Buffalo Pictures

Not as impressive as your pics Jerome, but here's the biggest I have ever managed.
Shot in 1990 Kasonso, Zambia.
Poor pics as light was fading and lions were all around us, as they had been hunting the herd I shot this from.
We cut it up after dark and they never left us, coming within 20 yards at times.
Not sure on measurements as it never made it home to be a trophy. The PH reckoned 47 " though. Not sure about that !
All best
Tony

tap here are a couple of photos of one european mount. the shoulder mount buff is the first animal bigger than a rabbit i ever shot its 44.5inches. the skull mount i think was about 41 inches.

Wow... These buffs are just huge! And love the vintage pics especially!

Will post some pics of my buffs in the future after I've hunted them...

Originally Posted by tap

wow brick. if thats what a 43" er looks like thats pretty much what i have in mind. i dont know why but for some reason the coolest and meanest mount i have ever seen is a euro mount done on a big ol buff bull with that classic shape. i want a buff euro as a center piece in my trophy room somethin bad.

Once they get that big it is astounding how close they all look in width 40 to 43 on a Buffalo.
Three inches is only a little over tow thumb widths on either side of those horns.

I know all the old hats at shooting Buffalo want those big old worn down guys, and it make sense from a breeding and sustainability perspective, but for my first one i want a 100 R'r.

Hope you find yours.

Originally Posted by tap

Here's a pic of the ideal buff, does anyone have any idea of how big this guy is? he came off of spiral horns website

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You see that guy, shoot him. It will be right in your ball park for size for what you are looking for.

Im with you brick. to heck with those conservative minded guys. I just give in and figure they will always just be better than me and I'm fine with that. how many guys do you know here in america that pass up the herd bulls in our elk herds because they are "breeding" bulls? Yeah thats what I thought. all my friends do it to. Just last year my best buddy passed up a 430" free range elk because he was a young bull and still breeding. he hated the thought of shooting him when there was an old past his prime bull all busted up somewhere in the thick stuff just waiting to die. He could hardly wait to find his 250" bull that he passed up that 430"er for.

Tap

My photos shows a 42 1/2 inches with great drop and bosses.

A live on the hoof one was guessed to be in the 41 inch mark that is also there for you to see.

Can't Waite to see what you bring home.

Shoot well

43 inches, 17.5 inches bosses buffalo shot last year in Zimbabwe...

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that was my dad's buf, now the one I shot and made me VERY happy!
Old dugga boy, shot on a charge, last shot 5 feet away, between the eyes with a 458 WM (you can see the bullet entry middle above the eyes), way cool...


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Originally Posted by jepetto62

that was my dad's buf, now the one I shot and made me VERY happy!
Old dugga boy, shot on a charge, last shot 5 feet away, between the eyes with a 458 WM (you can see the bullet entry middle above the eyes), way cool...


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I'll bet it made you happy. If you did not shoot it you would be VERY sad, given those circumstances.

Originally Posted by jepetto62

43 inches, 17.5 inches bosses buffalo shot last year in Zimbabwe...

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That is the narrowest looking "43" inch buff I have ever seen.

Originally Posted by AfricaHunting.com

Current SCI #3 Rifle Cape or Southern Buffalo 136 6/8


Current SCI #5 Rifle Cape or Southern Buffalo 136 1/8

Are you sure about these measurements. 5/8 of an inch difference?
That top one looks like a much bigger buffalo.

Photo perspective must make such a difference if those scores are correct.

Brickburn, it's the camera angles.

jepetto62, your cape buffalo, would score very high in my system, nice and mature....congrats!!! I do like you dad's too, nice and massive.

Yes, depends on how you take the pic.
Showing the bosses will look like the spread is reduced, reversibly looking from a lower level will show more spread... you can take various pics and convince people it is not the same buff...
Thank you for congratulation, this buff was exactly what I was looking for...old, well-worn and bad-tempered. And I got even more than I asked with the charge, he was major pissed-off, this was one of the most exciting hunting time ever!

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My two best buffalo. 46 and 42

I didn't shoot him, but we were very close to him in Bots.

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Originally Posted by Pacontender

My two best buffalo. 46 and 42

I guess the upper one is the the one that measured 46 and both are shooters for sure, but I'd take that lower one everytime over the first. That's my dream buff there!!

Hello,

Impressive ! Good shot !
Double or rifle ?
Would you tell me what was the caliber used to shoot these bufs, please ?