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The above heads are the results of proper management of the herd - without the use of fences or growth hormones or breeding for "sportsman"

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Interesting is in some countries the quality of the trophies taken is not to the credit of the skill of the hunter, ie best trophy = best most able hunter, but instead the quality management of the wild herd.

I have seen this sort of attitude mentioned right here on NE, I believe it was for some Spanish trophies.

If you can manage your wild herd over decades, culling the crap heads, shooting off the excess, perhaps introducing quality genetics, and only hunting the superior breeders later in their breeding "careers", the results can be considerable.

Unlike public wild herds where the best are shot too early, and a lot of guys shoot anything for meat, rather than the lesser heads. And poachers shoot whatever they like ...

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John aka NitroX

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