Brick,
The story goes as follows:
I had some hunters early last year hunting 2x1 with me. On their wishlist was two Warthogs and two Impalas. One warthog was taken, and both Impalas were already in the salt. We had been busted on a bruiser of a pig the day before, and decided to check the same area the next day as I just had one of those feelings. The Impala as discussed above walked out in this area, and I had heard about him before. Both the hunters' Impalas were already in the salt, remember. I informed the hunter that there is a "good" ram ahead, and if he was interested in taking it. He told me no, as he already had his Impala. I said fine, and took the rifle from him and took aim over the short sticks.
Hunter: "Marius, what are you doing? "
Marius: " Sorry, that ram is just too good to let go, he's going on my wall."
(Hunter grabs the rifle off the sticks and smiles) Hunter: "Hang on, let me have another look"
Impala walks into the brush to be never seen again on that trip. To be a fly on the wall would have been priceless. I estimated him conservatively at 26.
Funny thing is Xavier will be hunting this area when he comes over in August. (but so will I.....)