As they lay

This was a big hog I arrowed a few years back. Now I’d seen a 10ft crocodile in this same water hole the day before. The extraction of dead pig from water was done very gingerly - me standing on back of quad backed in as deep as I dare and doing my best roping impression.
He was worth the effort - once I removed the curled tusk it measured 14 1/4inches.
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Last year's deer and kudu. I need to upload the impala photo from my camera. Rest of the African animals were posed. Note the different rifles. The new Nikon scope on my Springfield went wonky after shooting a gemsbuck on the second day. After missing several very fine kudu I discovered the reticle was loose horizontally. The lodge loaned me this exquisite ebony edition CZ 30-06 to close the deal on kudu just before dusk on the last evening before flight home. 330 meters shot in the neck. First shot at him at 220 meters went a foot and a half low. No time to check the gun before leaving in the morning. Luckily the group of bulls gave us one more opportunity and I adjusted the windage. Not as difficult as it sounds. I was shooting off sticks front and back. The muley buck was dropped dead on the run with one shot from my Springfield 30-06 with Barnes TSX 165 gr (scope was repaired by Nikon in time for trip to Montana). Hit him just ahead of right front shoulder. I was a little disappointed with the rack's missing final fork on both sides but a very fine large buck nevertheless and almost no meat lost. A good one to cull from the herd.16 November 2019.JPG2019-08-28 kudu with gun.JPG
 
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