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DeadEye_Dan wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Not even close to a million, $100, maybe $150k.

Very nice at any rate!

That's only 10kish a trip. Maybe if you bare bones it and not including getting the animal back and mounted.

No way. Trust me - I was less than 24 hours from wheels up when my oldest son got hospitalized, and I cancelled the trip. I've priced it all out.

Here a price list from the outfitter I was booked with, and prices are pretty much unchanged since 2009.
http://www.hunttrophiesafrica.com/price-list.html

From the picture I see 2 trips to Africa and possibly 1 to New Zealand, unless those were shot on ranches in Tx/Az, hell - all those could have been killed on ranches in the US.

The more I look at those pics, he could have been all in, including transport and taxidermy for $60-70k

Redbeard wrote:Pretty sure Dan's right. And even the 100k-150k seems a bit high. One of my supervisors has been twice. And his retired CHiPie dad has been four times. His dad has a little trophy room similar to that. My point...CHP salaries can't afford a million dollar trophy room

DeadEye_Dan wrote:

assateague wrote:I have zero desire to ever go to Africa. Actually, I have a negative desire, if that is possible.

Not me. Been reading stories of African safaris since I could hold a book.

Ruark? Hemingway? Harry Selby? J.A. Hunter??

Someday.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Yes I suppose you are right Reb.

If we assume that he shot one animal in each trip, and hunted 10 days each time, he might have spent half a million.

It's like everything else in this world, the variables are unknown.

When I look at a dozen plains game mounts, none of which are "exceptional" trophies I have a real hard time biting on the million dollar figure.

It's pretty generally accepted that you can do a plains game hunt in SoAfrica cheaper than a brown bear hunt in Alaska.

assateague wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:

assateague wrote:I have zero desire to ever go to Africa. Actually, I have a negative desire, if that is possible.

Not me. Been reading stories of African safaris since I could hold a book.

Ruark? Hemingway? Harry Selby? J.A. Hunter??

Someday.

Only one I've read (against my will) was Hemingway, and that dude died from a fucking thorn scratch. Eff that continent.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Yes I suppose you are right Reb.

If we assume that he shot one animal in each trip, and hunted 10 days each time, he might have spent half a million.

It's like everything else in this world, the variables are unknown.

When I look at a dozen plains game mounts, none of which are "exceptional" trophies I have a real hard time biting on the million dollar figure.

It's pretty generally accepted that you can do a plains game hunt in SoAfrica cheaper than a brown bear hunt in Alaska.

assateague wrote:I don't like Africa. It has never held any sort of appeal to me, at any point in it's history, nor do any of the animals there, or the idea of a safari, hold any sort of appeal to me.

In light of this, if you still think I would enjoy it, I will certainly give it a try, since I love to read.

rebelp74 wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Yes I suppose you are right Reb.

If we assume that he shot one animal in each trip, and hunted 10 days each time, he might have spent half a million.

It's like everything else in this world, the variables are unknown.

When I look at a dozen plains game mounts, none of which are "exceptional" trophies I have a real hard time biting on the million dollar figure.

It's pretty generally accepted that you can do a plains game hunt in SoAfrica cheaper than a brown bear hunt in Alaska.

No your right, going back and looking at the mounts it was at the absolute most 500kish and very well could've been considerably cheaper if done in 3 ir less hunts. I killed a cape buffalo and a an ebok(however it's spelled) in a 7 day trip.

assateague wrote:Figured I'd ask. I feel the same way about South America/the Amazon basin, but really enjoyed River of Doubt.

rebelp74 wrote:An eland, I was thinking it was called an ebok for some reason.

3legged_lab wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:An eland, I was thinking it was called an ebok for some reason.

The largest of the antelope species. Aren't they around 2000 pounds?

3legged_lab wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:An eland, I was thinking it was called an ebok for some reason.

The largest of the antelope species. Aren't they around 2000 pounds?

The Duck Hammer wrote:

3legged_lab wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:An eland, I was thinking it was called an ebok for some reason.

The largest of the antelope species. Aren't they around 2000 pounds?

The Lord Derby eland is actually the largest of the antelope species and adult males can weigh between 880 to 2,200 lb.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:

The Duck Hammer wrote:

3legged_lab wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:An eland, I was thinking it was called an ebok for some reason.

The largest of the antelope species. Aren't they around 2000 pounds?

The Lord Derby eland is actually the largest of the antelope species and adult males can weigh between 880 to 2,200 lb.

Thanks Cliffy!

Redbeard wrote:No offense Reb but I don't see how that hunt ran you 40k

DeadEye_Dan wrote:

The Duck Hammer wrote:

3legged_lab wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:An eland, I was thinking it was called an ebok for some reason.

The largest of the antelope species. Aren't they around 2000 pounds?

The Lord Derby eland is actually the largest of the antelope species and adult males can weigh between 880 to 2,200 lb.

Thanks Snapple!

3legged_lab wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:

The Duck Hammer wrote:

3legged_lab wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:An eland, I was thinking it was called an ebok for some reason.

The largest of the antelope species. Aren't they around 2000 pounds?

The Lord Derby eland is actually the largest of the antelope species and adult males can weigh between 880 to 2,200 lb.

Thanks Snapple!

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