Baboon Pictures

CAustin · Sep 8, 2016

Next time I hunt Africa I'm going to get one of these!

cpr0312 · Sep 9, 2016

High on my list for the next trip also!

Ragman · Sep 9, 2016

I was lucky when I got mine in Namibia. We heard them coming for water one day while having lunch. My PH reluctantly agreed to let me set up for an ambush (I think he figured it was a waste of time and would have rather stayed in the shade of the big tree where we were eating!). After a couple of minutes a mid-sized one appeared about 30 yards away and started down the hill straight at us. After only a couple of steps, it somehow spotted us hiding in the bush, let out a bark and doubled back up the hill to sit down and keep an eye on us. Then the big male came out of the grass behind the first one and my PH said "Shoot!". The baboon dropped in his tracks 50 yards up the hill from us. I was very excited by this, as I had hoped to get a crack at one, but didn't expect it to happen, but my PH was even more excited than I was. He said in his wonderful Afrikaan accent, "My friend, you just killed a chacma baboon by ambush! I can not believe that worked out!!!" Then he said, "You would not believe how difficult this is....to be that close and to get a shot! They are very clever and have incredible vision!" It was then that I really started to get excited, and now to read this thread and see how many of you Africa veterans have yet to get one makes me even more grateful!

Nyati · Sep 11, 2016

High on my list, in the coming week !

cpr0312 · Nov 11, 2016

Kalahari baboon

Bobpuckett · Nov 11, 2016

Congrats! I still need one.

Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS · Dec 16, 2016

TSALA HUNTING SAFARIS · Dec 22, 2016

juc871 · Dec 30, 2016

KMG Hunting Safaris · Dec 30, 2016

daved · Jan 6, 2017

HENRY GRIFFITHS SAFARIS · Nov 13, 2018

Bule Jagter · Jun 3, 2020

1st baboon; 30 yards with a bow.

BenKK · Jun 4, 2020

Such an awesome pest to hunt, likely the most difficult I have experienced!

BWH · Jun 7, 2020

Double down

MarkB · Jun 8, 2020

Must say I like them, they are mean smelly and not nice to each other or other species. First intro was even before first safari, acclimatization days prior in Vic Falls Park, wife seen a big one coming down path, ooh look, get out camera and take pics, at 10 feet he gave us a teeth show and made one hell of a sound, we took to mean get the hell out of my way, and we did backtrack immediately. Had to have one after that. Shot at least 1 on every safari, even eat one in Zim, (thanks Wayne, he did not). Baboons provide options, shoot a big male and chance his teeth are busted/gone, shoot an average size and get a skull full of teeth. Challenge was trying to get an old big male with all his teeth. They scream Africa so I will shoot another.

MB