Buffalo Tracking At Save River Chapter I

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Friends,
I‘m always dreaming from Africa like you and I can‘t help doing it.
To stay in a camp, where at night you hear the lions roar and elephants are making barricades on your forest ways.
This is the aera I'm dreaming from.
I was in June this year at Save River, Zimbabwe,on the border to Mozambik and had a fabulous time.
Buffalos over buffalos and the old bulls, nevertheless not easy to get,like over all in Africa .
Exeptional some happy moments.
I’ve let go some strong bulls,because I did not want to bring myself in the first days arround the stalk with her 1.000 adventures (the last sentence is a google translation. Puhh, I would never come at these wording.Hope it's right,it's necessary to see my English sporty,it is and remains a foreign language ).
This is for myself more important than the shot.
And this was the first property that I felt, I can choose between several buffalos in the wilderness.
But hunting has also to do with „ to get“ and so I wished to bring it to an end at day 6 (from 7).
Because my lick strand of the stalks and buff seeings seemd to tear.
At home we say „arrogance comes befor him fall“.
And so it was-almost.
My double rifle I let at home and took my Brünner .375 with a good Swarowski scope and was very happy with this combiantion again.

Destination was that year Harare and there I ve been picked up from my wellknown (black ) PH and friend and we had to do a long ride by car going south at the border to Mozambik.
The formalities proceeded everybody all without problems.
But this time I had to check out and in in Joburg.
The girls from SAA in Munic noticed the weapon embargo and so I must go out in RSA and it was not allowed for me to stay in the transit aera.
I prefer everybody who lands with a gun in Joburg, to take a guide (they are waiting for us :) at the bulky luggage store) for 50.- $ (much to much my friends shouted me) and bring you about the hurdles of the gun- permit in South Africa.
The customs was very friendly ,but it needs time and when your connecting flight sits in your neck, think of me,you begin always to perspire.
Administration is much more popular there, than at home .
Here, the „father of all Daggaboys“ .
I get him with my .375H+H (Hornady solid bullet,use it beneth DGX ( Caustin !! :) ).
No 40 meters after the shot ,he droped in the sand of the thurstlands of Zimbabwe.
Rest of the story is following
Foxi
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Buffalo Tracking At Save River Chapter II: http://www.africahunting.com/threads/buffalo-tracking-at-save-river-chapter-ii.31045/
 
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That's just super Foxi, really glad for you.
 
Oh Simon ,
it is the drug of my life :)
 
The best drug to have in life...well almost...:love:
 
Foxi, can see he's an old bull, worn down hooks, but hard to see with mud, how old was the bull?
 
It was a good discussion at the camp.
I guessed him 15 ,16,17 years
For this age speaks ,that his molars was very,very flat.
I ve never seen anything like that.
But my PH doesn't agree with me,he said aginst it speaks, that he was in a good shape and a heavy body with lot of meat on .
And now ?
Could it be, that an egg is more clever (me),than the hen(myPH) ?
I dont think so.
An old worrior in every case.
Foxi
 
Good stuff, congrats on the buff!
 
Perhaps he was chewing a lot of sand in his dinners.

With horns that worn down he is an older bull for sure.

Very nice trophy. Congratulations on your hunt.
I appreciate your sharing your story with us.
 
Great old bull. Well deserved trophy. Congratulations.(y)

Were you in the Save Conservancy or on the river across from the Gonarezhou?

$50 for a rifle clearing company. Good price. Do they sprechn sie Englisch?
 
@Foxi I am very happy for you. You took a wonderful old bull. You should be very proud of him!
I am also gratified to hear that your Hornady ammunition got the job done without problems.
So am I to understand that the kill shot was with a DGS?
 
Hey Caustin ,old africanfighter and the other gentlemen.
Thank you, reading my report.
Normally I load one soft,one solid.
Its now the third bull I shot with Hornady DGX/ DGS bullets .
I have absolute no reason to change.
Wheels: our camp was in the conservancy near Chiredzi.
Save River was exactly one of the borderlines.
Brick: I ve seen the jaws from roebucks, which was living in a sand area .
The molars are more grind down, than in other properties.You right.
To stupid,that I didn't photograph the jaw of the bull.
It could be interesting for the dentists among you .
Foxi
 
Thats a really great buff Foxi, Well Done
 
Looks like you caught up to him while still in the mud! Again congrats!
 
Looks like you caught up to him while still in the mud! Again congrats!
yes,the bull was just coming out from his shower
and the .375 Hornady bullet has dried him :)
 
Foxi how do you plan to have the bull mounted?
 
just europeanstyle like that
buff Gwayi.JPG


I have one shouldermount (sorry for the fancy dress ,I havn't an other pic at the moment ,it was from the last Soccer world championship :))




Buff shouldermount.jpg


and here special for you and other elephant enthusiasts here in AH:
Almost actuell from Zimb (Dete-Gwayi)
This summer a good elephant (50/48 pounds)
My hunter and a client
50pounder.JPG
 
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Cant get better than that!!

old crusty bull.
 
I have one shouldermount (sorry for the fancy dress ,I havn't an other pic at the moment ,it was from the last Soccer world championship :))

Belated congratulations on the World Cup Championship!
 

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