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My goodness. What a terrific looking animal!
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That is one sweet bull AND rifle!!
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Nice mass on that kudu! The really long ones go out from the head, and then go up to the first turn. Any measuring done on the length and circumference of the longest horn?
thanks...jim
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"If you're too busy to hunt, you're too busy."
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Here's a pic of my 55" bull from 2006. If you compare the horn spread, you can see instantly why his is 63" -- it is simply tremendously wide and holds it's width through the curls. ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a350/muledeer/P8210590.jpg) Kudu are incredibly interesting to try to judge in the field...  . Dennis
Last edited by muledeer; 05/09/08. Reason: Forgot to add the pic...
"The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets."
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"It ain't foot-pounds that kills stuff -- it's broken body parts."
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Campfire Ranger
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WOW! I just now re-visited this thread to see if the 63 was up on the page...... WAAAAYYYY nice trophy! Exceeds anything I OR any of my clients have ever shot. Best of any of my clients right at 60" and a VERY nice trophy to be sure but 63? Freaky huge. Congratualtions. Gonna get him officially scored? Not everyone cares about such things but he would score VERY high in either book. The two 55's are exceptionally nice as well, thanks guys for posting them. I just met last night with my first client of the year heading to Africa to give him a new stock for one of my PH's very tired pre-64 model 70 375H&H. he is excited and I am jealous 
LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports.
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Proudly representing oil companies, defense contractors, and firearms manufacturers since 1980. Because merchants of death need lawyers, too.
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Wow! My outfitter and I were pumped with my 58-incher. I had the impression a 60" kudu was akin to a 400 pt bull elk!
Very nice Steve and Oscarb!
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As the boys say up here...Goodness Gracious!
"This duty fell upon me and was the worst job I ever had in my life.
I have known men I would rather shoot than the worst of dogs."
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