Bubye Valley Cape buffalo experience?

[Zim Fan]

The plainsgame are in recovery mode and there are efforts to bring them back to prior levels. Currently its a primarily Buffalo hunt destination and if you want I really nice Lion I would encourage you to go there and help the plainsgame. Numbers are not as good as 10 years ago, but not as dire as nothing left.

Our hunt from 2024

 

[Aussie_Hunter]

Really good population of impala, zebra, warthog, Hyena when I was there last year. Saw quite a few wildebeest and some kudu as well. But I would agree the primary species in the Bubye is buffalo.

 

[Pittiglio2]

My father and I hunted the bubye out of the Nengo camp 2024 through the Memorial Day holiday. My dad was planning on a buffalo I was along for the trip as a first timer. The most incredible trip I have been on. Every day we went out for buffalo we were on buffalo. Saw plenty of other game throughout the trip. We had encounters with the big 5 in the first 24 hours of being in camp. The landscape was green but we were still able to hunt/see plenty of game. My dad was successful on day 5 of a 10 day hunt. His story was submitted in the second edition of the @RIGBY dagga boy contest. Total trip was 1 dagga boy, 2 kudu, 2 impala, 2 waterbuck, 1 zebra, 1 warthog,1 wildebeest.

 

[Adam Stevens]

There's just something about those white hairless faced Dugga boys that make you want to keep hunting for them!

 

[Fzj80]

My father and I hunted the bubye out of the Nengo camp 2024 through the Memorial Day holiday. My dad was planning on a buffalo I was along for the trip as a first timer. The most incredible trip I have been on. Every day we went out for buffalo we were on buffalo. Saw plenty of other game throughout the trip. We had encounters with the big 5 in the first 24 hours of being in camp. The landscape was green but we were still able to hunt/see plenty of game. My dad was successful on day 5 of a 10 day hunt. His story was submitted in the second edition of the @RIGBY dagga boy contest. Total trip was 1 dagga boy, 2 kudu, 2 impala, 2 waterbuck, 1 zebra, 1 warthog,1 wildebeest.

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That’s epic! Who did you all hunt with?

 

[Pittiglio2]

That’s epic! Who did you all hunt with?

We hunted with Rob Lurie

 

[Pittiglio2]

There's just something about those white hairless faced Dugga boys that make you want to keep hunting for them!

We were after this one for 2 days. Our first encounter was a tree that he had tore up and bled all over it. Rob kept a stick with some blood on it for good luck. As you can see in the picture there is some dried blood on his head near his left boss. Was an epic first time safari for me I’m now hooked.

 

[RIGBY]

My father and I hunted the bubye out of the Nengo camp 2024 through the Memorial Day holiday. My dad was planning on a buffalo I was along for the trip as a first timer. The most incredible trip I have been on. Every day we went out for buffalo we were on buffalo. Saw plenty of other game throughout the trip. We had encounters with the big 5 in the first 24 hours of being in camp. The landscape was green but we were still able to hunt/see plenty of game. My dad was successful on day 5 of a 10 day hunt. His story was submitted in the second edition of the @RIGBY dagga boy contest. Total trip was 1 dagga boy, 2 kudu, 2 impala, 2 waterbuck, 1 zebra, 1 warthog,1 wildebeest.

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That is a fantastic bull! Congratulations and thank you for participating in the Rigby Dagga Boy Award! The plan is for the book to be published this summer.

 

[Adam Stevens]

That is a fantastic bull! Congratulations and thank you for participating in the Rigby Dagga Boy Award! The plan is for the book to be published this summer.

thats excellent news!

I know alot of members would pre order from this forum alone

 

[Fzj80]

We were after this one for 2 days. Our first encounter was a tree that he had tore up and bled all over it. Rob kept a stick with some blood on it for good luck. As you can see in the picture there is some dried blood on his head near his left boss. Was an epic first time safari for me I’m now hooked.

I would love to read his story

 

[Fzj80]

Dave Langerman is in the Bubye and in the past two days and has seen 30 different Dagga Boys in that time. The bush is green and thick but no problem taking an old bull today. Charity and Thomas are a great team, one can track anything and the other has hearing and eyesight second to none.

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Here is Charity and I waiting with my Bull while the Land Cruiser made its way in! Wasn’t expecting him to be on my crew but what a pleasant surprise.

I’m currently still here hunting but the BVC has been an absolutely amazing experience. We killed a very nice old bull on day 4. Planning to do a hunt report and post more pics later.