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Average trophy size in those countries where Southern buffalo are regularly hunted is dropping, andquickly. It is my belief that this is a direct result of this simple fact. A scoring system which places moreemphasis on a bull’s boss development and encourages the shooting of old, post breeding-age bullsneeds to be implemented, and the sooner the better. (At this point in time, one of the suggestions for anew method is to use the Rowland Ward, straight-line method, and add the ‘over the top’ measurement ofboth bosses for a final score.)Photo 11: This is a mature huntable BullA scoring system which encourages the shooting of bulls like shown on photo 11 and leavesthose like the one on photo 12 to breed, needs to be developed and implemented. I voiced myconcerns on this matter in my first buffalo book, ‘Nyati’. Unfortunately, my requests for a revision ofthe SCI scoring system went unheard.Photo 12: This Bull should be left alone128

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