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John's still working out and still pretty hard. As for me, yeah, just about 50lb (still have to fight it hard and I'm running five days/week now and hopefully my soon to be 60 year old legs won't quit on me). I'm also back to lifting a bit. Anyhow, hunting with John is a hell of an experience. In Zim, I just won't hunt with anyone else!
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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That is one heck on an eland trophy sir! Mine was an old bull with well-groomed horns. It was a great classic eland hunt though, we tracked a pair of them for over four hours, took him at 175 yards with my 375. And a world famous PH also.....wow Yeah, John's not too bad either...
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From RSA in 2008. Can't believe its been that long ago. Need to get back.
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KMG, that is a awesome bull! Here is a picture of my best eland and one of my favorite trophies.
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Wow, some nice bulls here! And wow, that guy in the picture sure is handsome! I recommend going after one of these big guys for sure. As others mentioned, the spot and stalk method of hunting these is worth it. I was shaking so bad from excitement when I saw this guy I threw my first shot into his lungs. Luckily I hit him again when he turned to run, the bullet went a**hole to brisket and put him down.
Thanks to KMG for a great hunt and a great eland.
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I always thought I shot a pretty nice Eland, but there are some whoppers posted on this thread! Zim 2001 Mike
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My only eland so far, from the Eastern Cape a couple years ago. I found them very interesting to hunt. The one my brother got was quite a bit older and a bit bigger. Would love to hunt them again.
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Found this photo. Now this is what I'm talking about. Steroids?
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Holy Crap! I'll bet that one weighs as much as most hunters claim theirs weigh!
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^^^^hahaha^^^^^
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Found this photo. Now this is what I'm talking about. Steroids?
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Buddy had a huge one come from a game ranch that butts up against his lease. He killed it with a heck of second shot from a 270 Win with 150 grain factory ammo. Gets his mount this week but it sticks out over three feet from the wall. No idea where he is planning on putting it.
I felt glad because I helped outfit him with the rifle and scope. That thing would have scared the hell out me and weighed more than one of his heifers. One of my first thoughts was dang, something out there actually eats these!
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I got this one a few years ago. it is a Cape Eland and it was a little over 39" on one horn and a little over 40" on the other. He was a little unusual since his horns didn't have much in the way of tip to tip spread and not much of a topnot. He remains the biggest one I've seen in the field over the course of 5 safaris. My father got this one about 2 hrs after I got mine hunting in a different part of the concession. It was wild taking 2 eland bulls on the same day.
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All great trophies and on my list for 2015!!!
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Bow kill Livingstone Eland.
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What did that bull weigh? Looks like a whopper. By far my favorite animal to hunt so far. I loved the tracking style of hunting we used. Walked down and passed on several bulls, before taking this tick ridden old timer. He had a nasty wound just below his right eye, that you can see in the photo. Awesome hunt, and glad to have put such a magnificent animal out of it's misery. Jeff THAT was a bull to take, for sure. He's an ancient old bull with well worn tips, a true trophy eland IMO!
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I hunted this one on Coutada 9 in Mozambique with Mokore Safaris. Extremely good hunt. Did not see him for the first three or four hours of tracking.
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What did that bull weigh? Looks like a whopper. By far my favorite animal to hunt so far. I loved the tracking style of hunting we used. Walked down and passed on several bulls, before taking this tick ridden old timer. He had a nasty wound just below his right eye, that you can see in the photo. Awesome hunt, and glad to have put such a magnificent animal out of it's misery. Jeff THAT was a bull to take, for sure. He's an ancient old bull with well worn tips, a true trophy eland IMO! Thanks Bruce! Taking him with a drilling(9.3x74/12ga), was icing on the cake. Can't wait to do it again! Hope that arm/shoulder heals up for you, so you can get back out there! Regards, Jeff
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