Top_Heavy's World

The bull was huge, there is no other way to describe it, way over 1500 lbs. This magnificant creature was the biggest eland ever taken on this ranch and when it was harvested was in the top 75 ever recorded, today the bull still scores in the top 105 all time. The bullet had entered exactly as I wanted, just behind the last rib. It traveled over 50" through both lungs, just above the heart and into the off shoulder. The bullet was recovered and the 300 grain Trophy Bonded Bear Claw bullet retained an amazing 98% of it's original weight. I had walked for over 2 days, lost sleep, lost weight, fought exhaustion and dehydration, all of the important parts of earning a trophy of this caliber, then I got the results in the easiest harest seen by my PH, a 60 yard standing shot from a rest. I wish I had my bow, I believe I could have moved up on the bull into easy range. The wind, the noise from the leaves, I believe it would have been perfect, this bull would have scored many inches over the current free range Livingston Eland World Record... it wasn't to be, as I left the bow back at camp.