The Lambart Family Safari

[thriller]

oh I hope they made it thats not a flight you want to miss.

 

[Art Lambart II]

Well we all made the flight to SA but our rifles didn't so we are using the PH's rifles. Hopefully our guns arrive at camp tomarrow.

 

[BRICKBURN]

What the hell is happening this year with the delayed firearms? Third story this year. hmmm.

Shot straight. Have fun.

 

[CAustin]

Art,
Glad you guys got there! What a time for Delta computers to go down.
Make the best of it my friend.

 

[cpr0312]

Glad yall made it! Enjoy and make the best of it until your rifles get there

 

[thriller]

Glad yall made it! cant wait to see the report, have fun

 

[gillettehunter]

Glad you made it. Best of luck. Pick your shots and make them count! Have lots of fun. Bruce

 

[Art Lambart II]

My first African animal. I need to shoot better, fat guys shouldn't have to run thru the bush. I'll provide a full report when I get back to the states, needless to say their is a story to tell

 

[Clayton]

Nice trophy, congratulations. Us heavier folks shouldn't have to run ANYWHERE.

 

[CAustin]

View attachment 157185 My first African animal. I need to shoot better, fat guys shouldn't have to run thru the bush. I'll provide a full report when I get back to the states, needless to say their is a story to tell

Art are you saying that you had to chase a Zebra too! You don't look so tired in the photo! Keep shooting my friend. Hope your dad and brother are doing well.

 

[cpr0312]

Great start!

 

[buddy48]

Congtatulations! I'm with you. Fat guys shouldn't have to run.....Unless something is chasing us!

 

[Art Lambart II]

No running required for trophy #2. A year and a half of planning and practicing with my 35 whelen and thanks to Delta I took my first to animals with a 270.

Good news the guns just arrived

 

[Clayton]

You're on a roll! Nice rifle BTW.

 

[cpr0312]

Nice kudu!

 

[BRICKBURN]

You still get to take your first animal with your rifle now. The others set you up for a mulligan. Honest

 

[CAustin]

Nice kudu Art. How are your brother and dad doing?

 

[Art Lambart II]

On day 1 dad got a 17 Blesbok and my brother took a nice impala. On the morning of day 2 dad shot a nice impala.

 

[Art Lambart II]

Day 2 started cool and bright with the promise of wildebeest in the air. We hunted a more open Savanah, 30 minutes into our stalk we encountered a heard of 20 or so we started moving into position for the shot but we were busted several time or I didn't like the shot. Between the rising sun and the tall grass the shooting conditions weren't ideal. At 120 yards I sent 250 grains of Nosler partition into a quartering towards wildebeest. It was a solid hit and he headed into the thick bush. We found the spore and decided to give some of the younger tracking dogs some practice following a blood trail, everyone expected to find a dead wildebeest at the end of the trail, suddenly the barking changes and I'm running thru the bush for the second time in two days. So now I have two young dogs playing tag with a wounded wildebeest, finally a neck shot opened up and I put him down for the count. My first shot was ok but it should have been a bit more to the center of his chest thankfully my guns arrived last night and I was using my Whelen.

 

[Art Lambart II]

So as we are driving back to camp we see two Gemsbok and my PH, BP start yelling gold medal, gold medal, come, come, come quickly. Now Gemsbok was not on my list the hunt but when your PH jumps out of a moving truck saying gold medal, gold medal your follow rifle in hand. After a quick stalk my cross hairs settled just behind the shoulder at a scant 60 yards, a light squeeze on the trigger and the Whelen dropped her right where she stood. No work for the dogs and thank God no running.