Dande - Tuskless

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Woodleigh FMJ

We spent 13 hard, hot days hunting before we found a shootable tuskless cow for Roger. It was in thick bush and Roger did not have a clear shot. He took it and put the cow down and then finished it with 2 follow up shots.

Just returned from the most difficult hunt of my life! The Zambezi Valley is HOT in November!!!!! Daily temperatures ranged from 110-119 F over the 14 days in the valley. Nights were just a little better in the low 90's. The Jess bush is thick, thick and more thick. One has to get in Up-Close and Personal (25 yds or less) to determine the suitability for shooting a tuskless elephant, 156 to be exact. My hunting partner shot his on the 7th day at 12 yds! I collected mine on the 13th day at the rather long yardage of 24 yds. Given the opportunity I would hunt tuskless elephant exclusively! Not only is the hunt challenging, it is also conservation supportive of controlling the population to help maintain a balance of food and land mass for these huge animals as well as providing large amounts of meat for the natives in the area. CM (Buzz Charlton and Myles McCallum) Safaris and especially our PH Rex Hoets provided a quality camp, a fair chase hunt and a memory of a life time.

To this point of my hunting career, this hunt from my view point was the most demanding physically, due to the heat. Rex as our PH (Bob’s and mine) spared no effort to provide both of us a top quality hunt. I very much appreciated his experience and guidance. It would be an honour to again hunt with Rex.

- Roger Green, November 2009

Tuskless - Dande

416 Remington
410grn Woodleigh

It took 8 hard days of hunting in very hot weather to find Bob a shottable tuskless. It was moving in thick bush and stopped to look at us at 12 yards. Bob took the shot through some branches but due to the angle of the head was to the side of the brain and it took 2 more shot to put it down. Very difficult shooting due to the thick bush.

Hot, hot, hot!!!! Excellent tracking and PH work. We looked at over 100 elephant over a week before finding this tuskless near the Mozambique border. The gun fight was a DOG SHOW with an elephant ballet in brush. Rex backed my first shot which was where I aimed but due to the angle, to the right of the brain. I finished with a chest shot to the neck and we ran from the scene of the crime.

- Bob Schlidt, November 2009