bwanamrm
AH veteran
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I first traveled to the savanna of Cameroon in 2015 and had a great safari and collected my LDE, western savanna buff and 4 other B/C list animals but always wanted to go back and pick up a few animals I didn't get the first trip. Enter Faro Safaris which was one of the few safari companies that offered an eight-day buff/roan safari without having to pay full board for a longer LDE hunt.
I planned it two years ago to be sure I could make the trip in January when it is a wee bit cooler... 100 degrees midday rather than 115! The Vannier family has had Block 18 since 1971 and four generations have hunted the area. They have a great conservation legacy going here and a wonderful camp on the Faro River called "Eden".
I used a camp rifle, Brno .375 H&H that had some miles on it but shot where it was pointed. Importing guns into Cameroon is possible but a tremendous hassle and after a fiasco in 2017, when I tried to get a rifle in to hunt bongo with Mayo Oldiri I said never again.
I was paired with PH Frank Vannier, the father of Xavier, who pretty much has taken over operations now, and I couldn't have been happier. Frank had an encyclopedic knowledge of the area and was a great conversationalist. We got along very well. Camp was comfortable and the food was okay given what they have to work with in Cameroon.
I was successful on a great, old buffalo, a very nice and strikingly colored roan bull for my two A animals. I also took an exceptional kob, there are hundreds of them here and you can be very picky. I shot an unusual western bush duiker, both of these animals I did not take in 2015. I have taken roan in Benin and Burkina but this was my first in Cameroon. By day 5, we were down to red river hog, a rare and tough trophy to come by. We walked miles of riverine bush the last three days and found tracks, spoor and rootings but could never catch up to them. Such is hunting...
I can heartily endorse Faro Safaris, I took good representative animals and saw lots of game in the concession. There were two other hunters in camp with me and both got their LDE bulls so it was a happy camp. Below are a few pictures from the safari
I planned it two years ago to be sure I could make the trip in January when it is a wee bit cooler... 100 degrees midday rather than 115! The Vannier family has had Block 18 since 1971 and four generations have hunted the area. They have a great conservation legacy going here and a wonderful camp on the Faro River called "Eden".
I used a camp rifle, Brno .375 H&H that had some miles on it but shot where it was pointed. Importing guns into Cameroon is possible but a tremendous hassle and after a fiasco in 2017, when I tried to get a rifle in to hunt bongo with Mayo Oldiri I said never again.
I was paired with PH Frank Vannier, the father of Xavier, who pretty much has taken over operations now, and I couldn't have been happier. Frank had an encyclopedic knowledge of the area and was a great conversationalist. We got along very well. Camp was comfortable and the food was okay given what they have to work with in Cameroon.
I was successful on a great, old buffalo, a very nice and strikingly colored roan bull for my two A animals. I also took an exceptional kob, there are hundreds of them here and you can be very picky. I shot an unusual western bush duiker, both of these animals I did not take in 2015. I have taken roan in Benin and Burkina but this was my first in Cameroon. By day 5, we were down to red river hog, a rare and tough trophy to come by. We walked miles of riverine bush the last three days and found tracks, spoor and rootings but could never catch up to them. Such is hunting...
I can heartily endorse Faro Safaris, I took good representative animals and saw lots of game in the concession. There were two other hunters in camp with me and both got their LDE bulls so it was a happy camp. Below are a few pictures from the safari
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