| Ripp |
| (.577 member) |
| 23/09/08 04:53 AM |
Re: Elephant brain shot placement (with pics)
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W.D.M.Bell was the Peyton Manning of elephant hunters, but even Peyton has a bad day and gets intercepted occasionally. All I can say is that of the four elephants I have killed (all large bulls, and all but one with 70 lbs.+ of ivory per side) all were brian shots, and all went down at the shot, never to rise again. At the time, I was in my 30's, in great physical shape, and at the top of my form in shooting, both with a rifle and with a shotgun. Nevertheless, I would not want to repeat Bell's experiment with a small bore.
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XAUSA
Think, IMHO, you've hit part of the puzzle right there...from what I have gathered around campfires in Africa, watching hunters on TV, and seeing them in the field...some think they can spend their way into being great...the beauty of this sport and many others...you have to pay the price to be consistant...you have to put in the training..as in shooting practice...keeping fit, etc...otherwise you will NOT be in the game and unfortunately the game pays the price with being wounded..not always the case...but more often than not..
Not trying to offend anyone here..but my goodness...you are spending at times, tens of thousands of dollars...do both your PH and yourself a favor and get in shape--provided your health permits...and practice shooting...Not to mention anyone on this forum but I will..look at BigMax...I KNOW he did a ton of practicing before his hunt..lots of research and it all worked out...he had a fantastic hunt...
Thanks
Ripp