Back at it I realized I didn't post a picture of Kelly;s Duiker cant seem to find one.
Loaded up and went to Ekongo Lodge went out with Kelly and Jonus after Eland and Hartebeest Did a couple of stalks with no luck. the area we where hunting in had lots of game, but was very brushy. Got back to camp and Brandon with Johan had got a Blue Wildebeest.
Went out next morning again with Kelly did 2-4 stalks on Eland but couldn't get a shot, lots of game but lots of brush and thorns. Very hard hunting. Kelly says he really likes this. Back for lunch Brandon had got a very nice Kudu.
Back out after Eland, seeing lots of animals in the bottom land. Kelly does a couple of stalks on Eland, I do a couple on Blue Wildebeest without getting a shot off. Back to camp for the night and Brandon had got his Springbok. turns out the area Brandon was hunting was a lot more open, make a plan for all of us to hunt that side of the farm.
Next morning Brandon decides to stay in camp, he had got all he was looking for at Ekongo. Kelly went out with Johan after Eland and I went after Blue Wildebeest with Jonus and Joshua did a couple of stalks with no luck, Back to camp Kelly had done a couple of stalks but no luck either. After lunch Brandon joined me did a couple of stalks and after a very long stalk on one herd I had my Wildebeest.
While I was stalking my Wildebeest the had radioed that Kelly had got his Eland, a very nice one and he worked hard for it.
on the way back ran into the other truck Kelly was stalking Impala, Heard shot and went and found them. Turns out Kelly followed instructions to a "T". They had talked about shooting rams, but when Johan said shoot the last one meaning the last ram, Kelly shot the last one inline which was a female, me thinks there was a little tiredness involved.
Kelly decided to celebrate his success and was in no shape to hunt the next morning, so Brandon and I went went out after warthog with out any success. Back to the lodge load up and head back to Shona, The boys went out after Gemsbok and Warthog while Johan and I checked baits, nothing hitting them. No luck with the boys.
The next morning Kelly went out with a new PH Ruan to his farm after Hartebeest. Brandon and I went out after Gemsbok and Duiker with Jonus. stalked a couple of Gemsbok no luck. while stalking a Gemsbok spotted a Duiker, after a short stalk I had my Duiker. I drove it to the skinning shed while Brandon and Jonus continued after Gemsbok. was told Kelly got a nice Warthog.
Kelly"s Duiker and his Warthog
went with Kelly the next day did a couple of stalks on Hartebeest without getting a shot off. Went to a water hole and sat for Warthogs. After a while Kelly and Ruan went looking for Hartebeest. We heard a shot, Kelly shot a Jackal. When they got back we went to another water hole and waited for Warthog, spotted one and started a stalk, Joshua called us and said there was a bigger one at the waterhole. Came back and stalked it found it lying under a tree. tried a shot from a awkward position and shot over top of it. The gods where telling me something, went back and tried for the first one with out any luck. Driving out we spot a Warthog about 400 meters up a hill and it is huge. Get off the truck and do a stalk, it's behind a bush so get into a sitting position on the sticks. As it's coming out I realize it is big, wait for it to set out and dropped it in it's tracks.
Kelly's Jackal or whats left
Meanwhile Brandon had got his Gemsbok a nice female
I'm going to stop here the next portion will have many pictures and it Breakfast time