Designed to gather scientific data while highlighting the importance that a buffalo's age is more important than its ‘inches’, the biennial award is designed to promote ethical hunting and a healthier, stronger population of all six species of African buffalo.
Only bulls that surpassed breeding age and were hunted from wild and free-ranging, self-sustaining herds, in an ethical, fair chase, track, walk-and-stalk manner were eligible for entry. To take part, hunters were simply requested to email a detailed description of the hunt, as well as photos of qualifying bulls they have taken in the past 10 years up to the end of the 2021 hunting season.
For the first time ever and with Rigby at the forefront, this initiative will enable leading buffalo scientists to compare
