Cajun Hunter
AH senior member
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2022
- Messages
- 78
- Reaction score
- 179
- Location
- Grosse Tête, Louisiana
- Member of
- SCI NRA
- Hunted
- Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
If we sit in the LazyBoy all the time, probablity is pretty low to getting hit by a cab. So, those of us who are active are sooner or later going to have a bad trip or some other unpleasant experience. My most recent trip to SA was one of those.
It began badly due to weather delays getting to Atlanta for the connecting flight. Could not get out of NO so missed our flight. Got on the following day which ment one less day of hunting so things were not looking good already. Got to camp with out much fanfare except for the roads being some of the worst I have ever seen even in Africa. Place was very nice and concession owners were terrific. Oh, did I mention that this was my first hunt with this outfitter? Remember that as I surly will. First morning went to range to check rifles. My .223 that I had brought along to shoot Baboons blew up in my face. There was apparently an issue with one of my reloads and I haven’t at this time figured out the problem. I did have some metal particles in my eye which didn’t get removed until I got home and could get proper eye care. Thankfully all good with the eye. Rifle is trashed. After a day or so my vision got to a point where I could resume hunting only to find that there was nothing to hunt. The area where we were located had recently been flooded as evidenced by debris on fences and in brush. Most all the animals had been displaced and hadn’t as yet returned. Did I mention that I was to be hunting Buffalo? Three of them to be exact! Also I had prepaid my hunt. My hunting companion on the other hand had only paid a deposit. Each morning he was driven about two hours away to another area and had a very successful hunt taking I think 7 animals . He shot one of the best Sables I have ever seen and an exceptional Bushbuck as well. I am not going to disclose the outfiffer as we are still discussing a possible refund since elected not to relocate me to another property where there were huntable populations of Buffalo. I spent the remainder of my hunt looking for tracks and spoor that didn’t exist. Upon making an exit and returning to the airport for the flights home, I had the pleasure of bumping to a fellow AH Brother PARA-45. We had good conversation before sharing the flight back to Atlanta. He had an excellent hunt experience and I have seen his post detailing all the events and animal photos. Congrats and good hunting in his future!!
I’ll be getting back on the horse for another trip this September along with my wife to Zimbabwe for Elephant, Buffalo and Hippo. Will be hunting with TIA-5 and my good friend
Andy . We will be in the Omay and PH will be York of Dalton & York fame. Hope to have some good photos to post upon our return especially since the last effort didn’t produce any. Especially for first timers, make sure of your outfitter and get references from hunters you trust before booking and don’t prepay your trip in its entirety!!
It began badly due to weather delays getting to Atlanta for the connecting flight. Could not get out of NO so missed our flight. Got on the following day which ment one less day of hunting so things were not looking good already. Got to camp with out much fanfare except for the roads being some of the worst I have ever seen even in Africa. Place was very nice and concession owners were terrific. Oh, did I mention that this was my first hunt with this outfitter? Remember that as I surly will. First morning went to range to check rifles. My .223 that I had brought along to shoot Baboons blew up in my face. There was apparently an issue with one of my reloads and I haven’t at this time figured out the problem. I did have some metal particles in my eye which didn’t get removed until I got home and could get proper eye care. Thankfully all good with the eye. Rifle is trashed. After a day or so my vision got to a point where I could resume hunting only to find that there was nothing to hunt. The area where we were located had recently been flooded as evidenced by debris on fences and in brush. Most all the animals had been displaced and hadn’t as yet returned. Did I mention that I was to be hunting Buffalo? Three of them to be exact! Also I had prepaid my hunt. My hunting companion on the other hand had only paid a deposit. Each morning he was driven about two hours away to another area and had a very successful hunt taking I think 7 animals . He shot one of the best Sables I have ever seen and an exceptional Bushbuck as well. I am not going to disclose the outfiffer as we are still discussing a possible refund since elected not to relocate me to another property where there were huntable populations of Buffalo. I spent the remainder of my hunt looking for tracks and spoor that didn’t exist. Upon making an exit and returning to the airport for the flights home, I had the pleasure of bumping to a fellow AH Brother PARA-45. We had good conversation before sharing the flight back to Atlanta. He had an excellent hunt experience and I have seen his post detailing all the events and animal photos. Congrats and good hunting in his future!!
I’ll be getting back on the horse for another trip this September along with my wife to Zimbabwe for Elephant, Buffalo and Hippo. Will be hunting with TIA-5 and my good friend
Andy . We will be in the Omay and PH will be York of Dalton & York fame. Hope to have some good photos to post upon our return especially since the last effort didn’t produce any. Especially for first timers, make sure of your outfitter and get references from hunters you trust before booking and don’t prepay your trip in its entirety!!
