I really like the look of the bush there. Especially that there are more trees there than where I've been in S.A. and Namibia and that it is hilly without being rocky.
Did you choose a tuskless just because of the money factor? I will have to be making the decision of whether to go after cow...
It would be interesting to know the background story on this. It looks like they walked up very close to multiple lions, although the camera may be distorting things. Also, why was this being filmed? That would be pretty unusual for the 1950s.
Hi Stuart. Would you believe I've watched Rugby on YouTube since I have been back? Well, okay, I watched about 5 minutes of one game but I plan on watching more when things have settled down here.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Dave Freeburn has some huge, healthy buffalo bulls on his place. They were full of piss and vinegar too. But they won't be an easy hunt.
The last day, since my flight out of JNB was at 9 PM, I was offered a chance at blesbuck but I was done. Thirteen days hunting is a long time. Ironically, on the trip back we stopped at a restaurant, driving range, and "mashie course" and their "thing" was a herd of blesbuck.
So, down to the final day, the wind had finally dropped off and things looked encouraging. We decided to head over to the property where I had shot the rhino. There were a number of small family groups of waterbuck there and after two unsuccessful stalks we made good. This shot was at 35 meters.
That night we met Dave's next client. Again, I didn't catch a last name. He was just Dave to me and was from Athens, Georgia. He was also in for a rhino. He said he posted occasionally here so maybe he'll chime in.
The next day the weather was still crappy, but getting better. We rode around some, went to the back of the property and looked across at Botswana, and came across a juvenile zebra in distress. Karl said he had seen its herd exclude it a couple of days later. Now it had made its way to water...
By late afternoon, however, I was ready for a little ride-around. We did that and saw some nice buffalo but called it a day, hoping for better weather the next day.
The next morning was overcast and even windier. The winds were making a racket even inside the heavy masonry building I was sleeping in.
I got up early and announced to everyone we should just take the day off. I was getting tired of hunting, was homesick, and really didn't think we had much...
The next morning, we headed out to the third property, Atherstone, which is about 30 minutes away. It's about 54,000 acres. This is where the bush was 8 feet tall and thick. We saw a few animals, including elephant but I thought the chances of getting anything were slim. Also gusting winds...
Shooting a rhino in RSA requires paperwork and also requires a game biologist on scene to drill into the horns and take a DNA sample. They weren't with us so our group had to walk back out and meet them (there were two) and take them back to the rhino. This we did and the rhino was standing...
The very next morning we went after the rhino. This was on the property of about 3000 acres where Dave and Jocelyn were staying. Dave, Reinhardt and I took one bakkie and drove around while Karl, and the two Johns took the other. The soil type had changed here and was a black clay, and since...
Looking through my photos I'm embarrassed to see I never took photos of Dave or Karl. I just have them on video. I'll have to see if I can upload those.
The room I was assigned didn't have a/c or heat. It was turning colder and I was given 3 very warm blankets to sleep under and my sinuses...
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