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With the world record of Giant Sable in Angola. This Royal Sable measured 64 7/8 inches and was shot in Angola in 1949.
thanks for sharing, an amazing trophy to see!
 
That is a huge Sable Antelope! I don't think they come that big anymore. Wow! Thanks for sharing!

John Bellucci
Master Taxidermist
 
A former taxidermy curator at the Powell-Cotton Museum in UK is a friend of mine. He worked on a project to compare the DNA from some of the big sable in far Western Zambia with Powell-Cotton's Royal Sable taken in Angola that was mounted in the museum. There were common DNA threads, which explains why there was a 49.5-inch skull taken by a hunter who preceded my safari in that part of Zambia one year (very close to the Angola border). We took a 44.5-inch sable there, and I couldn't help thinking it had some Royal genes, too. One only wonders if any Royals remain considering all the strife Angola has incurred in recent times. In the early days, Bob Lee of Hunting World fame facilitated hunting safaris in Angola. Those certainly were good days of safari hunting.
 
A former taxidermy curator at the Powell-Cotton Museum in UK is a friend of mine. He worked on a project to compare the DNA from some of the big sable in far Western Zambia with Powell-Cotton's Royal Sable taken in Angola that was mounted in the museum. There were common DNA threads, which explains why there was a 49.5-inch skull taken by a hunter who preceded my safari in that part of Zambia one year (very close to the Angola border). We took a 44.5-inch sable there, and I couldn't help thinking it had some Royal genes, too. One only wonders if any Royals remain considering all the strife Angola has incurred in recent times. In the early days, Bob Lee of Hunting World fame facilitated hunting safaris in Angola. Those certainly were good days of safari hunting.
Now, I want to hunt a Sable in Angola! I'd settle for a 60". LOL
 
Excellent hunter. I believe I have phicially touched this trophy with my hands at their family house.
 

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