Cleathorn
AH veteran
I have bee an AfricaHunting member for a long time, though I have not posted in a very long time. Not much worth saying anymore. But every once in a while, something comes along with sharing.
I go to Africa almost every year. Now I usually take employees, friends or my kids so they can experience Arica. On my last trip, I took 6 first time African hunters. My good friend and independent PH phoned me and said he found a large farm that had not been hunted in a very long time. He had been there to scout, but had not hunted yet. Sure, everyone has heard something similar. Except that I know and trust him, so if he thought it was worth a try, we should give it a try. Sometimes, rarely, but sometimes, the rumors are true.
The old cowboy in the picture (unfortunately its not a photo of me), took this Kudu on his first trip to Africa. It is the first African animal he ever shot. Photo's are tough so I will tell you: 64" on the left (hunter's right) and 63 5/8ths on the right. A remarkable giant in any era, but obviously still possible.
The Sable (my PH in the photo) died in that crevice. The Sable is an amazing 44". When the PH has that look, its something special. Hunt hard and sometimes amazing things happen. We harvested 54 great animals, and 10x as many great stories, on that hunt.
After a few weeks in RSA, I went to Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is always interesting. I highly encourage hunting in Zimbabwe.
The snake is a Black Mamba. It was in the kitchen. For those who care about measurements, it was about 9'. Great story for another time, but the highlights are that the camp cook was on the countertops screaming bloody murder, I held onto my beer without spilling a drop, and my good friend and great PH killed the bloody thing with a forked stick and sauce pan. But, he did spill his beer so I win. Those Zim guys are great hunters, and good fun, but nuts.
The Buffalo photo is just fun. I'll let the experienced (and new) AF guys speculate on how close that ol' boy was to put those 2 shots in those places. I will say thank god for double rifles, thank god for practice, and thank god for the camp staff that do laundry every day. In truth however, the underwear from day might not have been salvageable.
I'm off to Africa again in a few weeks with 8 new African hunters. I am sure something interesting will happen.
I go to Africa almost every year. Now I usually take employees, friends or my kids so they can experience Arica. On my last trip, I took 6 first time African hunters. My good friend and independent PH phoned me and said he found a large farm that had not been hunted in a very long time. He had been there to scout, but had not hunted yet. Sure, everyone has heard something similar. Except that I know and trust him, so if he thought it was worth a try, we should give it a try. Sometimes, rarely, but sometimes, the rumors are true.
The old cowboy in the picture (unfortunately its not a photo of me), took this Kudu on his first trip to Africa. It is the first African animal he ever shot. Photo's are tough so I will tell you: 64" on the left (hunter's right) and 63 5/8ths on the right. A remarkable giant in any era, but obviously still possible.
The Sable (my PH in the photo) died in that crevice. The Sable is an amazing 44". When the PH has that look, its something special. Hunt hard and sometimes amazing things happen. We harvested 54 great animals, and 10x as many great stories, on that hunt.
After a few weeks in RSA, I went to Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is always interesting. I highly encourage hunting in Zimbabwe.
The snake is a Black Mamba. It was in the kitchen. For those who care about measurements, it was about 9'. Great story for another time, but the highlights are that the camp cook was on the countertops screaming bloody murder, I held onto my beer without spilling a drop, and my good friend and great PH killed the bloody thing with a forked stick and sauce pan. But, he did spill his beer so I win. Those Zim guys are great hunters, and good fun, but nuts.
The Buffalo photo is just fun. I'll let the experienced (and new) AF guys speculate on how close that ol' boy was to put those 2 shots in those places. I will say thank god for double rifles, thank god for practice, and thank god for the camp staff that do laundry every day. In truth however, the underwear from day might not have been salvageable.
I'm off to Africa again in a few weeks with 8 new African hunters. I am sure something interesting will happen.
