Recent content by wildfowler.250

Thanks folks. I think it is the tracking and wilderness I’m after. I’m sure a buffalo would get the heart rate up. I’ve never really desired one prior to coming on here to be honest. I think probably because they seemed out of reach. But it is doable saving a few K a year and going in 5–10...

When it comes to looking at picking up extra shifts and they’re the same price as a car, it’ll probably have to be one and done :ROFLMAO:

I do get that. For me it was always going for a kudu. Even from a young age. I scratched that itch on my trip and managed to get one on a low fence cattle farm area. Maybe didn’t scratch the wilderness itch though. Nyala was a close second. I do really like zebra for some reason and could hunt...

Thanks for the reply! What I’m trying to gauge is would you weigh the experience well above plains game? You could probably take anything from 5-10 PG animals ,(assuming $2k - $4K per animal) for one Cape buffalo. I feel the hunt and remoteness swings it for the buffalo. But I just wanted to...

Folks I’m planning trip 2,(yes I said once and once only to the other half..). Now this may be 4-5 years away with how things go but what I’m trying to work out is: Is a Cape buffalo hunt worth the same / more than a weeks PG hunt? In experience or adventure. What I feel I’ve missed a bit is...

Very helpful. Besides trawling through reports,(which is all part of it) where do you find the best info on areas? I had been looking at the omay? I’d been speaking to one PH last year and he said that some blocks in caprivi are transient and entirely depends on if the animals have moved in/out...

Folks, what would you consider to be the best hunts you’ve done? From an average hunter perspective, I’m weighing up a return trip in the future. Now that may be in five years of savings for another PG hunt. Or maybe hold off 10, save a little more, and do a DG / Cape buffalo? What trips or...

Funnily enough I just stumbled onto Mana pools this evening. Briefly looked into Hwange in the past. These parks are so unknown to me that I’ve only heard of Hwange from blood origins podcasts so more research needed on my part. Appreciate the suggestions! I’ve started looking into Zim a lot...

Thanks for the help folks. I think this thread has basically helped me realise that buffalo in Zim is far more likely what I’m after. It seems to be about £5k cheaper than say Botswana,(which is a lot really). How Zim ties in for a photographic safari I’ll have to see.. but may either do two...

Very helpful, thanks! That’s probably sensible although I don’t know how many times I’ll be able to afford going over. I never thought I’d manage a second time. It might make sense to do one photographic/wife trip and a proper buffalo trip in middle of nowhere another time Thanks! I’ve started...

Thanks folks! Lots of options here which is really helpful and what I want but does make it confusing as well! So general thoughts: Yes nice accommodation for this particular trip would be important as it’s a one off. I presume from what I’m reading other countries aren’t quite as on par with...

Will run it past the boss. Thanks for the help! I’ll have to tie it in with big five stuff one way or another

Thanks folks. Yeah I hadn’t considered that as a slam as such. Purely that eland ,(especially if tracking) would be a really cool hunt. And if I can’t afford a buffalo,(there’s about 10x eland to 1 buff in cost) then the tracking aspect of the hunt may be a close second? Bushbuck came into it...

Thanks gents. Brilliant and honest replies! I’ll reply properly / in full when I can give them the time they deserve but essentially: I’m planning a safari holiday with the wife mainly. This will probably come down to TZN or Bots but I don’t think I can do Tanzania hunting cost wise,(certainly...

I’m sure a few people have hunted in Botswana on here but it seems to be lower in prevalence than South Africa, Namibia and Tanzania? What have people’s experiences been like? Is plains game good there? I’m tempted to go see chobe or okavango, and for some plains game,(possibly a buffalo if I...