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Ndumo
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When is a leopard a trophy?
21/04/09 09:29 PM

I am posting this here as I believ the people here would have a fairer opinion on the subject than the know it alls on some other forums.

I recently shot a cattle killing leopard female with a client, and although he was very happy with the hunt, he was sorely dissapointed with the weight of the cat. (45kg or 100lbs.)
The skull measured 14 inches, which is bigger than NQC (Namibian Ministry of Environment and Tourism's Quality control measurement) minimum by nearly an inch. After he saw the weight, he changed his tune, and wanted to hunt another "of real trophy size". He did the hunt for free, so I was happy to get him that specific cat.

My question is, what do you consider a trophy leopard? Is the weight that important? What about the skull, and the NQC minimums? Do you consider age, or the fact that this hunt was for a cattle killer at all? It was a real exciting hunt IMO, and I personally would have been happy with the end result.
I would like some thoughts from you guys, before I put up a picture of the leopard. (Maybe with the client's face blurred?)

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Karl Stumpfe
Ndumo Hunting Safaris (Pty) Ltd.
karl@huntingsafaris.net
www.huntingsafaris.net
+264 811 285 416

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When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	21/04/09 09:29 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Litespeed	23/04/09 06:49 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	23/04/09 06:55 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	23/04/09 07:36 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	23/04/09 07:04 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	23/04/09 07:28 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	NitroX	23/04/09 01:00 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	23/04/09 03:33 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	23/04/09 04:23 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	23/04/09 04:50 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Paul	23/04/09 05:57 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	23/04/09 06:06 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	23/04/09 07:35 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Bramble	24/04/09 07:57 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	24/04/09 06:16 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	cooch	25/04/09 01:57 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	25/04/09 02:19 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	25/04/09 06:15 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Der_Jaeger	21/04/09 09:48 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	BNagel	21/04/09 10:14 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	21/04/09 10:40 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	rscott	21/04/09 10:52 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	21/04/09 11:04 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	rscott	21/04/09 11:41 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	21/04/09 11:47 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	xausa	22/04/09 12:06 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	peter	22/04/09 12:30 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	22/04/09 02:49 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	22/04/09 02:33 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	21/04/09 11:15 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	SharpsNitro	22/04/09 03:12 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	22/04/09 04:17 AM
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Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	22/04/09 05:43 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	22/04/09 07:14 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	22/04/09 07:28 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	22/04/09 08:07 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	22/04/09 11:23 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	22/04/09 11:47 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	SafariHunt	23/04/09 02:06 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	23/04/09 02:38 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	SafariHunt	23/04/09 03:27 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	23/04/09 04:19 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	23/04/09 04:53 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	23/04/09 02:04 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	xausa	22/04/09 11:21 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	MKresinske	22/04/09 04:42 AM
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Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	tophet1	16/08/09 04:51 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	22/04/09 04:51 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	MKresinske	22/04/09 04:55 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	22/04/09 05:10 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	shakari	22/04/09 05:18 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	MKresinske	22/04/09 05:46 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	NitroX	22/04/09 05:16 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	22/04/09 07:39 AM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	NitroX	22/04/09 03:32 PM
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Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ndumo	22/04/09 04:05 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	HighlandStalker	22/04/09 04:35 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	SafariHunt	22/04/09 04:15 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	21/04/09 11:09 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Kalunga	21/04/09 11:19 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Der_Jaeger	21/04/09 11:23 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Der_Jaeger	21/04/09 11:09 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	lancaster	21/04/09 10:14 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	Ripp	21/04/09 10:56 PM
Re: When is a leopard a trophy?	500Nitro	21/04/09 11:00 PM

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