Kai-Uwe Denker Takes 81-pound Elephant Hunting in Namibia

In Namibia, Kai-Uwe Denker continues to produce big elephant for his clients in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy (former Bushmanland). Continuing subscribers know Denker has a history of consistently putting clients on large elephant. Last year, he put 18-year-old Jordan Fields, daughter of former Congressman Jack Fields, on a bull that weighed in at 89.3 x 82.5 pounds. (See Article ID 2109 for the full account.) Denker is an old-fashioned, hard-core elephant hunter, and he reports kicking off the 2009 season by putting German client Norman Kronseder on a jumbo that has officially weighed in at 81 x 69 pounds. The longer left tusk is six feet and 9.88 inches long (2,08 meters) and has a circumference at the lip of 18.89 inches (48 centimeters). I hope to have a photo of Kronseder and his trophy posted to the Trophy Gallery section of our web site soon. (If elephant hunting is your passion or something you hope to do one day, check out Denker's book Along The Hunters Path for some breathtaking accounts about hunting this magnificent species. You can read the review in the Online Store on our web site.)

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