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Hunt report from a 31 years old french hunter on buff/roan in CAR last March
We spent 13 days hunt with Hervé, it was his 3rd safari. His main goal was 2 buffaloes and a roan.
He shot his first buff the first morning, we were lucky to spot them from the car while we were looking for tracks. A short stalk and the big black bull stop broadside 50m away.... one shot behind the shoulder and the buff was done!!!! For the next 3 days we decided to hunt red river hog because they are very difficult, they go under cover very early and it is noisy in the thicket,not easy to see and get a shot. One morning we found a sounder just before they vanished in the "bako" and he shot a nice one. The same day in late afternoon a very good 12 1/2 harnessed bushbuck was in the salt. Two days later in afternoon we saw a lone bull roan,after one hour stalking herve shot, the front leg!! we got the blood trail and found him not far, a second running shot slow him down,the 3rd shot dropped him... Now we were on buffalo again, we tracked many herds without success, no good bulls, could not get a shot, too far, not luck. Finally we got close to a herd of about 30 animals, they were heading to an open plain I knew, we left the herd and run to take place in a open. He shot the buff at 30 m, that was great.... Hervé bagded a red flanked duiker an a big 24' lelwel hartebeest. We saw Derby Eland, Leopard and plenty of game. Nice hunt, nice man, good time....
