Not an Eastern Cape kudu

What a machine. Obviously in rut, if you look at his neck.

58"

Best looking animal in all of Africa.

Congrats!! Very nice!

Had a big wide one like that give me the slip years ago...still haunts me...

I imagine the shipping company would have some surcharge for that width!

Agree 100%.

You need to shoot a Sable.....

Ditto. Tracked him all day in the rain. Never could get on him.

Best hunting day of my life.

Mine was a classic kudu story...spotted a bachelor band of 3 bulls, including the wide one. Put the high octane ninja-sneak on them, got there, and there were only two bulls.....

I think about this one almost every day......really.


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Nice kudubull.

Thanks. Awesome animals......


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I think most of you guys have seen this, but it's my favorite trophy, and I'm almost afraid to admit, it was a relatively easy hunt. Spotted him whilst driving a dry river bed, he ran off and we tracked him for all of five minutes. He stood broadside at 125 yards and the 375 did the rest. 58 3/4" very tight curls.

Superb.

Greater Kudu, taken in Namibia. He was running with a smaller bull- both appeared at the edge of heavy brush, offering a quick shot. Longer of the two horns is 58". Rifle is my .300 Wby Mk. V.

I'm pretty proud of this one.

And it's not mine.

Youngest daughter shot this one last June.

Both horns a hair over 60".

Lucky kid who shoots well.

I should add she shot it with my .375. Didn't bother her a bit. Tough kid who is not intimidated by much and I'm incredibly proud of her.

Wow! Great bulls fellas. I never get tired of looking at them.

I have one that is I think 55, but 40 in between the tips if I remember correctly.

My one and only Kudu. We tracked him for hours earlier but he gave us the slip. By chance spotted we him that evening and stalked for less than a mile. He was very distinctive due to the one bent horn and the guides had seen him a couple years earlier, but nobody had seen him again until I showed up.

You guys suck!

One of mine.....and definitely one of the more interesting days Ive ever had hunting.




Ingwewife with her one and only...

My oldest boy 6 years ago took this bull at a little over 300 yards. Rabies outbreak the year before our safari had done a number on the Kudu population in this part of Namibia. Bull measured right at 50" if memory serves correctly.



A few years ago my youngest boy stalk his Cape Kudu all day in the mountains of Tarkastad South Africa. Finally got a shot at last light. Just a touch over 51" for this bull.

Oh what the hell, here's one from a rookie's maiden voyage. I hope to get him back from the taxidermist pretty soon:

Heres my one and only. Gorgeous bull from South Africa. One of my better shots too. 353 yards, no turrets, slight right to left breeze... drilled his heart. The PH and landowner were quite impressed, as was I!

1st bull.



2nd bull.

My on and only...well for now.

Envious of every one of you......congratulations on some fantastic bulls!

I'll take a turn...........a wide turn

Ted,

That's one of the most unique kudu pictures I've seen.....and I really like it. Very cool!

Wow....I created an original

Need to trademark it and reap the benefits.....lol

Old bull from Zimbabwe. He had good mass and worn ivory tips. 55"

Kudu bull from Zim. Humani ranch in the SAVE.

Really nice bulls everyone. Kudu, Sable and Eland are my favorite plainsgame animals to hunt. This is my best from Zim in '01. 56"



Mike

Kudu from 2009 Namibia at Byseewah and from 2015 Eastern Cape RSA Hotfire and Addo Elephant park



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that's all folks, if the Photobucket to 24HCF transition was not such a PITA i would have posted a couple more.

Thanks GRF

Check out the ivory horn tips on this bull.

Another nice bull with ivory tips taken in the Umkomaas of South Africa.

My last bull and not a bad one.

Steve

A great friend of mine with a massive Eastern Cape Kudu
he killed on our trip to SA near Komga in 2014

My only one.

Kacee with her bull.

Last May.


2009


2008


2005

Regal like an elk but more dignified. 58"

You've seen these before, but here's the pics of the 4 bulls we took in the limpopo, in July 2008.




My son, Dan.




My buddy's son, Adam.





Doc Charlie, my buddy.





My bull, taken with my Marlin 45-70 guide gun.


maddog

Some really nice Kudu there fellas (and gals!).

Every Kudu is a trophy.


Tim

I have one that is about 40 inches between tips, but that one is wider than that.

This thread is freakin' awesome!! I remember seeing this prior to my Zim hunt this past August, and thinking, "yeah, they're nice, but meh..." because kudu just didn't impress me until I actually saw them in the wild and hunted them. Now, post-hunt, I've gone back and looked at these pics and I'm lovin' it!




I totally hear you on that! My kudu was a gift... we had spotted and stalked kudu every day for 3 days running without a chance of a shot, then this old fellow presented himself at the side of the road just prior to sunset. I'm not smiling in this pic because it was the most bizarre and improbable kill I've ever made. It was only after my PH and I got back to camp and talked the events over until they made sense that I was able to start smiling, and I'm smiling now as I type this. A memorable hunt for an incredible animal, wonderful memories.

great pic, Doc!