ZAMBIA: Upper Luangwa River - Mwanya Fly Camp - First Safari

[Slickshooter]

Congrats on the critters, especially the buffalo.

 

[Buckums]

Day four and five were full of awesome adventure and several stalks on buffalo and a stalk on kudu but neither panned out. We bumped into my old lone buffalo on day five and he gave us the slip, and once again he gave us the slip on day six. But i did get a nice waterbuck that we earned the hard way. Waterbuck are much bigger than I thought, and don't give up easily. The 9.3x62 did its job, albeit with more effort that expected on a less than perfect quartering to angle from 160 yards.

Below is a pic of the waterbuck I got on day six.

 

[Betterinthebush]

Amazing! Thank you for taking us along.

 

[LWPhunt]

we don't say it enough, thanks for sharing, what a fantastic "short report" congratulations and that is an awesome old bull. way to go.

 

[M48scout]

Sounds like a fantastic trip. Thank you for taking the time to narrate each day with pictures.

 

[Brandon.Gleason]

Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to hunting Upper Lupande this fall. Under 100 days!

 

[Buckums]

I am still playing a lot of catch up after being gone, so going to be quick with details on the kudu stalk, etc. but it took multiple stalks on this group over a few days, and I learned that kudu are called the gray ghost for a reason.. especially the big bulls.... they are slippery, crafty and have a knack for keeping danger at a distance, avoiding trouble and keeping the ladies and small bulls in between you and them! From my experience, be ready for longer shots than on most of the other PG. Early July the bulls in this area have the most beautiful coat and impressive overall condition.

 

[PARA45]

Beautiful bull Kudu! I can't get enough of them. I'll hunt a Kudu every time I visit Africa. Congratulations!

 

[odonata]

@Buckums, Ever since we met back in April, I've been checking your posts on a regular basis knowing that a Zambia hunting report was going to appear one day. It was definitely worth the wait! Thanks for sharing the photos and the experience with the rest of us.

 

[Rare Breed]

Forgive me if already asked but any Tetsee flies? Congratulations on a great hunt and experience!!!!

 

[Buckums]

Forgive me if already asked but any Tetsee flies? Congratulations on a great hunt and experience!!!!

Oh yes....the grass was still very high in a lot of places and in those areas they were brutal especially during the heat of the day. They are tough evil little bastards that I believe to be the seed of Satan himself. That said, I look forward to the next time I get to spend my days swatting and cussing them.

 

[Buckums]

However the more I learn about those God forsaken critter the more I understand their necessity.

 

[SCmackey]

Congrat on a great buffalo