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I did a Tuskless & Buffalo hunt with Dalton I October 2024. Best trip of my life! You can’t go wrong with Dalton & York Safaris. @DALTON & YORK SAFARIS Next trip to Zimbabwe for me will for sure be with them.

I had the pleasure to hunt with Dalton (Dalton&York Safaris) in October of this year. Did a great two-site hunt with 7 days in Chewore South (Tuskless and Buffalo) and 5 days in Omay (Hippo and PG). Would recommend anyone who has the possibility to hunt two areas to do so… like being on two...

Never thought I would say this but don’t go for the 9.3x62 unless you want to be a true purist… just to be clear… I believe that the 9.3x62 and the 9.3x74r (depending upon what rifle one owns) are the best caliber in the world. 6.5x55 (instead of the 270) 8.5x55 (keep it, unless it is traded...

Great to see/heard that it is appreciated. I have found that writing these report help me sort out and bank my memories from the trip in a better way. Furthermore, (with the risk of sounding pretentious, which I am not) I hope that my trip can aspire and/or help a fellow AH member who is...

Yes, 500grain Woodleigh RNSN on the left and 500 grain Swift A-Frame to the right. Both loaded in Normas PH range of ammunition. These are originally/stock loaded with Woodleighs, but I have altered some to be equipped with Aframes as well. In my rifle, the Aframes print to the same POI as the...

Part 4, Day 4 - “Amazing, absolutely fucking amazing” After Day 3’s missed opportunity we loaded up early and left camp by 05:15 to start looking for buffalo tracks. I felt ready for a new chance and was really looking forward to a new day of intense hunting… intense, might have been the...

Part 3 “Recovery and a missed opportunity” Day 2 Recovery of the tuskless and recovery of me… After a long and needed night’s rest, Day 2 would be focused on recovery of the harvested animal from the day before and my physical body. The day started with a wonderful breakfast in camp and recap...

Thanks for highlighting this part. As I have previously stated, this was my first DG hunt in Africa and like everyone else, I read articles and watched YouTube clips about charges and when things "go wrong" in Africa. This of course creates a perceived view of what to expect but Dalton was clear...

Part 2 already today per popular demand… Day 1 cont’d The tuskless was facing away from us and didn’t turn its head, for what felt like an eternity… suddenly it swung its head to the right and presented a decent angle for the shot. Dalton gave the go-ahead… but I hesitated ever so slightly...

A important part of a sentence in the last paragraph didn't make it from my word-file. Sorry for that... Dalton made the decision that is was time to get closer as the herd had moved away from the water hole and were now feeding on the other side...

Finally found some time to start the write-up after this magical adventure. See this as part 1… more parts to come…. Day 0 – The trip is part of the journey After a long flight from Europe to Zimbabwe, we were greeted and assisted thru Immigration and Customs by a couple of local guys that...

Things have been quite hectic since I landed back in Europe last Friday… I will need a couple of additional days to get sorted out before I can sit down I write about my adventure… But until then I will leave two short quotes: - ”Amazing, absolutely fucking amazing” - ”We chose to do it, not...