HUGE CROC FROM MOZAMBIQUE

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16 September 2013, 23:04

MARK H. YOUNG

HUGE CROC FROM MOZAMBIQUE

This is not a pic that has circulated all over the Interent but a very big croc killed by one of my clients in Mozambique just a few days ago while hunting with Neil Duckworth of Mokore Safaris. The big lizard measured an honest 15"6" and is the largest any of my clients has ever taken.

I'll refrain from going into the rest of the safari in the case that my cleint might want to do a hunt report. I will tell you though that this was not his only excellent trophy.

Mark

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16 September 2013, 23:18

fairgame

Well done and they do not get much bigger.

Hope the rest of his trophy pics are better composed.

16 September 2013, 23:43

David Hulme

Big flatdog, congratulations to your client.

quote:
Originally posted by fairgame:
Hope the rest of his trophy pics are better composed.

16 September 2013, 23:51

Use Enough Gun

A true monster!

Can't wait for more pics and a story or two.

16 September 2013, 23:51

MARK H. YOUNG

Andrew,

Agreed! The only other pic is worse as it is hanging from a block and tackle.

Mark

16 September 2013, 23:53

boarkiller

yauzza. Great croc

" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...

Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies...
Only fools hope to live forever
“ Hávamál”

17 September 2013, 02:51

Nakihunter

How cow! That is HUGE! It looks like its tail has not been bitten off!

17 September 2013, 02:56

larryshores

Lotta lizard there.

17 September 2013, 03:08

bwanajay

Serious Lizard!

17 September 2013, 03:46

pagosawingnut

Well that tears it! When the PH says to cross the stream to take a bath again, I ain't gonna do it!

17 September 2013, 04:05

subsailor74

Eesh!

17 September 2013, 04:43

Grafton

Beauty. Regarding the photo, I like it a lot. Not staged. Something about the light and the background of that shot takes me back to Africa. I can almost smell it.

17 September 2013, 04:55

d.unger

I'm wondering what the contents of its stomach are made up of, that would be interesting to see. What a beast though! Congrats to the client, hope he does a report.

17 September 2013, 07:04

reddy375

What a monster

Arjun

17 September 2013, 07:38

jdollar

quote:
Originally posted by d.unger:
I'm wondering what the contents of its stomach are made up of, that would be interesting to see. What a beast though! Congrats to the client, hope he does a report.

the 15 footer i shot in Moz had a stomach full of 1 1/2 inch croc claws and 2 1/2 inch back scales from the smaller croc he had killed and eaten- and he was covered in fresh bite marks around his head/neck. these old guys live a tough life. congrats to the hunter as the old ones don't get old by being stupid

17 September 2013, 08:14

Gillettehunter

I gotta say that is one huge croc! Your client has got to be one happy guy. That's about as big as they get. Congrats. Bruce

17 September 2013, 11:34

505G

Superb

Do crocs not get much bigger than that over there ?

Surprises me as they croc a fair bit bigger here in Aus.

17 September 2013, 11:45

fairgame

quote:
Originally posted by 505G:
Superb

Do crocs not get much bigger than that over there ?

Surprises me as they croc a fair bit bigger here in Aus.

You chaps feed tourists to your salties and thus they tend to get a bit bigger.

17 September 2013, 12:36

505G

Very true. Last one was a German girl. Plus locals tend to give them a feed quite often
as well !

17 September 2013, 22:33

MARK H. YOUNG

505G,

I believe that where you actually can legally hunt the Nile Crocodile that you will not find many a lot bigger. One of Adam Clement's clients killed a 16' in the Selous but that is the biggest I personally have knowledge of.

Lake Chamo in Ethiopia has the top entries in SCI with 18' plus being mnumber 1 but I think the croc hunitng is closed there now. Western Tanzania has a few entries of 16'-17' also.

Mark

17 September 2013, 22:50

TrophyShotPrints

INSANE...That's AWESOME

BIG CONGRATS to the hunter

Roland

18 September 2013, 00:14

Bwanamich

Ugalla, kilombero and certain area of the selous on Tz offer realistic chances of +15" crocs.
We averaged 14"+ for a number of years from Ugalla taking 8-10 crocs a year. Anything under 13 is passed.

"...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

18 September 2013, 00:41

fairgame

quote:
Originally posted by Bwanamich:
Ugalla, kilombero and certain area of the selous on Tz offer realistic chances of +15" crocs.
We averaged 14"+ for a number of years from Ugalla taking 8-10 crocs a year. Anything under 13 is passed.

Presume they were all at least sixty years old?

That is a great average for a croc nowadays.

18 September 2013, 01:40

505G

Are yes, of course, the fact they are hunted
over there will bring the Max size down just
as it did in Aus.

We are getting to that stage where enough time
has passed for the big crocs here to be getting
up over that 16 feet with quite a few in the
16 - 18 feet.

19 September 2013, 23:26

Dave Fulson

Biggest we ever took was a 15.2 on the Zambezi in Sapi. That is a outstanding trophy, I hope the client knows just how good! Keep your lion and buff, give me a croc like that!

20 September 2013, 01:40

MARK H. YOUNG

Dave,

I spoke to the client at length before and after the hunt. I think he realizes this may be one of the top trophies he ever takes. I agree that a mature lion may be easier to find than a croc of this magnitude.

Mark

20 September 2013, 02:03

Safari2

quote:
Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
Dave,

I spoke to the client at length before and after the hunt. I think he realizes this may be one of the top trophies he ever takes. I agree that a mature lion may be easier to find than a croc of this magnitude.

Very nice Mark..could you let us know what other species were taken on this hunt?
Mark

20 September 2013, 02:07

Bwana1

No way that croc is fitting in that cruiser......

20 September 2013, 02:52

Use Enough Gun

That critter needs a full body mount to do it justice!

20 September 2013, 02:58

MARK H. YOUNG

Safari2,

My client is doing a report so I'll let him tell about the rest of the safari.

Bwana1,

The croc did fit in the Cruiser but it definitely was a trick making it fit.

UEG,

I agree on a lifesize mount but where do you put it?

Mark

20 September 2013, 05:35

jdollar

quote:
Originally posted by Bwana1:
No way that croc is fitting in that cruiser......

not a problem. turn his head sideways, pick his tail up- THEN SLAM THE TAILGATE QUICKLY. this a 15 footer being loaded in a Hilux on Cahorra Bassa.

notice the post/pulley used to winch the bugger up into the truck bed.

20 September 2013, 07:18

Todd Williams

I have to say I like the lack of composition on the picture myself. Not all trophy pics need to be perfectly staged and lit. I like the occasional "as it happened" photos such as this one, showing the lizard's overwhelming size compared to the cruiser, and implying the difficulty of getting it to fit for the ride back to the skinning shed where it is now being off-loaded. We took a few pics of my lion in this fashion as well as the traditional "happy snaps". I like them both equally well.

Damn big croc! That's for sure!!

21 September 2013, 23:37

DinoinPV

I shot a big, fat 13.5 footer last year with Zambezi hunters, on Ian's conservancy.
I just had to check the stomach contents...
The trackers, skinners, etc would have nothing to do with it..
They drove the croc a mile from Ian's house, and told me to have at it.. (I did)
1 fishing net
1 spine from a cow
Several feathers from egret type birds
22 rocks/stones
4 small croc claws
Lots of fish parts..
No jewelry though...lol

D

22 September 2013, 00:20

Wendell Reich

Crocasaurusrex.

22 September 2013, 01:37

Use Enough Gun

Mark: You do what I did-You buy a new house!

22 September 2013, 14:11

PD999

That's a long one!

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