Rhinoster Hoek Plains Game Hunting Special $4,500

[Warbird782]

@Royal27 I still do not know how you passed this guy up. Not really long but really cool wide horns.

 

[rinehart0050]

what a deal!

 

[enysse]

Warbird782, he wouldn't have made it past me!

 

[steve newcombe [uk]]

That's a deal of a life time

 

[kathy]

He wouldn't have made it past me either. Forrest

 

[HuntingGold]

That Kudu is just cool. I like cool. Maybe someday I will get to see him...

My deer collection has a number of small but cool racks... cool gets em killed when I am around. I have a deer mount in my bedroom that my wife calls El Diablo. He is Tall and so HEAVY with stubby points and doesn't score worth a hoot. He is a freak and I love seeing him when I wake up. Wife doesnt feel the same.

Back to Kudu... that one just rocks. I wonder what he will look like in March of '16.

 

[Royal27]

@Royal27 I still do not know how you passed this guy up. Not really long but really cool wide horns.
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Simple, he wasn't my kudu and I knew it. I've never regretted not shooting him for one second, and I would also be the first to congratulate any who took him.

Back to Kudu... that one just rocks. I wonder what he will look like in March of '16.

If he is still around he will look the same I think. I seem to recall Lammie thinking he was about 10 years old. It was the first time Lammie had seen him in about two years. Lammie assumed he had been shot. Warren can probably tell you if he has been seen again.

 

[WRudman]

That Kudu is just cool. I like cool. Maybe someday I will get to see him...

My deer collection has a number of small but cool racks... cool gets em killed when I am around. I have a deer mount in my bedroom that my wife calls El Diablo. He is Tall and so HEAVY with stubby points and doesn't score worth a hoot. He is a freak and I love seeing him when I wake up. Wife doesnt feel the same.

Back to Kudu... that one just rocks. I wonder what he will look like in March of '16.

He is still alive and kicking, spotted him over the weekend in the thick stuff! He wont change much as he is a mature bull, not long, but unique.
In my mind a beautiful trophy is all about appearance and not necassarily length, some bulls measure well but dont have a beautiful look to them, and some measure well and have perfectly symmetrical curls, it all depends what you as the hunter consider to be an awesome trophy.

 

[WRudman]

Just to share some more info and shed some light on the subject of kudu horns, shapes and sizes.

Every kudu is unique, habitiat does come into question regarding the shape of a bulls horns, but it is mainly genetics. On our property we are lucky to have many different gene pools in our kudu population and it shows with different shapes and lengths through out the ranch, with certain areas having a larger concentration of narrow horned bulls with deep coil like curls, and other areas wide and long but slightly more shallow curls, this all comes down to genes.

Some kudu will never point forward (their tips) they will point back, a lot of these bulls tend to measure well, others will form a figure of 8 with the tips facing each other, while some will hang forward, and you get the bulls that will go past this and have their tips make a final turn and point outwards, it all comes down to their genes and the dominant bloodline that has been inhabiting a certain area.
For example, the picture of the kudu I posted along with the hunt offer, that bloodline is prevalent in that area of the ranch, with bulls having very similair shaped horns.

On one part of the ranch we also occasionally shoot "3" horned kudu's as we refer to them, kudus that have a third small growth of horn material slightly above and between the eyes. I will look for some photos and post to show what I am on about.

The point I am trying to make and the reason I love kudu, as I am sure all who have hunted them and all who wish to hunt them have this feeling, is that they are unique and varied, each bloodline with its own unique character, and each individual bull with its own unique characteristics. This means there is a kudu out there to suit every hunters wants and needs, which in my opinion makes them very special indeed. Another thing to look for on a kudu is its unique "fingerprint" , the white markings/dots on the side of the jaw, no 2 kudu will have the same markings.

These are truly wonderful animals and a privalege for all of us to have hunted them.

 

[WRudman]

Just to share some more info and shed some light on the subject of kudu horns, shapes and sizes.

Every kudu is unique, habitiat does come into question regarding the shape of a bulls horns, but it is mainly genetics. On our property we are lucky to have many different gene pools in our kudu population and it shows with different shapes and lengths through out the ranch, with certain areas having a larger concentration of narrow horned bulls with deep coil like curls, and other areas wide and long but slightly more shallow curls, this all comes down to genes.

Some kudu will never point forward (their tips) they will point back, a lot of these bulls tend to measure well, others will form a figure of 8 with the tips facing each other, while some will hang forward, and you get the bulls that will go past this and have their tips make a final turn and point outwards, it all comes down to their genes and the dominant bloodline that has been inhabiting a certain area.
For example, the picture of the kudu I posted along with the hunt offer, that bloodline is prevalent in that area of the ranch, with bulls having very similair shaped horns.

On one part of the ranch we also occasionally shoot "3" horned kudu's as we refer to them, kudus that have a third small growth of horn material slightly above and between the eyes. I will look for some photos and post to show what I am on about.

The point I am trying to make and the reason I love kudu, as I am sure all who have hunted them and all who wish to hunt them have this feeling, is that they are unique and varied, each bloodline with its own unique character, and each individual bull with its own unique characteristics. This means there is a kudu out there to suit every hunters wants and needs, which in my opinion makes them very special indeed. Another thing to look for on a kudu is its unique "fingerprint" , the white markings/dots on the side of the jaw, no 2 kudu will have the same markings.

These are truly wonderful animals and a privalege for all of us to have hunted them.

Look between the eyes above the v

 

[kathy]

If a kudu makes me shake I am shooting. on my last trip the kudu bull came to the water after 30 minutes or so. my legs were getting weak, ( this was in Namibia) the P.H. told me to be quite he is going to here you. 18 yard shot complete pass thru, 100 yard recovery. Forrest

 

[HuntingGold]

Thanks for all the info the genetics on your property. Loved reading the info.

 

[WRudman]

Look between the eyes above the vView attachment 47017

Close up

 

[enysse]

No Problem with you passing on him Royal, I would have shot him, just because I like the way he looks. Kudu is my favorite animal and I wouldn't have minded adding him to the wall

 

[HuntingGold]

Our pronghorn antelope often have extra little horn growths like that. Pretty neat and adds some "character."

 

[enysse]

Well for those of us east of the Mississippi River, a kudu trophy is cheaper than a pronghorn. The last time I went pronghorn hunting in Wyoming it cost me over $1800 on public land. A big reason you don't see me out west much anymore. Between gas and tag, I'm losing most days....it's better just to fly to Africa.

 

[HuntingGold]

I absolutely hear that! When I first started going to Idaho for deer (from Oregon), the whole trip (including gas and tags) ran me less than $500. Gas went up and so did tags. I did a Wyoming Moose hunt (self-guided) from Oregon for less than $1500 including out of state tag and gas! It was not that long ago! I did a California self guided deer trip last year (Cali is only 20 miles away) and between the gas and the tags, I was into it for over a grand. I had fun and hope to do it again soon but the price really makes me wonder about my sanity.

Like you, I am realizing that a Africa trip, even a short one, is a much better value than even going to a neighboring state. I did not say it is cheaper... I said it is a better value. The price on this hunt is very good, however I am already booked for next year.

 

[Royal27]

Like you, I am realizing that a Africa trip, even a short one, is a much better value than even going to a neighboring state. I did not say it is cheaper... I said it is a better value. The price on this hunt is very good, however I am already booked for next year

I agree with you and @enysse !!!

I do a yearly elk hunting trip to CO in the San Juan National forest.

• Tag - $500
• Airfare - $450
• Lodging - $500

Add in food and little stuff and it is right at $2000. And honestly, the elk hunting in the spot we go has been lousy for quite a while.... the ONLY reason it is worth it is because I go with my Uncle and Cousin to a place that was my Grandfather's favorite place in the world, which makes it priceless.

 

[enysse]

I think it's great hunting offer, I currently don't have any vacation time....hopefully things change in the future.

 

[lcq]

Well for those of us east of the Mississippi River, a kudu trophy is cheaper than a pronghorn. The last time I went pronghorn hunting in Wyoming it cost me over $1800 on public land. A big reason you don't see me out west much anymore. Between gas and tag, I'm losing most days....it's better just to fly to Africa.

I'm in Eastern Canada and for me to do a moose hunt it is over $4000 US without travel. Africa is a bargain