Some of our favorite Cape buffalo photos...

[Green Chile]

Interesting that you mention Crooks Corner...that is on my bucket list someday...and Gonarezhou.

 

[revturbo9967]

Those last 2 photos look like you were with me 2 weeks ago...same kind of look just before we stalked them.

I saw buff all over like this almost every day of my hunt. good to see these big herds

 

[Hunt anything]

Guess I should’ve asked what safari company on the Zimbabwean side, I think Panther Trackers operates close to there on the Mozambique side

 

[Green Chile]

Guess I should’ve asked what safari company on the Zimbabwean side, I think Panther Trackers operates close to there on the Mozambique side

Gavin does work that area I believe.

 

[Zinz]

Guess I should’ve asked what safari company on the Zimbabwean side

This was 12 years ago... I don't remember the hunt bloc, but one of my pictures is labeled "Malaputi", if that helps at all... I can't ask John...yesterday marked 3 years Covid took his life

Ed Z

 

[festuscat]

A bit of fun especially for a future PH

 

[Sideshow]

With all these great pics of buff it would be nice if there was a tool on this sight where you could place a red dot on the pic of shot placement.
So many great pics at all angles it imo would be a great tool.

 

[WyoBull]

With all these great pics of buff it would be nice if there was a tool on this sight where you could place a red dot on the pic of shot placement.
So many great pics at all angles it imo would be a great tool.

Great idea! I am sure somebody has that ability.

 

[Sideshow]

Be nice to see. You would get a good understanding of where to shoot in a lot of situations. For me someone saying so far up the leg…..is his far my far seen this a lot in bird and clay shooting. Yeah I gave it such and such lead….then you have the inches versus cm

Might down load a few of these pics and have a go. Put up with why I took that shot…..or not took it.

 

[Altitude sickness]

I’ll post a where to shoot thread

 

[steve white]

Interesting that you mention Crooks Corner...that is on my bucket list someday...and Gonarezhou.

I don't hunt there because I don't gamble. I could have the best hand on earth and the PH would just say, "I'm Gonarezhou"....
Lots of funny names in Africa.

 

[festuscat]

For a buffalo, Barrie Duckworth gave me a tip years ago on shot placement.
He told me to aim at the daylight between the front legs -regardless of angle and level where the neck meets the body ( dewlap). That is about 1/3rd the way up.
For a 1/4 away shot, I picture where the legs would be if I could see thru the buffalo.
For a sideways presentation, I come up the leg, even (level) with the dewlap & shoot.

Just thought I'd pass along Barrie's tip.

Ciao,
Jack

 

[Green Chile]

Barrie's advice is very good and no surprise coming from him. I took that exact shot last year in low light at about 60 yards. Buff was dead in 20 yards...and that was with a 375, not a cannon.

 

[C.W. Richter]

Capstick said buff "look at you like you owe them money". I think that says it rather well.

That was Robert Ruark long before Capstick. Capstick was a better writer. lol

 

[Acopperdawg]

Just got back from Tanzania. I shot my first 3 buff and was amazed at how different they can be even from the same area. The 3rd one I shot had a ton of "Ivory" on his horns which is why they are wet so the ivory could be seen better.

 

[Altitude sickness]

 

[Zinz]

Wow!!! That’s impressive. My Mozambique bull had some of that on the inner part of the hooks, but nothing like yours!

Congratulations!

Ed Z

 

[gearguywb]

Some absolutely awesome bulls here! I have not hunted buff but plan on rectifying that shortfall the coming year.

I purchased the below print at SCI many years ago as a reminder....

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Just got back from Tanzania. I shot my first 3 buff and was amazed at how different they can be even from the same area. The 3rd one I shot had a ton of "Ivory" on his horns which is why they are wet so the ivory could be seen better.

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That smooth bossed buff is my favorite.