Hello,
I haven’t hunted in Africa before, but am starting to plan a trip for buffalo and hopefully a couple of other things for 2027 or 2028, and after ending up reading quite a few threads on here I thought I’d join to try and get the most out of it.
While I have never hunted internationally at all, I am Head Deerstalker (think PH in a tweed suit) here in the highlands of Scotland, where I run a 20,000 acre traditional deer forest, shooting about 300 deer a year. I have been hunting since I can remember, and working my way up through the industry since I was 15.
I am not at all knowledgeable about safari rifles, for the last dozen or so years I have had various deer rifles built and am very interested in precision shooting, with a 2km range of various steel targets here at home. I have kindly been invited buffalo hunting, so I won’t need recommendations about where to go (at least not the first time!), but I am sure there will be a lot of technical things along the way, in addition to the rifle which is my primary focus to organise at the moment.
A couple of photos to give you a flavour of what we do… I’m excited to pick your brains!
Best,
Sam
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