ZIMBABWE: My Most Ambitious Hunt To Date And...

[Mtn_Infantry]

Who is Bruce with my friend?

Gracy Travel

 

[Sourdough]

Super quick update (I’ll elaborate soon).

Today was Day 1. Shot a giraffe and a zebra for bait, and put up four baits.

 

[Adam Stevens]

I always heard zebra was like crack for leopards! Best of luck.

 

[Russ16]

I would imagine you get a fair amount of bait off of a giraffe.

 

[Sourdough]

Quick day 2 update. Now have a total of 8 baits up. One already has two lionesses camped on it. Hopefully they call in a male tonight. Came across a dugga boy with an injured rear leg and no tail. Saw a bunch of cow and young elephants. Stalked about a hundred cape buffalo in a teak forest. Nothing we wanted.

 

[Sourdough]

On day one the first animal we shot for bait was a giraffe. Probably 150 yards away so I used the 1914 Holland & Holland 375 H&H.

Shot him in the heart. He ran about 25 yards, doubled back and then turned in a circle or two and fell over. It was interesting to see blood sprayed onto a tree about eye level.

I’ll keep the skull and some panels. First giraffe I’ve hunted. There are a lot of giraffe here.

 

[Csnakes03]

What a great start!! Looking forward to future installments!

 

[absales]

Giraffe is very cool! Congrats

 

[Sourdough]

Second animal shot for bait on day one was a Zebra that was in heavy cover. Also shot with the 375 through the heart. Ran about 50 yards and dropped in a nice wide open area, awfully nice of him.

 

[Sourdough]

Jumping the gun here, and I promise a much more in depth story but today, day 4, was lion day. The first lion ever shot by a Rigby 450 No 2 AND the biggest lion Buzz has hunted in his 30 years as a PH.

 

[Russ16]

Jumping the gun here, and I promise a much more in depth story but today, day 4, was lion day. The first lion ever shot by a Rigby 450 No 2 AND the biggest lion Buzz has hunted in his 30 years as a PH.

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Congratulations! I can’t wait for the full trip report.

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Congrats! What a magnificent Lion.

 

[DieJager]

Woooow what a monster! Waidmannsheil!

 

[MacJenkins]

Jumping the gun here, and I promise a much more in depth story but today, day 4, was lion day. The first lion ever shot by a Rigby 450 No 2 AND the biggest lion Buzz has hunted in his 30 years as a PH.

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WOW! Concrats!!

 

[Scott CWO]

Jumping the gun here, and I promise a much more in depth story but today, day 4, was lion day. The first lion ever shot by a Rigby 450 No 2 AND the biggest lion Buzz has hunted in his 30 years as a PH.

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Wholly chit! Well done! It will make an exceptional mount!

 

[Graham Hunter]

Jumping the gun here, and I promise a much more in depth story but today, day 4, was lion day. The first lion ever shot by a Rigby 450 No 2 AND the biggest lion Buzz has hunted in his 30 years as a PH.

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Absolutey awesome! Congatulations.

 

[Andrew62]

WOW, how awesome is that!!!!

 

[Surgeon7]

Fantastic!

 

[Adam Stevens]

Congrats to both you and Buzzard!

That's a well deserved cigar by the campfire

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

Congratulations on another hunt of a lifetime