Preacher, I would have to disagree that the PH should lose his license for letting the client get within 5 yards of an elephant. The closest elephant I have shot was 6 yards out, a cow in full charge, and after pulling the trigger I regretted not letting her get one or two strides closer.

But I was carrying a bolt gun at the time. With a double I hope I would have behaved better and held my fire a bit longer.

This particular cow had charged from about 60 yards out when she scented us, but she stopped behind a bush at 10 yards and looked at us. It would have been easy to shoot her then, but easy is not what I was looking for. She then retreated toward the herd. We followed her and found her lying in wait about 25 yards away, concealed in the trees. When she saw us approaching, she came on full throttle.

The PH executed these maneuvers perfectly and I commend his fabulous orchestration of the hunt.