Giraffe Cull Hunt 2025 - AfricaHunting. com Good day Africa Hunting community, This coming 2024 season - as with every other one - we will have to do a bit of management on our Madikwe East home base as we continue to have an unprecedented number of Giraffe on the reserve Thus we are once again offering a cull hunt option for 2025 in
Giraffe Taxidermy Pictures - AfricaHunting. com Looking for ideas for a shoulder mount giraffe I'm thinking of a short pedestal to get it off the floor, but interested in all ideas Have you got any pics of really good giraffe mounts? Also, they shipped the giraffe legs to my taxidermist, have you seen any useful interesting things done
Giraffe Caliber? - AfricaHunting. com I'm planning on hunting giraffe on my next trip to Africa On my last trip (also my first trip) I took a 416 for buffalo and an 8mm Remington magnum for plains game The next trip will be plains game only, and I'd like to stick to one rifle, the 8mm I used 200 grain partitions on the last
The Role Of Ethical Hunting In Giraffe Conservation Understanding Giraffe Social Dynamics In the wild, male giraffes (bulls) follow a strict social hierarchy Younger bulls often challenge older, dominant males for the right to breed with females in the herd When a younger, stronger bull takes over, the older male is pushed out, left to live a
Giraffe caliber? - AfricaHunting. com I shot my first giraffe with a 375 and 300 gr bullets at about 50 yards with a lung shot I shot my second with a 300 win and 200 gr accubonds at maybe 80-120 yards on the follow up shots It was supposed to be a neck shot but didn’t drop like supposed to It was the lung shot that killed it
How did the giraffe get its name and what does it mean? The name "giraffe" is believed to have originated from the Arabic word "zarāfah," which means "fast-walker" or "one who walks swiftly " This name likely refers to the giraffe's characteristic
Giraffe question from newbie | Page 7 | AfricaHunting. com Click to expand Giraffe hunting isn't frequently discussed on hunting forums for several reasons Firstly, giraffes aren't commonly hunted compared to other big game animals Secondly, there's ethical concern as many see giraffes as iconic creatures deserving protection Thirdly, legal restrictions often limit or regulate giraffe hunting
Best calibre for Giraffe - AfricaHunting. com My thoughts follow: Giraffe is a very large animal Likely the largest of the common plains game species The torso of a Giraffe bull is larger, wider than a Cape Buffalo The hide of a Giraffe is tough and thick The bulls establish dominance by bashing those two short horns on their heads into one another's shoulders
Giraffe ideas - AfricaHunting. com Even a female giraffe is a big animal so you’ll have a lot to work with I have the legs and feet as well which I will make lamps out of Click to expand I like the floor mount idea, and thank you for the other ideas as well Wonder if I could get my wife to agree to some pillows or a rug
Giraffe Bone Knife Handles - AfricaHunting. com In 2018 I had the opportunity to take a giraffe while hunting My PH said at that time that I should take the giraffe shin bones back home with me, commenting that they are used for knife handles and if I were to ever want a custom knife made, it would make a nice memento of the hunt So