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Our trip started in Port Elizabeth with an early morning flight to Joberg then connected on to Entebbe. I had hunted Uganda back in ‘18 and vowed to go back and take my wife Debra with me as it is an absolutely beautiful country. Mid-year 2022, the Dallas Safari Club Foundation held its annual fundraiser and Ade Langley of Uganda Pro Hunts/KOS Safaris generously donated a hunt for Sudan Roan and fishing for Nile Perch at Murchison Falls.
Since we had plans to be in South Africa for New Years with old friends I thought we would add this on while returning home. I threw my bid out there and luckily bought the hunt so we are off this morning and I can’t wait to get back to Uganda.
We flew SA Airlink from PE to Joberg to Entebbe and the service was very good. An easy three hours forty minute flight, I caught a nap after lunch. Flights were on time and all of our luggage arrived. We caught a taxi to the Protea Hotel on Lake Victoria, about 10 minutes from the airport. We settled in and went to the lakeside bar for a bottle of wine and the sunset. The breeze off the lake was comfortable and the temperature in the 70’s. After dinner we called it an early evening as our charter leaves at 8:30 in the morning.
Day 2
We awoke to the alarm and went down for breakfast and found a massive buffet. The bellman loaded our bags in the taxi and we were off to the Kasanjji Airfield for our one hour forty minute flight to camp in the Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve. As I looked out the window of the Cessna 207, I was stunned by the size of Kampala as there was dense development beneath us for the first twenty plus minutes of the flight. It was a beautiful day for flying with a high cloud ceiling and smooth ride.
While we continued flying Northeast, we were constantly over a series of small farms. Towards the end of the journey there were less farms and more wide open spaces.
The plane touched down at the Moroto Airport and could see a Safari car next to the strip. As we stepped off our PH Gareth Lecluse from Zim along with Tom Holloway also from Zim met us with smiles and handshakes .
After we exchanged greetings and signed the arrivals book, we were off on a two-hour drive to camp. Periodically we passed through small villages along the roadway. When we arrived at camp and we’re immediately greeted by Gerald our cook. The camp is in a beautiful setting looking across a sweeping valley towards the distant Mount Elgon.
We offloaded the bags then headed to the dining veranda for a nice lunch of samosas, cold ham and salad with pineapple for desert. Off in the distance was a small mountain rising out of the valley, all by itself. Gareth said that is Lolekek Hill. WDM Bell used it as a navigation point when hunting in this massive valley.
We talked about the game populations in the reserve and how they have grown threefold since they started working here. This is the only area on the continent you can hunt Sudan Roan and the herds are in excellent numbers.
Gareth said we would go for a drive at three as most of the game is settled in the shade from midday heat.
On our drive we spotted Jackson’s Hartebeast regularly along with Topi, Oribi and Eland. Unfortunately there were no Topi on quota as we saw many. Toward dusk we came upon a large group of Waterbuck but no exceptional males.
Back at camp as the sun set, we had a highball then hit the showers.
Gerald prepared an amazing meal of grilled Eland tenderloin with potatoes, mixed vegetables and a salad. A wonderful first day in an amazing hunting concession.
Since we had plans to be in South Africa for New Years with old friends I thought we would add this on while returning home. I threw my bid out there and luckily bought the hunt so we are off this morning and I can’t wait to get back to Uganda.
We flew SA Airlink from PE to Joberg to Entebbe and the service was very good. An easy three hours forty minute flight, I caught a nap after lunch. Flights were on time and all of our luggage arrived. We caught a taxi to the Protea Hotel on Lake Victoria, about 10 minutes from the airport. We settled in and went to the lakeside bar for a bottle of wine and the sunset. The breeze off the lake was comfortable and the temperature in the 70’s. After dinner we called it an early evening as our charter leaves at 8:30 in the morning.
Day 2
We awoke to the alarm and went down for breakfast and found a massive buffet. The bellman loaded our bags in the taxi and we were off to the Kasanjji Airfield for our one hour forty minute flight to camp in the Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve. As I looked out the window of the Cessna 207, I was stunned by the size of Kampala as there was dense development beneath us for the first twenty plus minutes of the flight. It was a beautiful day for flying with a high cloud ceiling and smooth ride.
While we continued flying Northeast, we were constantly over a series of small farms. Towards the end of the journey there were less farms and more wide open spaces.
The plane touched down at the Moroto Airport and could see a Safari car next to the strip. As we stepped off our PH Gareth Lecluse from Zim along with Tom Holloway also from Zim met us with smiles and handshakes .
After we exchanged greetings and signed the arrivals book, we were off on a two-hour drive to camp. Periodically we passed through small villages along the roadway. When we arrived at camp and we’re immediately greeted by Gerald our cook. The camp is in a beautiful setting looking across a sweeping valley towards the distant Mount Elgon.
We offloaded the bags then headed to the dining veranda for a nice lunch of samosas, cold ham and salad with pineapple for desert. Off in the distance was a small mountain rising out of the valley, all by itself. Gareth said that is Lolekek Hill. WDM Bell used it as a navigation point when hunting in this massive valley.
We talked about the game populations in the reserve and how they have grown threefold since they started working here. This is the only area on the continent you can hunt Sudan Roan and the herds are in excellent numbers.
Gareth said we would go for a drive at three as most of the game is settled in the shade from midday heat.
On our drive we spotted Jackson’s Hartebeast regularly along with Topi, Oribi and Eland. Unfortunately there were no Topi on quota as we saw many. Toward dusk we came upon a large group of Waterbuck but no exceptional males.
Back at camp as the sun set, we had a highball then hit the showers.
Gerald prepared an amazing meal of grilled Eland tenderloin with potatoes, mixed vegetables and a salad. A wonderful first day in an amazing hunting concession.
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