Elma Fud Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Just resized some pictures of the holiday. A lot of pictures are still on the 35mm camera which still have to be put onto disk. Eland cow, look at the skin (shoulder) you can just make out the remains of the 180 grain 30.06 bullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted April 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Kudu Yearling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted April 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Kudu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted April 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Bronze Shark caught and released 2.46m long, 176lbs 1 hour to beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 I wouldn't want to have to unhook the shark, what did you catch it on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted April 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 I wouldn't want to have to unhook the shark, what did you catch it on? 2 hooks on a wire trace with a huge chunk of mackerel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Looks like you had a top time dude, what range were the beasts taken at. good consistant shooting by the look of it. Whats the score with doing that do they supply the rifle and guide etc or do you need to take your own gear out with you? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Nice bronze shark, good to read that you were able to release it successfully. Quite often they fight so hard, that they don't recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted April 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Whats the score with doing that do they supply the rifle and guide etc or do you need to take your own gear out with you? I suppose a Professional Hunter (PH) could supply rifles and ammo. I took the firearm out with me. The PH bought some ammo for me as I didn't want to buy inferior ammo that would be useless against the animals. The PH was responsible for the day to day events of our holiday. i.e. 6 day hunt 2 days photographic tour in Etosha National park 22,750 km2 (Brilliant, saw lions had an elephant charge us, lucky for us the engine was still running, caught everything on camcorder) 2 days fishing 2 days out in the Namib desert (very hot 38 oC) Everything was all inclusive. As much as we could eat and drink Our PH kept a tight ship and by the evening we were all knackered and were usually in our beds for 11pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted April 16, 2005 Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 sounds like you had a ball, 38C is hot but is still 20C less than what our soldiers are enduring in Iraq!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb5037 Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Fantastic pictures there Fud Bet you were glad you had the but pad when reeling in the shark. Think i'll have to look into doing one of these hol's when my little mans got his .410 (bit older) Looks and sound like you had a great time, if you can we'd love to see the elephant charge Do they give/sell the animals to the locals for food? And did you get the chance to taste the meat in the evenings? Back to normality now mate Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Looks and sound like you had a great time, if you can we'd look to see the elephant charge :lol: Do they give/sell the animals to the locals for food? And did you get the chance to taste the meat in the evenings? The elephant charge is on video. Maybe some of the computer buffs out there know how to convert it onto computer. Each night we had some of the meat. Eland was my favourite. (tastes like Beef)Our hosts were experts at BBQ's. Each animal was jointed and kept in a chiller. The workforce are each entitled to 4.5KGs of meat per month and any surplus meat is then sold locally. Nothing is wasted. The skins are washed and then salted then cured later. The local black workforce even took the intestines away and could be seen drying them out on clothes line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 The local black workforce even took the intestines away and could be seen drying them out on clothes line. Ready to pack them up and send them to macDonalds in Good old Blighty Glad you had a good time mate.... Did you have to change your underwear after the Elephant charge... That happened to me in Kenya and I did !!!!! FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Did you have to change your underwear after the Elephant charge... That happened to me in Kenya and I did !!!!! FM. I must admit my stomach went into a knot. The PH provoked the charge (unknown to us) by driving upwind of the animals. The animals then ran at us, turned and then ran parallel with us at a range of about 40 yards, for about 100mThe PH told us that if elephants bluff about a charge they trumpet and flap their ears. They become more threatening when they just charge without making any calls. It's an event that I'll never forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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