Would you shoot this bull?

[Altitude sickness]

Kevin, I’ll start an award for old past breeding age plains game. Maybe a Westley Richards rifle for you and the PH.

What do you think W.R. ?

 

[375Fox]

Kevin, I’ll start an award for old past breeding age plains game. Maybe a Westley Richards rifle for you and the PH.

What do you think W.R. ?

Broken horns seem to add a few years automatically. This bull looks in extremely good condition. If he had both horns we’d be saying he was in his prime. Same thing happens with buffalo bulls with broken horns.

 

[Altitude sickness]

They look worn smooth too. Or am I seeing it wrongly

 

[375Fox]

They look worn smooth too. Or am I seeing it wrongly

They do look worn but doesn’t appear an unusual age class. You’re trying to make an old mature bull an ancient bull.

 

[Hunt anything]

As a first kudu I would not shoot him, I wanted a “typical” horned bull. I got an toothless bull with a snare stuck in his temple and in an eyeball.
I would definitely shoot him as a second bull and mount him in a full sneak pose.

 

[Safari Dave]

Kevin lives in Africa, so he sees the value in collecting this old bull.

(I'm pulling for you buddy!)




I live in America, so I have a different "mindset."

I would only take it if is was offered at a great price, or if hunting kudu, to me, were so common place, that I could give the old gentleman a special place on the wall.

For me, I only want one mature specimen for the wall.

If the opportunity presented itself to get a record book animal, I would probably take it. (I saw one in Mozambique, but didn't have a permit!)

I would have to have to have collected several kudu bulls, before I would start shooting old bulls with "character."

Just me...


I'm satisfied with this, until a RW record book animal comes along...

 

[Troubleshooter]

That kudu didn't get that old by making mistakes, so it would likely be a challenging hunt. But as others have stated, I would shoot it but only at a cull price. That said, I already have one mounted at the house, so in view of current taxidermy and shipping costs, the "trophy" here would likely consist of a photo and the memories of the hunt.