| Ndumo |
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| 12/12/10 04:12 AM |
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Some 2010 trophies
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I thought some of you might enjoy some of the trophies we took this year...
A non export ele bull:
Some trophy elephant bulls:
Some other DG:
Some PG:
| Ben |
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| 12/12/10 08:28 AM |
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Thanks for sharing those, Karl. Are they all from Namibia? Good hunting to you in the year ahead.
| FATBOY404 |
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| 12/12/10 12:36 PM |
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Very nice Karl.
Off the subject but I noticed none of the Elephant are frontal brain shot ?.
Do you favour double lung shots or are they side on brain shots ?.
Cheers Neale.
| ozhunter |
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| 12/12/10 03:11 PM |
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Karl, Tell us about the two Heym's. What calibre and how did they perform?
| Ndumo |
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| 12/12/10 05:50 PM |
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Thanks for the comments guys!
Ben, all where taken in Namibia's Caprivi, except the kudu, which where taken in Southern Namibia.
Neale, no. 3 and no. 6 where attemted frontal brain shots, the rest either side brain of heart shots (sometimes also attemted.) The average shooting distance where less than 20 yards, but for a lot of the hunters posted, it was their first elephant hunt, and sometimes they could be very intimedating to first time ele hunters, so shot placement is not always the same as on the range. Overall, I love the brainshot, preferably from side, at 15 yards or less, but as I say to all my clients (the experienced ones also), if you are not 100% sure where to shoot for the brain, try for the heart/ lungs, and also do not be stuck up on a specific type of shot only, as you might find a really great bull, already wary, close to a boundary, and the only shot availabe is into the heart lungs. Best if you know your anatomy well...
Also, shot palcement/ selection is less of a case on what I prefer, but what the client are comfortable with, or would like to try. Sometimes you get a guy that just WANT to do a fronatl brain shot, and who am I to disagree?
Oz, (Adam?) the Heym calibers are .470 and 500 NE. It is a friend of mine from Canada's guns, and he had a short break of 4.5 days to try and hunt an elephant with me. (He shot one the morning of the day that he had to fly back...) He wanted me to carry the .470 and automatically back him up, which I was happy to do in case we where following a lone bull, which we did in the end.
(As I am personally not used to using doubles, I told him that in the case of a group of bulls, or when tracking close by cow herds, I will stick to my trusty .450 Rigby bolt trash, as I know it intimately.)
They performed excellent, and after handling quite a few doubles during the last couple of years, Heym would be my first choice for the day when I might afford a double (way off into the future...!)
(Verney Carron would be a close second.)
I have a few interesting recovered bullets from this year, if I can dig that up, it might make for some good discussion.
| Ben |
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| 12/12/10 06:56 PM |
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That's real interesting stuff, Karl. Thanks for answering those questions. I like your attitude toward taking a shot that is comfortable, as from some of the movies I've seen, some PHs have a negative attitude toward boiler room shooting on elephants. I can see that it would have advantages for the first-time, nervous ele hunter, or at the very least shouldn't be dismissed.
| FATBOY404 |
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| 12/12/10 09:02 PM |
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Would love to see some of your recovered bullets Karl.
| rscott |
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| 13/12/10 06:09 AM |
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fantastic zebra skins! are those from Caprivi as well?
| Ndumo |
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| 13/12/10 04:34 PM |
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rscott, yes, the zebra are from the Caprivi as well.
| SafariHunt |
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| 13/12/10 04:36 PM |
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Nice Karl,
When are we going again ?
I was filming a hunt for Karl this year he likes to get close, good fun.
| CHAPUISARMES |
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| 13/12/10 06:24 PM |
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Hi Karl,
You have a lot of happy clients there, well done to you for getting your clients in a good shooting position and the hunters of course for taking the shots. Did you take any lion or leopard this year as was taken in previous years.??
Cheers,
Jeff Gray
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| Ndumo |
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| 13/12/10 07:17 PM |
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Jeff, unfortunately not. I sold two lion hunts in another area, but never got to do them as the concession owner died, leaving me to deal with his wife, which I believe to be anti-hunting.
Also, because we did not know exactly how and when trophy hunting of leopards will resume in Namibia in 2010, I did not sell any. We had a few on bait though...! In the end, I had a client that wanted to try a lion and a leopard in one of my own areas after he has shot an elephant, but by then (october) it was extremely dry, and we strucggled to get even a decent track or a waterhole where any where frequenting. He did shoot a 63 lbs elephant though...!