Lets see some Kudu!

[Edster]

My 10 year old grandson and I shot this bull together last week.

 

[DLSJR]

Wonderful Limpopo Kudu my son shot on safari with @Spear Safaris

 

[Nutterman]

Wonderful Limpopo Kudu my son shot on safari with @Spear Safaris
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I have been looking at spear safari. How did you like the people, accommodations, hunting property, etc?

 

[DLSJR]

I have been looking at spear safari. How did you like the people, accommodations, hunting property, etc?

I think Spear Safaris is very good. Ernest Dyason is personable and a good PH whom I’d happily hunt with. Nice camp and we hunted quality properties. If I hunt South Africa someday in the future, I’m highly likely to go with them again. I can’t think of anything we found issues with, it was all good.

 

[Nutterman]

I think Spear Safaris is very good. Ernest Dyason is personable and a good PH whom I’d happily hunt with. Nice camp and we hunted quality properties. If I hunt South Africa someday in the future, I’m highly likely to go with them again. I can’t think of anything we found issues with, it was all good.

Thanks,

Did the hunt feel fair chase? Not canned?

 

[DLSJR]

Thanks,

Did the hunt feel fair chase? Not canned?

Yes, it was fair Chase. But, it’s South Africa so a lot different than places like Zimbabwe or Tanzania. I can tell you this about fair chase with Spear, one property we hunted, for Eland, was only about 12,000 acres but thick bush. Despite lots of tracks and hunting hard, we were not able to get the eland bull we were seeking killed In the 3 days we devoted to that effort.

 

[McKenzie Sims]

My 10 year old grandson and I shot this bull together last week.

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What a nice bull congrats. look at the smile on his face, how cool!!

 

[McKenzie Sims]

Wonderful Limpopo Kudu my son shot on safari with @Spear Safaris
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Damn nice bull congrats to him! Some great bulls in that limpopo province.

 

[McKenzie Sims]

60 1/2 with Dalton & York in Zimbabwe 2023
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Now thats a stomper of a bull congrats, thanks for sharing!

 

[McKenzie Sims]

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My Kudu in 2019

Nice Bull congrats!

 

[McKenzie Sims]

Last year in southern Namibia with Frontier Safaris on their 130,000 acre game ranch. This was an old bull with heavy tooth wear.
I've taken plenty but never a really big one. Maybe some day.
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Great bulll, thing just goes straight up for ever.

 

[McKenzie Sims]

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Eastern Cape with Nick Bowker.

Nice bull, Congrats.

 

[McKenzie Sims]

My 3 best ones... or 4 ? A question of "geographically distinct populations" ?

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Eastern Cape, free range, 2018

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Eastern Cape, free range, 2022

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Southern Greater, free range, Kalahari 2022


And to complicate the question regarding sub-species, or more scientifically speaking: "geographically distinct populations", take a look at this Kudu, which the PH insisted was a "Karoo Kudu" taken in a small gully almost on top of the Sneeuberge. It is much smaller in size, although clearly fully mature, and quite interestingly, notice both the color, and how its pelt has the wholly texture of high altitude dwellers, typical of the Vaal Rhebok in Africa. I am not taking a position on whether this is, or not, a 'different' Kudu, but I must admit that the wholly pelt argument resonates...

And by the way, the PH also insisted that of all my Kudus, this is comparatively the best trophy. Maybe (?), I do not know(?), but admittedly it does look different, and I had never seen one like this before...

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Karoo (?), free range, 2022

Some nice bulls, thanks for sharing. What time of the year did you take tha bull in the Karoo?

 

[Edster]

What a nice bull congrats. look at the smile on his face, how cool!!

We have been home a week now and he is still smiling.

 

[McKenzie Sims]

We have been home a week now and he is still smiling.

Thats so cool, pumped to see ayoung man falling in love with Africa at a young age!

 

[drq24]

My kudu from SA off the Orange River April 2024

 

[McKenzie Sims]

My kudu from SA off the Orange River April 2024

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Nice bull congrats!!