Lets see some Kudu!

[Just a dude in BC]

Gent's there are some beauty Kudu in here! Great job!

I hit this guy last August with my 9.3x74r in the neck, after about 90 mins of hide and seek.

 

[MarkinMI]

...my first one, August 2024 in Limpopo, 51" and a long-held dream come true!

 

[BGGMKLR]

ZIM

 

[davidg8480]

RSA Northwest Province 137 5/8

 

[BGGMKLR]

Didn't need two...but too wide to ignore...non- typical so to speak.
Spike

 

[BGGMKLR]

Now

 

[TSALA HUNTING SAFARIS]

Very privileged to have shot this beautiful animal in our Mozambique area a few days ago.The type measure can only go to 60” and the there was about an inch an half of horn left not measured.

 

[Altitude sickness]

My wife and I have both shot what I would call normal trophy size Kudu.
Last year in Zim we were riding in the truck, checking leopard bait when it all white kudu 55 inch Ish was spotted. We quickly parked and went back after the Bull. We had dangerous game calibers and a .308 for shooting bait. I was handed to .308

We caught up to the bull and the sticks were thrown up several times and we would sneak further. Finally, I have the bowl in my cross hair. She is facing me straight on at about 150 yards. He is all white, but you can see his black stripes on the face and side clearly.

I had 100 grain CEB Safari raptor bullets loaded, and to that point had not shot anything with those bullets. So not being confident in that bullet and the angle I held off waiting for a better angle that did not come. The bull disappeared.

After that day, I shot six Impala with that bullet and learned that it would have easily handled that Kudu with a frontal shot and regretted not shooting.

I asked the pH several times to go after the bull and he said the trackers did not feel right about shooting an all white bull. they felt held a special meaning so he was deemed off limits. Probably for the best as I did not need another Kudu and it wasn’t worth disrupting the harmony on the team.

 

[Mac13]

Botswana with NKWE one year ago this week. Can't wait to get back there.

Same Kudu, picture that does him more justice. 61".

 

[Hunt anything]

@Mac13, beautiful bulls! What did the tall narrow bull measure? I’m a little different on kudu, seems like most like wide bulls but I’m drawn to the narrow deep curl bulls.

 

[Mac13]

@Mac13, beautiful bulls! What did the tall narrow bull measure? I’m a little different on kudu, seems like most like wide bulls but I’m drawn to the narrow deep curl bulls.

Thank You Very Much. Top two Bulls were both 60 1/2". Deep curls and mass is what makes a Kudu special in my opinion over length.
While all three went over 60", my sons was an absolute monster. Jaco said his horns were rubbed down and he was probably pushing 63" the year before. The bottom photo is not a make him look big photo, he really is that big. The way that hunt went down will be etched in my memory forever.

Here is a link to the story.

BOTSWANA: NKWE SAFARIS More Than Big Kudu​