Africa's most dangerous large animal kills more people than any of the celebrated Big Five, and hunting an old bull on land — cut off from water on his night grazing route — is dangerous-game hunting at its rawest. Water hunts test precision instead: a brain shot on a surfacing bull at 60–100 m with nothing visible but eyes and ears. The enormous skull with its polished ivory tusks makes a museum-grade trophy.
Bulls are judged by body bulk, scarring from territorial fights, and tusk wear visible in the yawn. Your PH separates bulls from cows in the pod — get that wrong and the paperwork gets worse than the danger.
Land ambush at night-grazing crossings or precision water shots; .375 minimum with solids for the brain. Dry season shrinks pools and concentrates pods.
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Planning a first African hunt · rifles and calibres · best time of year · getting trophies home. All of it in the hunting guides.