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Day 4 After the tough break on the Eland yesterday, we decided to give that country a rest and switch gears. The plan for the day was Waterbuck. It was about an hour’s drive in the morning, and by the time we rolled in, the sun was just breaking over the trees. This place was loaded with...

Flies were not a problem towards about the middle of the hunt, day four or so started to get a lot of mosquitoes and moths. They actually started to have a lot of malaria in the area and they typically never have any cases. We were actually supposed to go hunt another ranch on day five or six...

Day 3 started off much like Day 2 ended we were back after Eland. This morning though, Jaco was determined to reach a part of the ranch that usually holds them, even if it meant turning the Land Cruiser into a boat. I’ve attached a sped up video so you can see just how much of the ranch was...

Although I can do my own taxidermy, I enjoy the hobby and it saves me lots of $$ but I have found myself already with my only two trips no planning to mount animals I killed on those trips… long term I see a problem with to many mounts. For example I had my first springbok dip and packed back...

Day Two Of all the days on this trip, I think I appreciate Day Two the most. When I think about Africa from back home, it’s not just the mammals that come to mind it’s the birds. The way the mornings come alive with sound is something I’ll never forget. Doves calling in the cool air, ducks in...

Yes first day was good for kudu bulls but the rest of the hunt minus one day towards then of the hunt was not filled with very many quality bulls. Seeing we were prior to the rut they just weren’t moving as much as the prime time… But regardless we did great with the kudu.. Stay Tuned! It...

Day One Looking back now, even though I took notes, I wish I’d taken more. One of the main reasons I decided to write this report is so I can remind myself of everything that went on because as we all know, the small details start to fade quicker than you’d like. I took as many photos and...

That’s unfortunate hoping your procedure in the future goes good!

Rest easy comrade! Sad deal