Bos en Dal Safaris 2017 season update

[cpr0312]

Congrats Gerrit!

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Congrats Gerrit!

Thank you

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Hey, that’s pretty neat hunting that old boy with an open-sighted lever-action!

I think so too. Thank you Sir it felt good

 

[BRICKBURN]

So today we were looking at areas where we can drill for water as it is very dry and some of the bore holes are drying up. ...................

I'd be interested in hearing about the story of this project.

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Wayne will keep you updated. We got the services in of a Hydrologist who gave us a map showing undergtound fishers and rivers with GPS co-ordinates. We yesterday explored the locations of these "hotspots" to see if it is accesable with a drill! Next move will be to see if someone showing water show these same spots. And then we have to start drilling and hold thumbs

 

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Pretty cool story.......only thing that would make it "cooler" is if the critter was taken with a cast lead bullet, like the .45-70 was originally loaded with. Hunting Africa with a lever action is something I always wanted to do........something along the lines of a cull hunt (impala, blesbok, warthog, etc) with my Winchester 94 in 30/30 and/or my Marlin 336 in .35 Remington; I have some older Winchester 170 grain Silvertips that I am saving for a "special" hunt with the 30/30.. Just found out from my opthomologist that my eyes are getting worse so open sights might not be an option for much longer.

P.S.: I wish you luck in finding your water!!

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Thank you sir. Yes these lever action rifles are something special. My dad got his sable with this exact same rifle. Was pretty special as well. Let me know about that cull hunt, your ph can carry a 45-70 as backup and we will look like old timers

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

And so today it happend again. This time my old man was busy with the cattle and saw a skinny kudu with a broken leg. With a 50yard shot he put this magnificent 56 2/8 kudu down with the trusted 45-70.

I wish i could have seen this bull a year ago as he had all the tributes of a magnificent bull with a thick neck and beautifull horns. But i guess there is a bull out there that defeated this old man to take the mating rights

 

[BenKK]

Love it! Great kudu, great rifle, and helped the old battler out.

 

[cpr0312]

Very cool, nice kudu!

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

I'd be interested in hearing about the story of this project.

@BRICKBURN we have drilled 2 holes so far both up to 100m and both were as dry as a corck. Started with the 3rd one yesterday and on 40m we hit about 4000litres of water per hour. We need to keep praying

 

[Ragman]

This is a great thread...love your Dad's lever gun...they are my favourite too. Great animals as well, hopefully you hit good water and get some rain.

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Thank you @Ragman appreciate.
Yes i think i like his 45 a bit more than he does lol. Sweet little rifle

 

[BRICKBURN]

@BRICKBURN we have drilled 2 holes so far both up to 100m and both were as dry as a corck. Started with the 3rd one yesterday and on 40m we hit about 4000litres of water per hour. We need to keep praying

Success did not come cheap.

Good luck with the next one.