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I have only shot one beyond 50 yards, I would guess it was 79 or 75. Part of the fun of buffalo hunting is working in close and making one good shot.
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Ideal distance for a Cape Buffalo first shot..
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Flipper Dude
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I’ve shot all mine between 25-35 yards. Bolt actions. Scoped rifles. I could shoot them at a longer distance, but I don’t want to shoot them at a longer distance.
As I and several others have noted, terrain makes a big difference. Trying to get within 25-35 yards of a herd of 500 buffalo in the open marsh of the Zambezi is a bit different than broken terrain.
Flipper Dude
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Agree 100%. However, after listening to tales from a buddy that hunted buff in the swamps of Mozambique I swore “never for me”! I’ve been fortunate to hunt mine in the dry forests and hills of Zimbabwe, along with one in similar terrain near the Kruger.
Doubleplay
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Yes terrain is important but also how wary the animals are.
It's different to hunt a buff in RSA where there are no lions chasing them everyday then hunting them in a place like Bubye or Save in Zim.
I observed both and it's not even comparable.
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Funny, because we just hunted Buffalo among Lions in RSA.
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Where Kruger area?
I was talking about game farms and specifically quoted "where there are no lions".
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Yes, in the Kruger area and what you describe as a "game farm"
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I really want to try hunting one on the floodplains of the Zambezi in Mozambique. I’ve got 2 outfitters I’ve been talking to about it and the last 2 Tiny’s I need. Time and money seem to be the biggest issues preventing it from happening.
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