Giant Croc Shot at Save

[Aaron N]

American Hunter Bags "Man-eating Dinosaur of a Croc" in Africa

Garrett Wales hunted a massive crocodile on a recent trip to the Savé Valley of Zimbabwe. He says the beast was a local legend.

www.fieldandstream.com

I’m not sure if any members have any more details of this hunt.

Looks like a brute to my uneducated eye!

 

[BnC 04]

Looks like a big boy to me as well.

 

[YancyW]

@Mbalabala Safaris @Tokoloshe Safaris @KMG Hunting Safaris @Dalton Tink

Boys, give us your guesses on size here, I can't even begin to.

 

[Mort Hill]

That’s is the ultimate picture for “alligator arms” memes. What a croc!

 

[Adam From Africa]

15ft, 1000lb.

 

[Adam From Africa]

A big boy but no record breaker.

 

[DLSJR]

15’ is an excellent croc.

 

[YancyW]

I would have guessed way more than 15', good damn thing I'm not doing this for a living.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

@Mbalabala Safaris @Tokoloshe Safaris @KMG Hunting Safaris @Dalton Tink

Boys, give us your guesses on size here, I can't even begin to.

I would say that it would go 15'. He's got great thickness as well.
The one photo, they play with the photography a bit, but a great croc none the less.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Is this another croc, wasn't there a report on a monster shot in the Save a few months back?

 

[PARA45]

Assuming the individuals next to it are 6’ tall, I’d say 16-17’ all day long.

 

[375Fox]

Assuming the individuals next to it are 6’ tall, I’d say 16-17’ all day long.

It’s a big croc, but not that large. It’s easy to manipulate the size of a croc in photos with angle. At 13.5/14 feet they start getting really heavy and can look very big depending on photo. 15 feet sounds believable.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

Looks big to me. I just shot one slightly over 13’ and it doesn’t look near as big. They do seem to stretch when hoisted in the air…

 

[Hogpatrol]

Whaaa???? He killed it with one of those new fangled, soulless cartridges? I mean this croc SCREAMED for a traditional cartridge. Guess the croc didn't really know the difference, nor care.

 

[Angelo_orygun]

Whaaa???? He killed it with one of those new fangled, soulless cartridges? I mean this croc SCREAMED for a traditional cartridge. Guess the croc didn't really know the difference, nor care.View attachment 489139

A soulless cartridge based on the 404, though…

 

[shotgungibbs]

I don't care how big he actually was, he's a large one!

 

[Nyati]

Big enough for me !

 

[Phil Giordano]

I'm curious to know how long the skull would be...just to figure out something in front of me...
Any guess?

 

[IvW]

Total scull just over 2 feet.
Nostril to eye in inches=croc lengrh in feet.
Same for the back foot print.
Scull from back of cap to nose is 1/8th of the crocs total lenght.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Total scull just over 2 feet.
Nostril to eye in inches=croc lengrh in feet.
Same for the back foot print.
Scull from back of cap to nose is 1/8th of the crocs total lenght.

So what is your guess of total length IvW?