abnhog
AH senior member
Bull Elephant hunt with Dalton and York Safaris July 1-10, 2024.
Hunt: 10 day hunt in the Omay for Bull Elephant. My recommendations are to book this as a 12 day hunt and be in the best physical and mental shape you can be in. This was my first elephant hunt and I thought I was in great shape (for being 55)but the Omay and Dalton/his crew will push you and you don’t want to be the weak link or fail for Lack of Motivation.
Company: Dalton & York Safaris. Outstanding company and can’t go wrong with booking with them. Truly enjoyed the camp/camp staff and their other PHs that were in camp.
PH: PH Dalton Tink. Dalton has two speeds 1.stop (which is much faster than my go - he always seems to be in motion) and 2. Hunting speed (which is much faster than me running). Dalton wants you to succeed in your quest and that drove me to keep pushing. On Day 8 we did over 30 kilometers in 98 degrees and I told Dalton on way back to camp I’m not sure I could do another day like that (imagine dry river beds with thick sand and then rocks big enough you have to jump from one to another)he told me to stay with him and that I could do it. He made me to not want to let him and the rest of the team down. We put in over 130 Kilometers in 9 days.
Primary animal: Bull elephant to complete my Big 5. Also, took a great waterbuck and awesome Chobe Bushbuck
Rifle/Ammo: 375 H&H with a model 70 action. Rifle was built by Mark Bansner. Schmidt and Bender 1.5 X 6 illuminated scope. Solids: North Fork 300 grain cup nose; Softs: Norma Oryx 300 grain. Rifle and Ammo all worked as expected.
Airlines: Delta from KC to JNB in Premium select and return. SA Airlink from JNB to Harare and return. Charter flight from Harare to Omay North Camp and return. I personally think that was the best route for me. I thought the seats with Delta were comfortable and the food was good. I used Jennifer at Travel Express to book my flights and she did an awesome job. Never any issues with the flights or with my rifle.
Again I want to thank Dalton and his staff (to include Scott - the Appy/Camp manger), My roommate - Davin, Todd and Philip and Jasper Glass. I t was great to have y'all in camp and to share this experience.
I have attached some photos of Mr T and his rear print that gave him his name. Also, the first day waterbuck and an outstanding Chobe bushbuck.
Hunt: 10 day hunt in the Omay for Bull Elephant. My recommendations are to book this as a 12 day hunt and be in the best physical and mental shape you can be in. This was my first elephant hunt and I thought I was in great shape (for being 55)but the Omay and Dalton/his crew will push you and you don’t want to be the weak link or fail for Lack of Motivation.
Company: Dalton & York Safaris. Outstanding company and can’t go wrong with booking with them. Truly enjoyed the camp/camp staff and their other PHs that were in camp.
PH: PH Dalton Tink. Dalton has two speeds 1.stop (which is much faster than my go - he always seems to be in motion) and 2. Hunting speed (which is much faster than me running). Dalton wants you to succeed in your quest and that drove me to keep pushing. On Day 8 we did over 30 kilometers in 98 degrees and I told Dalton on way back to camp I’m not sure I could do another day like that (imagine dry river beds with thick sand and then rocks big enough you have to jump from one to another)he told me to stay with him and that I could do it. He made me to not want to let him and the rest of the team down. We put in over 130 Kilometers in 9 days.
Primary animal: Bull elephant to complete my Big 5. Also, took a great waterbuck and awesome Chobe Bushbuck
Rifle/Ammo: 375 H&H with a model 70 action. Rifle was built by Mark Bansner. Schmidt and Bender 1.5 X 6 illuminated scope. Solids: North Fork 300 grain cup nose; Softs: Norma Oryx 300 grain. Rifle and Ammo all worked as expected.
Airlines: Delta from KC to JNB in Premium select and return. SA Airlink from JNB to Harare and return. Charter flight from Harare to Omay North Camp and return. I personally think that was the best route for me. I thought the seats with Delta were comfortable and the food was good. I used Jennifer at Travel Express to book my flights and she did an awesome job. Never any issues with the flights or with my rifle.
Again I want to thank Dalton and his staff (to include Scott - the Appy/Camp manger), My roommate - Davin, Todd and Philip and Jasper Glass. I t was great to have y'all in camp and to share this experience.
I have attached some photos of Mr T and his rear print that gave him his name. Also, the first day waterbuck and an outstanding Chobe bushbuck.
