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Dinner the last few nights has been Kudu steaks, Springbok loin, oxtail and Gemsbok
The weather today was absolutely civilized. Hi 30s when we went out but no wind and beautiful clear sky's.
Very little time on the ground today....a lot more driving. We saw this guy from a few hundred yds out and as we got close he bolted. We got on the ground and couldn't find him after about 300 yds. We got back on the truck and decided to backtrack to our S and then turn N. We hadn't gone very far when we almost missed him. If we'd just kept walking about 25 more yds when we were on the ground we'd have been right on top of him..now.we were ~250 yds from him. We closed the gap to 200.
He's very old...lots of battle scars
Very little time on the ground today....a lot more driving. We saw this guy from a few hundred yds out and as we got close he bolted. We got on the ground and couldn't find him after about 300 yds. We got back on the truck and decided to backtrack to our S and then turn N. We hadn't gone very far when we almost missed him. If we'd just kept walking about 25 more yds when we were on the ground we'd have been right on top of him..now.we were ~250 yds from him. We closed the gap to 200.
He's very old...lots of battle scars
Golden Wildebeest
I saw a black impala in Namibia at about 25 yards a few years ago and it was stunningly beautiful- yours looks like a monster! Very thick horns for an impala
Awesome! I'm assuming the Barbary Sheep/aoudad are introduced down there?
There around 80k of them in TX alone… I suspect that might be a low number too
ttha_aggie_09 said:
Awesome! I'm assuming the Barbary Sheep/aoudad are introduced down there?
Yes, I dont know how long ago. Northern Cape is the perfect climate for them, just like in TX
Weather was great in the afternoon....dropped a layer and no beanies.
We came on a mixed group of Wildebeest with one nice male King Wildebeest. We were at 200 yds and they were looking at us and just milled about....the King covered up all the time. We sat there for nearly 30 minutes before an opening came. He was.facing left only slight quartered.....
We came on a mixed group of Wildebeest with one nice male King Wildebeest. We were at 200 yds and they were looking at us and just milled about....the King covered up all the time. We sat there for nearly 30 minutes before an opening came. He was.facing left only slight quartered.....
Random sights
I dont think i have ever carried a heavier rifle rig...when grounded, it comes up just under my shoulder
Had a nice surprise this morning. Great weather, no wind (that chamged as the day went on, however), but we were driving along the range of hills toward the South of camp and Talon spotted a Mountain Reedbuck. I had given up as they are not common up here.
2 females and a male. They were about 2/3 of the way up the hill when we first saw them....ended up about 90% of the way to the top. 185 yds...he was quartering to our left facing us...it hit just a little back of where I wanted it placed but the bullet took out everything important in the way thru...a portion of his insdies were outside.
2 females and a male. They were about 2/3 of the way up the hill when we first saw them....ended up about 90% of the way to the top. 185 yds...he was quartering to our left facing us...it hit just a little back of where I wanted it placed but the bullet took out everything important in the way thru...a portion of his insdies were outside.
What an incredible view and picture!
japantiger said:
Had a nice surprise this morning. Great weather, no wind (that chamged as the day went on, however), but we were driving along the range of hills toward the South of camp and Talon spotted a Mountain Reedbuck. I had given up as they are not common up here.
2 females and a male. They were about 2/3 of the way up the hill when we first saw them....ended up about 90% of the way to the top. 185 yds...he was quartering to our left facing us...it hit just a little back of where I wanted it placed but the bullet took out everything important in the way thru...a portion of his insdies were outside.
Final hunt...White Flanked Impala. The horns are a beautiful translucent gold similar to the King Wildebeest...200 yds broadeside, slightly quartered toward us. Right in the center of the shoulder. He ran about 30 yds. Bullet cut across him and bulged the skin halfway back his body.
japantiger said:
Final hunt...
Nooooooo!
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clinte234 said:japantiger said:
Final hunt...
Nooooooo!
Any more and he would have to build a new trophy room. Not that that would be a bad thing.
That is a beautiful animal and a great way to end the hunt!
A little chilly today
The sky here....4S exposure and 8S exposure
Got at least one more Africa hunt to plan...
Right as the door closes on the latest chapter of the epic Africa thread, japantiger hits us with this teaser!japantiger said:
Got at least one more Africa hunt to plan...
Rifle talk:
I will preface everything below with I am spoiled on guns...so everything I say should be taken with a grain of salt. But I do have a couple of recommendations. Comments, insults and snyde remarks welcome
I Used 5 different guns in this trip.
All very capable guns.
My favorite was Vlams from KZN. Super lightweight and the eye relief and cheek comb all just fit.
Even after taping a pad to Thulani's rifle comb I could not produce consistent results on paper...I shot 3 animals with it. One of the 3 was a quality shot...they worked, but...
The monster weapon, Rem 700, here fit and shot well, bit I could not have used it in KZN. I physically would not have been able to carry it on the ground for that many miles/hours as we were in the ground....and it was too long to carry in bush that thick...not that there's anything wrong with thick bush .
Scope was the majority of my gripe. All three scopes were 2.5 x 8, 3 x 9 and 2.5 x 10.
Small appature scopes....not a lot of light comes in in the bush or early/late scenarios.
Magnification too low for my old eyes...also, I like my illuminated reticle/crosshairs...helps with the aim small miss small thing.
Now I say too low. I obviously managed, but time to get reticle movement under control, find animals, require animals after a shot and just where to put the crosshairs all took longer. And I had a hell of a time re-aquiring a shot animal.
I did a bad job of due diligence on what I would be using. Rifle caliber I didn't care...anything in the 270 to 3xx range would have sufficed
I should have specifically asked for a class of scope closer to what I normally use.
Both shotguns were perfectly adequate. The Ruger o/u was a great gun.
Rifle musings of a spoiled old man end....
I will preface everything below with I am spoiled on guns...so everything I say should be taken with a grain of salt. But I do have a couple of recommendations. Comments, insults and snyde remarks welcome
I Used 5 different guns in this trip.
All very capable guns.
My favorite was Vlams from KZN. Super lightweight and the eye relief and cheek comb all just fit.
Even after taping a pad to Thulani's rifle comb I could not produce consistent results on paper...I shot 3 animals with it. One of the 3 was a quality shot...they worked, but...
The monster weapon, Rem 700, here fit and shot well, bit I could not have used it in KZN. I physically would not have been able to carry it on the ground for that many miles/hours as we were in the ground....and it was too long to carry in bush that thick...not that there's anything wrong with thick bush .
Scope was the majority of my gripe. All three scopes were 2.5 x 8, 3 x 9 and 2.5 x 10.
Small appature scopes....not a lot of light comes in in the bush or early/late scenarios.
Magnification too low for my old eyes...also, I like my illuminated reticle/crosshairs...helps with the aim small miss small thing.
Now I say too low. I obviously managed, but time to get reticle movement under control, find animals, require animals after a shot and just where to put the crosshairs all took longer. And I had a hell of a time re-aquiring a shot animal.
I did a bad job of due diligence on what I would be using. Rifle caliber I didn't care...anything in the 270 to 3xx range would have sufficed
I should have specifically asked for a class of scope closer to what I normally use.
Both shotguns were perfectly adequate. The Ruger o/u was a great gun.
Rifle musings of a spoiled old man end....
I love that you threw in another bush joke
always the question - do I take my own guns and deal with all the hassle or use the PH's guns?
Last time I did a hybrid - used the PH's gun for 8 days. Model 70 Winchester, 300 Win Mag, with an ok scope - but missing a piece of equipment I really like when hiking all day - a sling! I especially like one when doing a lot of climbing up and down hills.
Thee last day i was still after my Kudu and borrowed another hunter's Gunwerks 28 Nosler with a telescope for the scope - which could have been used to look at the stars at night. Great gun
This year I will again use the PH gun....but I'm bringing a sling just in case.
Last time I did a hybrid - used the PH's gun for 8 days. Model 70 Winchester, 300 Win Mag, with an ok scope - but missing a piece of equipment I really like when hiking all day - a sling! I especially like one when doing a lot of climbing up and down hills.
Thee last day i was still after my Kudu and borrowed another hunter's Gunwerks 28 Nosler with a telescope for the scope - which could have been used to look at the stars at night. Great gun
This year I will again use the PH gun....but I'm bringing a sling just in case.
MAROON said:
always the question - do I take my own guns and deal with all the hassle or use the PH's guns?
Last time I did a hybrid - used the PH's gun for 8 days. Model 70 Winchester, 300 Win Mag, with an ok scope - but missing a piece of equipment I really like when hiking all day - a sling! I especially like one when doing a lot of climbing up and down hills.
Thee last day i was still after my Kudu and borrowed another hunter's Gunwerks 28 Nosler with a telescope for the scope - which could have been used to look at the stars at night. Great gun
This year I will again use the PH gun....but I'm bringing a sling just in case.
Yep, a seemingly little thing...a sling. No sling in EC or NC. The light rifle in KZN had a sling. I kicked myself the whole time for not bringing mine. It would have been very handy here.
Looking toward our room, last night in Africa this trip
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