SOUTH AFRICA: Magudu Buffalo

[Dewald]

Late in 2022 I booked a buff hunt with Hugo Engelbrecht and Frans Loots in Magudu for an old Daggaboy in January.

After a day on the big tracks I got a quick but close shot on the bull late the Thursday with my .450-400 3&14” Gibbs. Full frontal and bullet (400gr Woodleigh) went somewhat left and low, resulting in a low single lung shot.

We tracked mud and blood through impenetrable thickets for hours before 24 hours of over 100mm of rain snookered us. Saturday and Sunday we continued, hoping we on the correct track. In the poor weather I’d swapped my double for my .416 Ruger Alaskan.

Mid Afternoon Sunday we finally braught the old boy down.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Hi Dewalt, would you do a late season wet hunt again?

 

[BRICKBURN]

Congratulations on getting the job done.

 

[Dewald]

Hi Dewalt, would you do a late season wet hunt again?

Hi Kevin. I haven’t forgotten about you Ferraday photos. Looking through the external HDs bit by bit.

I will hunt an old Buff every day of the year, rain, humidity, sunshine, cold and snow.

Hello. I’m Dewald and I’m an addict…

 

[TKessel]

Great bull! Thanks for sharing

 

[Silvine]

Very nice, That's a huge one.

 

[Dewald]

Never measured the horns, I’m scull mounting him. Carcass weight was 381kg or 840Lb

 

[Shootist43]

That is a nice buff. You must have had one "hell" of a tracker. Was he persistent or just lucky. LOL

 

[Dewald]

That is a nice buff. You must have had one "hell" of a tracker. Was he persistent or just lucky. LOL

We all worked as a team looking, listening and tracking. The lead tracker, Musa is very good though.

 

[sureshot375]

Hi Kevin. I haven’t forgotten about you Ferraday photos. Looking through the external HDs bit by bit.

I will hunt an old Buff every day of the year, rain, humidity, sunshine, cold and snow.

Hello. I’m Dewald and I’m an addict…

I've always wanted to visit Africa in the summer to see everything green and maybe even do the whole Christmas on the beach thing. However, the idea of hunting in the heat and humidity doesn't seem like the best time to me. I also assume that there is a mamba behind every bunch of grass that time of year, LOL.

Congrats on a fine trophy. You certainly earned it.

 

[Dewald]

Snakes we saw, but ticks and pepperticks are a handfull now

 

[gillettehunter]

Very nice looking buffalo. Good solid body and nice bosses. Glad you were able to find and finish him off.
Bruce

 

[AZDAVE]

Nice buffalo, solid work by the trackers to get you back on the bull. The pictures of the veld in summer green are very impressive. I have had a fight with pepper ticks before and they can be damn annoying.

Thank you for sharing

 

[cpr0312]

Congrats and thanks for sharing!

 

[Nyati]

Good buff, congrats