Marko, my one thought is this may be your “Magnum opus.” I mean a 100 meter brain shot on a wonderful bull elephant and perfect shooting on a variety of excellent animals in true African wilderness conditions, how will you ever equal this again?
You have touched one of my second thoughts.
Boddington wrote, something along these lines - one of hunters he knew, shot an ele at 200 meters, but this should not be the rule, as DG hunting is close range affair.
And I think that too.
Maybe somehow, I missed that part of DG hunt.
My buffalo was also at 100 meters, a year earlier.
On the other hand, there is another thing.
The most expensive thing in Africa is not the day rate nor the trophy fee.
It is the time we have alotted on the ground.
The time is the most expensive commodity in Africa, and with time we are all limited there
And when last day of hunt has passed, whether we get our animal or not, we go home.
So, once I sit back in airplane heading to Africa, I prey to god to have that one opportunity for a shot,, just one, short opportunity.
Because I dont know when and if I will have another opportunity.
Eland, in 2022, I got last day of the hunt, after the sunset. It could easily be the other way.
So, I learnt that lesson.
With ele in my case, I had an opportunity, I did not know if I will have another one, my firing sequence followed, green light from PH, rifle at rest, safety of, breathing, aiming, finger on the trigger, target positioning, all of it gave a greenlight to shoot in my subconsciousness and I just let it go.
I was not thinking the distance.
