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Just got back from hunting a non-trophy bull elephant in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy. A full report will come later but I am so pumped up I wanted to share a little bit first. In 6 days of hunting, we saw 55 BULLS, one 75#,one 70# and 60# to 65# were common.  We are 6' and 6' 1" to give you some idea of how HUGE these bulls are.  | ||
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well done!! Await the report eagerly. cheers Nick | |||
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Well done! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Magic simply Magic. You can't truly understand if you have never hunted elephants and if you have I don't believe that you ever completely recover. Pictures like those will sweep your mind back so powerfully that you can't stop it from registering big feelings that were triggered so intensely by seemingly small things like how the sun felt on your skin and how small you knew you were when you leaned against Your elephant. | |||
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More pictures and a hunt report please! | |||
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Congratulations all round. Looks like great country. | |||
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Very well done! Thanks for posting. | |||
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Els, you are exactly right. I went on my first elephant hunt in 2008, a tuskless, to get it out of my system. This was my 7th elephant and I can't wait till the next one. There is something special about following those big tracks and seeing the sign getting fresher, then you hear a branch break or see the trackers point, then you look through the brush and get your first glimpse of him. It makes my heart skip a beat just to think about it. | |||
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Congratulations! The "non-trophy" reference, I'm sure, is simply in reference to the tusk sizes as no doubt, to you (and to me) that is a trophy nonetheless!  The guy in the 1st pic appears to be a different person from the 2 in the 2nd pic? "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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Where is the Nyae Nyae Conservancy? | |||
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It's in North East Namibia I believe in bushmanland. Borders with Botswana. Cheers Nick | |||
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Looking very forward to your full report and more pictures! | |||
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No doubt, this was a trophy hunt in reverse. We saw bulls on day one and three that Stephan said would qualify for a non-trophy but we were looking for "the perfect bull". He had to be OLD with broken or thin tusks. It was a true elephant hunt in every aspect. That is Ben, an appy working for Stephan Jacobs of SMJ Safaris. | |||
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I should have put more info. The Nyae Nyae is in Namibia on the eastern border with Botswana. It's northern border is Khaudom National Park and is just south of the Caprivi. | |||
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Is that the old Kai Uwe Denker area? | |||
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Yes it is. He gave it up 4 years ago and Stephan has been hunting it since. | |||
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Fantastic hunt in a fantastic area. Well done! | |||
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Big, beautiful bull! 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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Well done! I feel the pain of your addiction. Mike | |||
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Outstanding! Ever since reading Denker's book I have dreamed of hunting the Nyae-Nyae conservancy. Would love to see more pictures of the area and camp. Congrats again!!! "The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching". - John Wooden | |||
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