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Mpofu's African pics
      #1990 - 11/03/03 11:44 AM

Mpofu's African trophy photos


Photo 1 - Cape Buffalo no. 1


Photo 2 - Impala


Photo 3 - Hippo


Photo 4 - Cape Buffalo no. 2


Photo 5 - Lion


Photo 6 - Cape Buffalo no. 3



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Re: Mpofu's African pics [Re: NitroX]
      #1992 - 11/03/03 03:38 PM

Holy fricken wow! Outstanding!

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Re: Mpofu's African pics [Re: mikeh416Rigby]
      #1994 - 11/03/03 06:34 PM

Excellent stuff my friend
Always glad to see hunting pictures like that!
Very good trophy animals you got there!

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Re: Mpofu's African pics [Re: Bigfive]
      #1999 - 11/03/03 11:17 PM

Mpofu

I like your hippo photo. Is that the Zambezi in the background or a lesser body of water?

Buffalo no. 3 also looks to have a very wide spread of horns though buffalo no. 1 has long and high hooks and could be bigger (?).

And the lion - great trophy you lucky fellow!



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Re: Mpofu's African pics [Re: NitroX]
      #2000 - 12/03/03 12:37 AM

NitroX,

Spot on re the Zambezi, just up from the Mupata gorge.
Buffalo 1 was 39" and had a good hard boss.Apparently scored 102 on the SCI scale (whatever that means).He initially ran away for about 300 yards, after the first shot, through both lungs(375 H&H Mag, woodleigh soft), and tracked back to wait for us , under a tamarind tree, with the look of real death in his eyes.. It took a further 6 shots, at 50 yards, through the chest cavity to knock him over.
Buffalo 2 was 38" a bit soft on top.One shot, broke his neck, at 60 yards.
Buffalo 3 was 42" , an old boy , with chunks of his boss knocked off. Shot through the heart, ran about 80 yards, a quick death bellow, and that was it.
The Lion was very big bodied and was a nightmare for 8 of us to carry/drag in the hessian sacking which was used for the hide. No idea on weight.
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Re: Mpofu's African pics [Re: NitroX]
      #2001 - 12/03/03 03:50 AM

Nice, nice, NICE!!!!

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Re: Mpofu's African pics [Re: Mpofu]
      #2013 - 12/03/03 03:40 PM

I agree with Craig Boddington when he says that you should never judge a Buff trophy in inches but rather in excitement and challenge. As far as I'm concerned even a mediocre spread of horns is a great trophy if it was a challenge..................... however............... I've gotta say........... that last Buff is a real beauty.

Well done man.

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Re: Mpofu's African pics [Re: NitroX]
      #2055 - 13/03/03 11:14 PM

WOW !

How big did that buff in photo 6 measure out sure looks big ?

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