Hello from Auburn, AL.

[Thomas Wilson]

Have been hunting all of my life, but the really large and dangerous game for the last 4 years. Wife hunts, too. we have discovered our passion.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Welcome to AH.

Stories and pictures. You are behind by four years!!!

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Welcome to AH Thomas! Glad you found us…

Stories and pictures. You are behind by four years!!!

Please!

 

[Thomas Wilson]

just found this place. Best news...wife took her 1st buff 3 weeks ago. .416 ruger. 2 shots by her, me on the 3rd. Dropped from charge at 15 yards. Adrenaline RUSH !!!!!! beautiful animal

 

[James.Grage]

Hi Thomas,

Welcome to AH...

We all would like to hear your story and pictures on your hunt...

 

[Thomas Wilson]

To all...most folks call me Doc. I put Thomas to say, hello and set this up. Pics not with me at desk at university. I am also quite bad in loading them. At any rate, we first got onto them on Friday afternoon, but never got close. Started again Saturday morn and once on tracks, followed and tracked for 3 hours. Slowly, on foot. Came up on them feeding and facing away from us with wind in our favor. PH( Matt) called wife up to the front and got her set...boom, 1st shot hit just back of the arm pit, driver's side, quartering away. Never knew a 1500 pound animal could in one leap completely turn around and face us, without hitting the ground. Very fast. Blood from nose immediately. Started forward , pretty much straight on, but angling a bit to our right and wife put 2nd shot in, but she had the shakes a bit and it hit buff in the side of the face. Now it is really angry. Wife ( Neva) was so pumped she could not hold the rifle still. Now it turns directly at us , full speed. PH told me to shoot. I centered on the chest, just under the chin and put one in at 15 yards. As we say here: " pole-axed". Most exciting hunt I have ever been on and am so proud of my wife. 7 years ago she was only doing photos. Now she does it all. Trip was what she wanted for her birthday and our anniversary combined.

 

[spike.t]

hi thomas welcome to you and your madam sounds like the two of you are having some fun !! think you might have to be thomas as the Doc monniker is occupied by a big mean person who hides out in walvis bay!!!

 

[Royal27]

Welcome!

 

[bluey]

gday Thomas welcome and enjoy AH, glad to have you here
sorry mate doc is already taken, so is dopey (me) and grumpy (up above to posts ), and (happy ,is below him) so you will have to pick one of the remaining dwarfs, cobber.
your brides buff hunt sounds plenty exciting , like to see the pictures .

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Welcome Doc, great story!

 

[vgruan]

Welcome to the forum Doc... Thanks for sharing the great story with us!

 

[GAME 4 AFRICA SAFARIS]

Welcome Doc
Great story and happy anniversary

 

[Thomas Wilson]

Happy to join all of you. We are working on a another hunt next October if we can get all of the finances straight. I think that we will. Anybody that has another adventure , please share and I will read along. This is fantastic. By the way, the hide will eventually make it to our den as the main rug.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Happy to join all of you. We are working on a another hunt next October if we can get all of the finances straight. I think that we will. Anybody that has another adventure , please share and I will read along. This is fantastic. By the way, the hide will eventually make it to our den as the main rug.

Check out the hunt reports section and you'll find lots of African hunting stories: http://www.africahunting.com/community/hunting-reports/

 

[JamesJ]

Welcome to the forums, we are glad to have you.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Welcome to the forum Doc. Great to have you join the forum.

Take Care,
Marius Goosen

 

[Thomas Wilson]

I appreciate the warm welcomes from all.

 

[Bobpuckett]

Welcome to AH Doc! Looking forward to the pics. If your Ever up in the Russellville, AL area feel free to stop by and we'll swap stories.

 

[Nyati]

Welcome to AH, Thomas !

 

[Thomas Wilson]

hello Bob. was not sure if another AL hunter was on here or not. good to know.