Has anyone successfully hunted Giraffe with a bow? I'm highly considering adding Giraffe to my trophy list for my May safari. My brother hunted one last year with a rifle and it was quite a hunt! Almost an ordeal! Ha. I have started selecting heavy arrows, broadheads and tweaking my bow a...
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...
Giraffes look like VERY TALL horses! They have baige mixed with orange skin and brown patches. They are the tallest animals in the world with bluish tongues and cute faces. The Giraffe is a tall ...
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.
I am contemplating taking a giraffe during my planned 2021 safari. My problem is space - or lack of it - in my home for a shoulder mount. I am considering a European mount, but there will still be a lot of hide, bones, etc. left, which I do not wish to waste. Can anyone provide me with ideas on...
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...