Africa passed up pics
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From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
Over the years seeing all the mount and harvest threads, let's see some photos of animals passed up. I was tempted by numerous Black Wildebeest, but never dropped the string.
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
Young bull
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
These guys were out of our league, cow was $75k and bull $90k.
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
Had already taken a great one when this cellar showed.
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
Also thought twice but passed on him.
Let's see some of yours-
From: JW
07-Aug-15
These guys weren't in the budget on my first safari, but they will be on my next trip!
From: JW
07-Aug-15
I had already taken a good Blue Wildebeest when this even better one showed up.
From: JW
07-Aug-15
Same thing on this Kudu.
From: DL
07-Aug-15
Ain't that the way it goes. Great animals come in after you've already shot one. Great shot angle on the buffalo. Never heard a thread on frontal Buffalo shots. Wonder Why? Maybe the guy that tried the first one isn't around.
From: GhostBird
07-Aug-15
Man, I would have shot that Impala in a heartbeat!
From: GhostBird
07-Aug-15
This Kudu needed a couple of more years.
From: GhostBird
07-Aug-15
Very young Kudu bull... but a cool photo.
From: GhostBird
07-Aug-15
Passed this Warthog & killed a better one an hour later.
From: GhostBird
07-Aug-15
Young Impala...
From: GhostBird
07-Aug-15
This Impala got a pass, but was killed by my buddy a couple of days later.
From: GhostBird
07-Aug-15
I had killed a nice Gemsbok the day before, so this one got shot with the camera.
From: GhostBird
07-Aug-15
Not on my menu this trip, however I would love to hunt Giraffe with a bow someday. These are huge animals. Especially when 15-20 yards away like this photo.
From: probuck
07-Aug-15
Could have joining the small group of people that have taken a bush buck while doing a spot an stalk. Maybe next time. Had to do a penalty shot latter that night for not shooting.
From: probuck
07-Aug-15
Anther penalty shot for me for pass on an there great opportunity.
From: probuck
07-Aug-15
I'm with JW on this one "next time"
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
Was not into Eland.
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
Monkeys
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
Ostrich
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
A white Blesbok
From: MathewsMan
07-Aug-15
But I did burn 3 entire days to finally get a shot at the Sprigbok in this photo between two smaller Blesbok than the one I shot.
From: probuck
07-Aug-15
Wanted to shoot this kudu but was told it was still to young. Glad too because I end up getting one I liked even more
From: WV Mountaineer
07-Aug-15
Wow. Just awesome. God Bless
From: drycreek
07-Aug-15
Never been , so can't cotribute, but the 90K rhino would have gagged me too. However, I would have mortgaged the house to drop the string on that buffalo !
From: EmbryO-klahoma
07-Aug-15
Cape buffalo, wildabeast, gemsbok, kudu, warthogs all interest me. Many of the others do not, including cats. I would like to kill a zebra too.
From: Buffalo1
07-Aug-15
I look at these photos of what hunters pass on. When I come home the common statement from people is ,"Is that all you shot?" My reply is, "Yep, that's all I shot but you would not believe what I saw."
This past trip in 2015, I had 766 animals within 20 yds. I only shot 8 animals. That's 1% of shot opportunities.
The trip before in 2013, I had 1795 animals within 20 yds. I only shot 6 animals. That's .3% of shot opportunities.
Anti's and non hunters think that hunters are raping the game numbers which is totally false. In reality it is the poachers who are destroying the game populations. Our message as being game managers and conservationist sadly gets lost or squelched by the media.
From: t-roy
07-Aug-15
My PH wouldn't give my bow back to me when this guy came in.
I told him that I was only kidding when I told him to take my bow from me if one of these guys came in!
From: t-roy
07-Aug-15
He never gave me a shot.
From: t-roy
07-Aug-15
Already had one of these.
From: t-roy
07-Aug-15
Just no desire to shoot one of these guys. No problem with somebody else, though.
From: huntmaster
07-Aug-15
I wish I had a two blade with me. Probably could've taken one blade out of my slick trick, but didn't think of that at the time...
From: huntmaster
07-Aug-15
Ostrich didn't really interest me my first trip.
From: Toby
10-Aug-15
From: Toby
10-Aug-15
Toby's Link
From: DL
10-Aug-15
My friend shot a 59" kudu. Several days he spotted a 61" . The reason I know it was 61" is he shot both of them. Hahaha.
From: MathewsMan
10-Aug-15
The Bull in that photo has to be over 56", It is longer and wider than the one I shot which was just over 54".
From: huntmaster
10-Aug-15
Already had one of these...
From: huntmaster
10-Aug-15
Maybe next time
From: huntmaster
10-Aug-15
I passed him up the first time... But got smarter the second!
From: scndwfstlhntng
10-Aug-15
sometimes ya just gotta sit and look at 'em. Here are some that I passed on for good reasons, and some where bad decisions. Enjoy
From: scndwfstlhntng
10-Aug-15
From: scndwfstlhntng
10-Aug-15
From: scndwfstlhntng
10-Aug-15
From: scndwfstlhntng
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From: scndwfstlhntng
10-Aug-15
From: scndwfstlhntng
10-Aug-15
And one of my favorites: (I had felt cocky after shooting a female the evening before and I thought that this might come through again. After the fact I was told that to see two mature bulls calmly like this midday was a bit unique and that I would regret it. They were correct on all accounts
From: scndwfstlhntng
10-Aug-15
And one of my favorites: (I had felt cocky after shooting a female the evening before and I thought that this might come through again. After the fact I was told that to see two mature bulls calmly like this midday was a bit unique and that I would regret it. They were correct on all accounts
From: jstephens61
10-Aug-15
Pig had some tusks. Wife didn't want a hog, until I had passed on this one 2 days in a row.
From: TradbowBob
10-Aug-15
I did regret passing on this.
TBB
From: TradbowBob
10-Aug-15
He was BIG!!!!
TBB
From: Frenchman
10-Aug-15
I sooo want to go back now!!!
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Need a year or two more
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Just out of range
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Smelled like death warmed over, but not in my price range
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Need a few more years here too
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Just out of range
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Not in the mood for chicken that day
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Meh....I don't know, maybe I should have shot?
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Too dark
From: No Mercy
11-Aug-15
Not in the budget
From: GhostBird
12-Aug-15
White Blesbok were off limits on this property.
From: GhostBird
12-Aug-15
Passed on a couple nice Nyala as I was targeting a specific bull.
From: GhostBird
12-Aug-15
I did not exactly pass this Bushbuck. He did not give me a shot on this day. Hunting the same hide the next day, he strolls in to the water and I missed a slam dunk 23 yard shot, @$#&...
From: Linecutter
12-Aug-15
Ostrich is one of the best tasting meats I have ever ate. Meat looks like beef, and from what I remember similar texture. If there were ostrich here I would be hard pressed to choose between it and deer as to which I would rather shoot and eat. Ostrich would probably win out. DANNY
