SOUTH AFRICA: First Safari Hunt Report African Wild Safaris South Africa

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Day 4 We got serious. Ate breakfast at 5:15 and left shortly thereafter and drove an hour or so in the dark to get to where I missed the Kudu the day before. We picked up his track at daylight and followed. We got a good look at him an hour or later and he was the one we wanted. We saw 6 other Kudu Bulls, mostly young and a variety of other game. We saw him several times but never with even a chance for a shot. Noon came and went, and we stayed after it. Finally, about 2 pm we got our chance. He made a mistake, hanging out under a tree watching his backtrail with the wind in our favor, and we got our shot. He taped out just over 50" with good mass and to me looked huge.

 

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In a funny side note my good friend's son took a great kudu the day before. When we all walked to the skinning shed after dinner, I said to my friend's son "Wow, your Kudu is almost as big as mine". He agreed and complimented me on my big bull. I picked up the bigger one, and it was his! His was 54".