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For info, what would be the usual weight of an average female leopard?
John, this info comes out of the revised Smithers, basically the "Bible" on Southern African mammals:
a) Matetsi Zimbabwe Females 28.2-34.9 (n=7), average 31.5kg
b) Waterberg, Limpopo province, RSA Females average 34.9kg (n=6)
c)Northern- Eastern adn Western Cape, RSA Females average 21.2kg (n=9)
d) Kruger Park, RSA Old adults Females average 37.2kg (n=6)
Prime adults Females average 37.5kg (n=6)
Then in a seperate study, for Northern Namibia they found: mean weight between 18 leopards: females 25kg.
In other words, a leopard female can weigh from 25 kg to 55kg (the heaviest I have personally hunted with a client)...
So a 45 kg female is more than representative and above average in weight. So even by a subjective measure of "trophy value" if the client knew he was shooting a female (or a small males), with that weight, then he did get a representative trophy leopard.
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