Hello my fellow african addicts!

[broncolcj]

Greetings,

Lars is my name. Just started responding here. Joined a few months ago, figured I'd share some pics from my latest safari to introduce myself:

Incidentally the young fellow with the vaalie is Ryan Pienaar, the PH who showed me that beautiful creature.

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Welcome to AH Lars! Nice to have you with us!

 

[Royal27]

Welcome!!!

 

[broncolcj]

Welcome to AH Lars! Nice to have you with us!

Thanks! It's great to be here. Hopefully I will come hunt in Namibia in the near future.

 

[Saul]

Welcome. Those are some great trophies you got there

 

[broncolcj]

Welcome. Those are some great trophies you got there

Thanks! I had two really great PHs and one hell of a run of luck

 

[BRICKBURN]

Welcome to the posting side.

Lars that is one hell of a run of luck. That Vaalie is amazing and the Bushbuck to boot.

What's the story of the hunt on that Vaalie? Please….

 

[harden]

That Vahl is INCREDIBLE ! Welcome ! Nice way to say hello BTW

 

[broncolcj]

Welcome to the posting side.

Lars that is one hell of a run of luck. That Vaalie is amazing and the Bushbuck to boot.

What's the story of the hunt on that Vaalie? Please….

It was one of those things you hear about happening to other people but not me. It happened to me.

We'd had a VERY successful hunt in KZN (see kudu and bushbuck) and had 2 days together in the stormberg before I switched PHs for the duration. There were quite a lot of vaalies around but few mature rams. Still we managed to locate a 8 incher. Trouble was he located us first. We worked him for a day and a 1/2 but he wasn't having it and we lost him. With nothing to lose but our sanity, we cast about a few other basins and saw a promising herd. After a round-about drive and a careful stalk, the ram wasn't what we hoped. Getting near dark we sat near the truck and glassed for whatever we could see. We saw 3 ewes milling about a small rock outcrop and for a bit it looked like we were done. Then Ryan saw an ear flick in some grass. The exact words were "Jesus, he's a Monster!" The longest 2 minutes I've ever had hunting commenced. First he broke cover at 360 yards on a full gallop. We hopped in the truck and drove towards the mountain he made for. I couldn't track them but Ryan never lost them. Somehow they stopped at about 250 yards from where we parked. I was not aware crosshairs could bounce like that. I was shaking pretty bad by now and took a shot right over his back. Unfathomably, he actually ran CLOSER. he stopped at 200 yards, proceeded to turn quartering to us and somehow I got my trigger pull right. Ryan said his legs flew right out from under him and that was that. Many beers that night to make the shakes go away.
I am getting chills just writing this

 

[hunting4sanity]

Thanks for sharing those great photos and trophies ................. the only down side is that now I'm longing to return to Africa even more!

 

[broncolcj]

Thanks for sharing those great photos and trophies ................. the only down side is that now I'm longing to return to Africa even more!

Amen to that. I am already booking 2 trips for next year myself

 

[sestoppelman]

Welcome to the forum Lars! Those are excellent animals you have there. That bushbuck must push 15"!

 

[broncolcj]

Welcome to the forum Lars! Those are excellent animals you have there. That bushbuck must push 15"!

Thanks! The guys think he's even bigger

 

[IdaRam]

Welcome and thank you for posting the pics. Beautiful trophies! Sounds like it was a hunt of a lifetime
Congrats!

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Welcome to the forum Lars!

 

[spike.t]

lars welcome aboard, and may that lucky run continue!!

 

[bluey]

Larrs welcome and enjoy AH
Seen my first vaalie last week

 

[CAustin]

Great trophies sir! We all appreciate you sharing the pictures.

 

[Nyati]

Welcome to AH, Lars, very fine trophies !

 

[broncolcj]

Larrs welcome and enjoy AH
Seen my first vaalie last week

They are a beautiful creature aren't they?