure there were no very small tusks. This, once again, points out the reliance we place on these operators. | |||
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I've said it before and I'll continue to do so, if someone see's something in a hunt report that seems odd or perhaps even illegal, a PM might be an appropriate response rather than the usual, GOTCHA. The hunt report section just died. Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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Perhaps it should simply be deleted. | |||
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You know from prior exchanges that I agree with you Steve in terms of someone being critical of a trophy, etc. In fact, if Saeed wants to make all the hunt reports threads that cannot be commented on, I am fine with that too and even suggested that before. However, if there is a question regarding the propriety of something, I see no issue with raising that. To the contrary, I think we would be remiss to allow incorrect or inaccurate information to potentially mislead others. There are many people that read these reports that would read that a bull can be shot as a tuskless and would assume that is the case -- and in fact it may be the case, I simply asked for an explanation and while it sounds wrong to me, perhaps it is acceptable. I see no problem with raising an issue that should be clarified so that anyone reading the report can understand what is okay and what is not okay. Mike | |||
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Hi Mike, I understand, however if laws were unintentionally broken, a PM would be much appreciated, if it were I. Like Larry, I as we'll put much faith in my operator to keep my vacation legal. Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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I think this "too much faith in the operator" can be taken too far. If the operator tells you that you can shoot a bull and count it as a tuskless, does that take you off the hook? Wouldn't someone have an obligation to say, that does not sound right let me understand how that works? Maybe Sam did just that, who knows. I just think that the excuse that the operator said it was okay will only take you so far. Sure, there are lots of aspects where we have to trust the operator implicitly. But if the operator tells you something that does not add up on its face (e.g., you can shoot a sable and we can put it on the TR2 as a kudu), I do not believe the hunter can wiggle off the hook by claiming ignorance or blaming the operator. Again, I have no idea what Sam was told, what questions he asked, or most importantly, whether it is actually permissible to treat certain bulls as tuskless. That is why I asked the question. Apparently, others had the same question/reaction. Mike | |||
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seems to me like it has.... Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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That's reasonable enough. Still doesn't change the fact that a PM to Sam asking if he might like to take this down prior any issues. But, that's just me. I have no issues with others doing what they've done. Just a shame a resource like this will become toxic. The only reports we see will be PG hunts from RSA. Regards, Steve Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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Can't un-ring this bell Jerry. Steve Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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i have been gone for a while and missed the original posting. damn shame all around on several levels.... Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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You get: Trophy bulls ( minimum 10kg per side for export ) Tuskless ( NO ivory showing, either bull of cow depends on hunt permit issued by the authority ) Ration elephant ( not in all areas, typically not in Campfire areas, only safari areas, depending on permits issued by the authority ). Trophy bulls, or ration bulls with ivory cannot be transferred for a tuskless. That being said, the operator can negotiate with the client and give him a tuskless tag instead of a trophy bull tag ( should no suitable bull be seen ). Tuskless are just that, tuskless, NO ivory showing, the fine is currently $ 20 000 from national parks if an error is made and a cow shot with even a sliver of ivory. Cheers martinpieterssafaris@gmail.com www.martinpieterssafaris.com " hunt as if it's your last one you'll ever be on" | |||
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There is an awful lot of "stretching" the rules in Zimbabwe, even by some large and previously well known companies with connections. I understand some companies lease a prime area, and another area that has relatively little animals on it. They then transfer their quota from the bad area to the prime area, and shoot the daylight out of it, ruining it for years! | |||
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Thanks for clarification Martin, that is exactly what has been explained to me by my PH's and outfitter when hunting Tuskless ele. It's pretty clear really, if you can see ivory it ain't a Tuskless ! Cheers Nick | |||
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