KMG Hunting Safaris 2024 Season Photos

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This Bushbuck had it all! Dark coat, thick bases, length and maturity. While scouting for Kudu, PH Nick sat on a ridge overlooking a big valley when he noticed something out of place. The outline shape of a Bushbuck ram had him signalling to his tracker to bring the huntress closer. A quick setup on the bipods at a steepish angle below, and the shot found its mark on this stunning ram. By the time recovery had happened, the Eastern Cape was showing off with her colors, resulting in one of my all time favorite photos.

 

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This Nyala bull was walked and stalked by bow. A couple of close calls for a few days before it all came together. It is unbelievable how these animals simply have an extra sense to realise that something is inside their personal zone. All the elements can be in your favour with a strong wind in your face, zero movement, using the shade with camouflage and they still manage to pick you out.

 

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Lechwe are such strikingly beautiful animals. Here our huntress connected on this old bull in one of our areas. Notice the rounded tips on this bull. Being one of the ringed antelope, first thing to look for are for solid bases, void of any white, flaky appearances. After this has been confirmed, look for a nice sweep with good length.

 

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Our huntress getting it done with this beautiful Bushpig boar!

 

[cpr0312]

Looks like another great year for @KMG Hunting Safaris! The bushbuck and kudu as usual are some of the stars!

 

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A photo with a difference. What was a first for us, this bull was hunted the previous day. After the shot, it had just enough to make it to the river edge, before tipping over into the rapids. The strong current washed the bull down river before it got caught in some debris. Our PH swam to the bull by getting a 50 yards head start upstream and tied the bull to the nearest tree as there was simply no way to retrieve the bull in darkness. First thing in the morning, the crew headed out to recover the bull. Some improvisation was needed for the photo of this soaking bull but a beautiful Kudu non the less.

 

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A superb Common Duiker taken in one of our free range areas. The Common or Brown Bush Duiker are part of the notorious Tiny 10 Slam. Many hunters don't get drawn by the pursuit of these members of the little ones. They are extremely fun and challenging to hunt.

 

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We managed to find this herd of bulls early in the morning. After double timing it to try and close the distance, we were just too late as they ventured into the thickets. We stayed roughly 100 yards behind them to hopefully catch them crossing an open area, but they simply moved into thicker brush. No doubt looking for a place to lie down for the morning. Roughly 40 minutes before dark, we managed to find a lone bull. One of the blessings of the Eastern Cape is having the hills/mountains as a vantage point. We saw the lone bull feeding in a narrow strip and closed the distance as quickly and quietly as possible. Leaving a scout on the hillside with a radio, he carefully guided us to within 50 yards of where we thought the bull would appear in a small opening, only for the bull to turn around and feed in the opposite direction. As we started to relocate to try and find another angle, the bull turned around again, feeding back to the original opening, making us scurry to get back into position. The bull offered us a slightly quartering shot and our hunter placed the 340gr Rhino into his shoulder. The bull made it to the thickest patch in the area, and we could hear him in there, making the follow up a hairy experience. We were extremely pleased to find the expired bull where e collapsed next to a tree. A simply magnificent bull.

 

[Nevada Wapati]

Fantastic bull. Congratulations.