60 lbs each side Elephant

[Brent in Az]

Magnificent old Bull.!

The knuckleheads in the media were claiming the hunter was also hunting Rhino's.

 

[richteb]

Would be interesting to know tusk thickness and length of ivory.

 

[BRICKBURN]

An exceptional trophy !

Whoever wrote the article mistook lbs. and kg.

I agree, that is one hell of an exceptional trophy.

Those are just facts. Miles Kilometres, it's all the same.

Have to be a little surprised at how they baited it to lure it out of the park.

 

[tigris115]

Hey buddy, if you can read this, big time congrats on that elephant.

 

[Petrus Geldenhuys]

a trophy of a lifetime! ill give my left n*t for a opportunity like that.

 

[Bhfs300]

Here is a CNN artical that says the each one was 120 pounds 55 Kilo.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/16/africa/great-tusker-elephant-killed-zimbabwe/

 

[enysse]

It's a magnificent trophy, I wish I could sit by a fire and hear the whole story.

 

[BRICKBURN]

STATEMENT FROM ZIMBABWE PARKS & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

TROPHY ELEPHANT WAS HUNTED IN MALIPATI SAFARI AREA NOT GONAREZHOU.

On the 7th of October 2015, an adult male elephant was hunted as a trophy by a foreign client through a locally registered safari company in Malipati Safari area. The elephant had tusks weighing 55 and 54 kilogrammes respectively. Contrary to social media reports which are misleading alleging that the elephant in question was hunted in in Gonarezhou National Park. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority further dismisses the report as false and malicious since Zimparks does not allow trophy hunting in a National Park.

In Zimbabwe hunting is legally permitted in the following land tenure categories, State safari areas and gazetted indigenous forests, in communal areas under the Communal Areas Management Programmes for indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE) and on private land. Malipati Safari Area, is part of the Parks and Wildlife Estate, located in the south eastern part of the country and adjacent to Gonarezhou National Park. Currently, Malipati Safari Area is being leased out to the Chiredzi Rural District council under the CAMPFIRE arrangements where communities will benefit from revenue generated from wildlife based projects including hunting in the area. Such hunts go a long way in assisting communities in the surrounding area.

The elephant population of Gonarezhou-Malipati complex is estimated of 11 452 elephants from the 2014 aerial survey. Malipati safari area is allocated sustainable quota and hunting permit for all wildlife species including elephants on annual basis.

Zimbabwe subscribes to the principle of sustainable utilization of its natural resources, including consumptive and non-consumptive utilization of wildlife. Wildlife utilization programmes and projects generate revenue that is used to develop local community areas and contribute to the improvement of living standards of local communities that live with wildlife or adjacent to protected areas and to support conservation programmes.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Great bull. Congrats to the hunter.
Witold

 

[Foxi]

a fantastic jungle bull from Upper Mbomuo/CAR, in the 50s
Question to our experts :
Guess the weight of the ivory .
Foxi

 

[Foxi]

Wheels,
your valuation ??
Her two magnificent bulls South Kenia.Also 50ies.
The bull behind- I would guess he can have 100 lbs.
Regards
Foxi

 

[Wheels]

@Foxi I have no expertise. I also have no problem saying something stupid and making a fool out of myself.

CAR elephant 90-105 This is a hard angle to judge. There may also be more curvature in the tusks than it looks like.

Kenya bull left 90-100 A lot of taper in the last meter of tusk.

Kenya bull right 75-85

Both Kenya bulls look like mzee's. CAR bull looks more prime of life. Ears are not tattered, temples don't seem to be sunken in greatly. Lack of tattered ears may also be a sign of living in savannas instead of bush.

Thanks for sharing. I always enjoy seeing great old photos.

Hopefully some of the experts will chime in. I would like to hear their opinions.

 

[edward]

no matter what the weight,beautiful bulls.