Ele's

[TOM IN TENNESSEE]

I get sheit anytime I mention that I want to do an Ele hunt more than anything before I go to the happy hunting grounds. Some of you may too. So here are some real, not emotional stats.
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) officially accepts that there are at least 600,000 Ele's in the wild in Africa. With all the antis attending their meetings and with a two thirds vote required to change any damn thing, they agreed to a 2010 total "offtake" of 1540 Eles in the countries they have approved for trophy hunting. This is 0.26% of Ele population. Ele's reproduce at 3% to 5% per year! I have first hand seen the havoc over populations of Ele's reek on habitat in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Kruger NP in RSA. I have been told by people who have been there than Botswana is suffering habitat destruction from Ele's. They leave nothing but sand and dust!
Currently the USFWS will allow import of Ele trophies only from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe even tho CITES has set quotas for Cameroon, Mozambique and Zambia also.
The only thing "endagered" about Ele's is their habitat which they themselves are endangering because of emotion!
SAVE THE PLANET!! KILL AN ELE !!

 

[Calif. Hunter]

Jorge got his elephant after the leopard got a piece of him. 50 pound tusks, I believe.

 

[TOM IN TENNESSEE]

WOW!! Good for him!!
Must be tuff SOB to get chewed on by a Leopard and still continue the hunt!!!

 

[rosco]

Like anything else, I suppose armchair quarterbacks can get themselves in trouble guessing about ele hunting..Its my understanding that many miles on foot will be put in for a good bull..some say 1 mile per pound of ivory.

I'd like to hunt them up close and personal..In tight on a group of them, mock charges, stand offs are sure to get the adrenaline pumping!

 

[Calif. Hunter]

Yeah, Jorge said he walked 10-15 miles a day, up to about 20 on a couple of occasions. They passed on a couple smaller bulls, had a couple/few mock charges, etc. (Some of that was while waiting for the leopard to hit the bait, and some of it was after the mauling.) The hippo was pretty ho-hum.

 

[Calif. Hunter]

Here is his elephant -

and his hippo -

 

[TOM IN TENNESSEE]

Agree, hippos can be pretty ho hum....but if you catch one between water and feeding grounds, they can be really exciting....tried that two days with no luck and took a ho hum one....sun burned sorting the bull out, waiting for shot presentation and waiting for him to float....recovery was not ho hum...damn satellite bull challenged us and crocs kept coming by to investigate...
Nice Ele!!! Thanks for pics!!! Hope I can do it in 2012 for my 69th burffday pres to myself....yes, I still 69 at my age but the arthuritic neck sumtimz interfers....