Giraffe hunting?
03-06-2007, 12:25 PM
#22
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RE: Giraffe hunting?
In the two cases I know of people shooting giraffes...it was because they were sick...both were hunting kudo and other african species and the guides said for another fee we can let you shoot this dieing giraffe...one had cancer in it's leg the other was really old...and they try to get them out of the gene pool...
03-06-2007, 01:17 PM
#24
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RE: Giraffe hunting?
My taxidermist also went to Africa and took a giraffe as well as like 7 or 8 other animals.
All of the meat is left to (not donated to, that would indicate that you own it) the locals. and the hides and skulls are shipped back.
All of the meat is left to (not donated to, that would indicate that you own it) the locals. and the hides and skulls are shipped back.
03-06-2007, 02:41 PM
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RE: Giraffe hunting?
03-06-2007, 05:40 PM
#27
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Giraffe hunting?
My experience with giraffes:
Most folks that shoot giraffes do so because they've shot just about everything else. This is the rule, and of course, there are exceptions. Some guys think they're cool and look great in trophy rooms. One hunter on my last safari was dying to kill a giraffe.In the end, he did not do it. He spent the $3500 trophy fee on critters which presented a greater challenge.
IMO, a giraffe would be one of the easy trophies a person could ever kill. They are very easy to approach...The hardest thing about killing one is getting an arrow through their thick skin and bone structure.A giraffe'sheart is enormous and thus an easy target!I was with a Ph that shot one from 30 yards with a 70 lb Hoyt Magnatech. The arrow bounced off! Another Ph shotthe giraffein the back of the head with a 375 H&H as it was running away. The thing crumpled! We tried the bow again from a mere six yards. The arrow penetrated about four to fiveinches. After skinning the beast, It was easy to see why the arrow from that particular bow setup had little effect. The skin was nearly an inch and a quarter thick. No kidding! A bigger bow would have been a better choice. Thisgiraffe was a four year old cull animal (a bull).
SCI has no official scoring method for either giraffe or zebra. But it is pretty easy to distinguishmature animals. See links below:
http://www.huntingpictures.net/showphoto.php/photo/11424/size/big/sort/1/cat/500
http://www.huntingpictures.net/showphoto.php/photo/11419/size/big/sort/1/cat/500
I would definitely hunt zebra (have actaully spent 42 days trying to get one via spot and stalk), but I'll pass on the giraffe (they're cool to see though).
Most folks that shoot giraffes do so because they've shot just about everything else. This is the rule, and of course, there are exceptions. Some guys think they're cool and look great in trophy rooms. One hunter on my last safari was dying to kill a giraffe.In the end, he did not do it. He spent the $3500 trophy fee on critters which presented a greater challenge.
IMO, a giraffe would be one of the easy trophies a person could ever kill. They are very easy to approach...The hardest thing about killing one is getting an arrow through their thick skin and bone structure.A giraffe'sheart is enormous and thus an easy target!I was with a Ph that shot one from 30 yards with a 70 lb Hoyt Magnatech. The arrow bounced off! Another Ph shotthe giraffein the back of the head with a 375 H&H as it was running away. The thing crumpled! We tried the bow again from a mere six yards. The arrow penetrated about four to fiveinches. After skinning the beast, It was easy to see why the arrow from that particular bow setup had little effect. The skin was nearly an inch and a quarter thick. No kidding! A bigger bow would have been a better choice. Thisgiraffe was a four year old cull animal (a bull).
SCI has no official scoring method for either giraffe or zebra. But it is pretty easy to distinguishmature animals. See links below:
http://www.huntingpictures.net/showphoto.php/photo/11424/size/big/sort/1/cat/500
http://www.huntingpictures.net/showphoto.php/photo/11419/size/big/sort/1/cat/500
I would definitely hunt zebra (have actaully spent 42 days trying to get one via spot and stalk), but I'll pass on the giraffe (they're cool to see though).
