Well hell. Day and a half in and my wish list is almost complete. Cow buffalo is last on list, but weather is just not right. Riding around we start seeing signs of black mamba crossing the road and then actually drive up on one crawling up a tree. We stop and drops back in the grass and is gone before we can shoot it. Ride around and come up on a massive warthog and the hunt is on. We see him everyday but can't get a shot. Sit a couple of water holes but can't get a good pattern on him.this takes up days 3,4,and half of day 5. Around 3 pm the wind finally settled down to a steady direction and Ivan decides it's right to go hunt buffalo. We arrive at the property and start riding the roads looking for sign. Find the tracks of a single cow and start making a game plan.
Where she went in the brush was a area that the bulls liked to bed in so we walked around to the opposite side to see if we could catch her going to water and not disturb the bulls. Cause if we would have walked up on them, they would have been in our pockets before you knew it.
As we ease down the track, we start seeing ox peckers flying up and down. We head toward the area and see the cow coming towards us at a steady pace. Ivan sets up the sticks and tells me to wait until he stops her in the opening. She steps into the opening and Ivan bellows like a calf. She stops slightly quartering to me at 50 yds. Put it on the point of her shoulder and squeeze the trigger. She hunches up and then her nose hits the ground. I'm already reloading as Ivan says reload, shoot her again. I get back on her as she rolls on her side and gives a small bellow. Ivan tells me not to shoot again. We wait a few minute to top off and then head towards her. She is down. One shot from my .375 H & H with 300 grain TSX and she's toast. The bull i shot 4 yrs ago with the same setup was the same. 1 shot 70 yds. Dead buff. That 300 TSX is bad juju on buffalo. We get her set up for pictures then load her up and head to the shed. We get a chance to drink some beer and visit with Limcroma owner Hannes while they skin her then head to camp.
