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Ben
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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: HogPilot]
      #190292 - 20/09/11 05:26 PM

HogPilot! That is awesome!

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: Ben]
      #191141 - 02/10/11 03:53 AM

Here is my one and only, very modest zambezi valley tuskless ele. But the adventure in getting her was over the top!






Here are a few pics of other eles, seen during the course of the hunt.












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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: Maddog]
      #207152 - 16/04/12 08:13 AM

Got a nice Caprivi Bull with my H&H 500/465 NE. My third bull (so far!)

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: cowboy]
      #207155 - 16/04/12 08:21 AM


Superb.

All good photos.

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: 500Nitro]
      #207186 - 16/04/12 06:06 PM

Congrats Jungleboy!
So how was the hunt? I'm in the process of sorting a Bull hunt.
I also had the pleasure of toting a 500NE in a similar H&H as yours the other day. Sweet!

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: ozhunter]
      #207189 - 16/04/12 07:02 PM

Hi Cowboy,

That's a very nice Elephant and a good photo to boot,well done.

Cheers,

Jeff Gray

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: CHAPUISARMES]
      #207191 - 16/04/12 07:19 PM

Some more great elephant and trophy photos.

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: NitroX]
      #207349 - 19/04/12 08:09 AM

I has been a LONG time since I logged on, but I seem to have survived Obummernomics and I've been thinking of getting back to Africa with my son and doing some elephant hunting. So I open African Hunting and what do I see? An irresistable opportunity to re-live some hunts by going through photos.

My elephants, all shot with a Marcel Thys sidelock in 458wm:

First elephant, a tuskless, 2005:


Second elephant, second tuskless, 2005:


Third elephant and tuskless, 2006:


Fourth elephant and tuskless, 2006:


Fifth elephant and fifth tuskless, 2006:


Sixth elephant and tuskless, 2006:


Seventh elephant and tuskless, 2006:


Eigth elephant and tuskless, 2006:


Ninth elephant and first bull, 2006:


Tenth elephant and second bull, 2006:


Eleventh elephant, first tusked cow, shot in self defense. More than one photo since the cameraman didn't flinch. The cow was at less than seven paces from a tracker to the right of the photo, as later walked off, 2006:




Reloading after missing the brain shot with both barrels, but stopping her.

Getting in two fatal heart/lung shots.






Twelveth elephant, third bull, 2008:


Thirteenth elephant, ninth tuskless, tenth cow, 2008:


Fourteenth elephant, fourth bull, 2008:


Fifthteenth elephant, tenth tuskless, eleventh cow, 2008:


Sixteenth elephant, eleventh tuskless, twelfth cow:


Seventeenth elephant, second tuskled cow, thriteenth cow, shot in a f' up, which cost a couple of thousand dollars in fine, 2008:


Eigthteenth elephant, fifth bull, 2008:


Just going though the photos has my blood pumping. Need to get on a fitness program, I'd melt like a stick of butter if I went elephant hunting now.

JPK

Edited by JPK (19/04/12 08:37 AM)

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: JPK]
      #207356 - 19/04/12 09:50 AM

JPK:

Wow, that's a lot of biltong you supplied! 18 elephants, I can only dream.
Well done. I really like the pic of your ninth elephant with all those villagers
waiting to get their chance.

ADAM:
I would have no hesitation in recommending Karl Stumpfe for an elephant
hunt. He has a couple of areas in the Caprivi & a seperate area in Botswana.
Not sure if Botswana is going to stay open next year?
If you're not interested in keeping the ivory, he has some great deals on
management bulls (broken tusk, crop raiders,...). In my opinion, he hunts
the "classic" way with lots of tracking & gets up close & personal with them!!
IMHO, a 500NE would be the perfect elephant rifle. However, I never felt
undergunned with either the 450/400 or the 500/465. Didn't you just buy
a 450NE double?

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ozhunter
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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: cowboy]
      #207377 - 19/04/12 07:19 PM

Good to see you back on line John!
Jim, Thanks for the reference. Sadly the 500 was someone else's and yes I did just purchase a 470.

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Ben
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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: ozhunter]
      #207380 - 19/04/12 08:29 PM

JPK, you are an inspiration! Grand adventures... You certainly make that .458WM double work a treat!

Edited by Ben (19/04/12 08:30 PM)

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JPK
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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: Ben]
      #207385 - 19/04/12 10:53 PM

Thanks guys. I remember each hunt for each elephant, and especially the final approaches. Almost like they were yesterday.

Adam, good to be back. And good to see you getting back into double rifles too! Hmm, 470... that can mean only one thing! (Well, two I guess, since buff make good 470 fodder along with eles. Though klipspringers aren't too bad either, eh?)

I'm still sore from Obamanomics but on the rebound. The company I run is on the rebound too, but we had to cut to the bone and lay off 45% of our personnel to survive. Laying off people for no fault of their own is painful for me, no matter how neccesary, and there is no way I'm going to be elephant hunting or taking extravagant trips or even time off when others are suffering. We're hiring again, and some of our new hires are old hands, which is gratifying.

Anyway, I am looking forward to my next elephant hunt. Next year I think. Sitting behind the desk so long has me softer and fatter; time to get off my duff and into some semblence of shape. And to re-aquaint myself with the Thys.

Has 500grns (Dan McCarthy) been active? I believe Obamanomics may have had him struggling. I last saw Dan in Zimbabwe in 2008, and last communicated with him later that year. I wonder if he has managed some elephant hunting since then. Speaking of the 500NE, that was Dan's favorite for elephants, probably still is.

JPK

Edited by JPK (19/04/12 10:57 PM)

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: JPK]
      #244061 - 21/03/14 02:50 AM



Ladies cooling off.

Quote:

The gorgeous and brave ladies, Candy and Robynne in the swimming pool with the elephant drinking!



Nehimba Safari Lodge

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: NitroX]
      #244069 - 21/03/14 04:36 AM



Photo borrowed from GPSB, an NE member. Museum of Natural history NY.

What a great tusk.

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Re: The Elephant Thread. The Grand Daddy of them all. [Re: NitroX]
      #377587 - 27/06/23 01:01 AM



Great elephant foot. Credit I think to Charlton McCallum Safaris.

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