Cilliers writes in an e-mail note he sent me, "I only managed to accomplish six hunts; time was short and very late for marketing. This specific concession is mainly frequented by bulls and very few cows. While constructing the camp in May, I saw a number of bulls in the 60-plus-pound range and two very large bulls in the high 70s. After returning from one hunt in September, I found three bulls together, two definitely in the 70-pound range and one extremely large bull that was definitely in the high 80s or more. Over the years I have observed that elephant bulls normally return to the same areas. With good rains and plenty of food, these bulls will most certainly concentrate and be found in the same area this year. It will definitely be one of my challenges in 2010 to hunt these bulls. I still have three openings left, and taken the rainfall this year, a good time will be mid-April through to June for big ivory."
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