ZIMBABWE: Savé Valley Conservancy: The Buffalo Saga

[Tau Wilderness]

What was the saying of grabbing a bull by his horns, or was that Balls?

We spent our last day doing scouting for Lion and delivering meat.

A young Lion male track.

The Save is a special place.

Our last night in camp and Zim.

What an honor to be invited by Skollie on this hunt!!! I will always be great-full.

To Sean and his team a huge thanks for the hard work and never stop attitude. The Save in November is a hot, gorgeous area to hunt.

We went to bed early, kept hydrated and arrived well prepared, still we only had one real chance on a mature buff.

My little advice to future Buffalo hunters?

Show up ready and walking fit.
Drink enough before you get thirsty don't look at when your PH or trackers drink they are well acclimatized and used to these conditions and will probably only drink when back at the vehicle/camp.
Take rehydrate or something similar every evening to stay ahead of the electrolytes you loose.
DON"T USE NEW BOOTS!!!!
Listen to your PH!!! Even if it feels wrong they know what they are doing and your success is theirs.

Well when will I get my own Buffalo?

Maybe just maybe their is a sequeal coming to this story soon.....hopefully.

 

[VertigoBE]

Waidmannsheil to you both! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure and well done on the excellent writing style! Cheers!

 

[Mauser78]

Love the story, and very well written. The pictures made me feel like i am there with you.
Congratulations on a good hunt and hope to see the sequel soon.
I imagine it must be a blast doing a trip like this with Andre, he is a great guy.

 

[ianevans]

well done and very well written . I fly off tomorrow for my buffalo hunt

 

[Justhunt]

Great report, really enjoyed the pictures. Really nice buffalo!

 

[LWPhunt]

Again, thank you for sharing,

 

[Sideshow]

Looking forward to your sequel

 

[DieJager]

Great report and Waidmannsheil! Looking forward to your future sequel.

 

[DCH Hunting]

Great report, well written and super entertaining. I did Save with my friend, Guy Whittal in March this year...still have to do a report ;-), it was amazingly amazing. Off to the Save again on Monday, this time on the Mozambique side. Will be fun.

 

[GWB]

Ahhhh if this report doesnt get you in the mood for hunting nothing will!
Save Valley looks amazing.

 

[PARA45]

Wonderful report and fantastic pictures. Enjoyed very much and thank you for taking us along. Beautiful Buffalo, congratulations.

Question. With the heat, the meat didn't spoil, or did the trackers opened the gut cavity to cool off the Buffalo?

 

[Timbo]

The screaming symphony of the Cicada's was temporarily subdued by the blast of a 300gr flat nosed solid striking a Buffalo with a full frontal impact at close range.

The Mopanie forest went quit and with that, the last breath of a Duggaboy was exhaled.

Hunting in the Savé is not easy, but rewarding.

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I totally agree!! I was there in July. Savé is a very difficult place to hunt - but so rewarding!! After a difficult, meticulous, stalk (50yds over 30mins!!) I managed to take a beautiful old dagga boy. Though my 500gr RNSN broke the left shoulder, tore the heart almost in two, and broke the right shoulder, the old boy still ran 50yds in a circle before dropping. In-bloody-credible tenacity!! Two days later I then took an old cow elephant. Both were taken at 35yds.

 

[Nyati]

Thank you for a great story, with fantastic pics !

Now waiting to read soon about your own buff hunt

 

[Mort Hill]

Fabulous recounting of this safari. Love the narration style and details. Was right there with ya, and yes the Save is a special place! Thanks for sharing Bwana!

 

[Slickshooter]

Well done, congratulations man!