The Bastardization Of The Term Dagga Boy

[grand veneur]

You should re-read the post. He clearly states solitary bulls or in small groups.

For everyone who wants to understand something about this highly scientific dispute:

Dagga boys’ is a term used to describe old and usually solitary buffalo bulls who have been forced out of the herd by young virile bulls, or have fallen behind the herd due to their need for softer vegetation.

This definition is not mine but was repeated in the various articles that, due to the circumstances, I was forced to read in the last times. I have known this definition for more than 30 years, but since it is a vague term that was not defined by a congress of a scientific society, it is quite possible that it is used nowadays from many people for something else. I don't care in the meantime and I don't know how that could affect buffalo hunting. Anyone who wants to hunt a buffalo according to the classic definition quoted above, has to track only solitary buffaloes, but otherwise everyone can organize the hunt according to their personal definition of a Dagga-boy. Waidmannsheil !

 

[IvW]

Worse than OH.......

 

[375Fox]

Worse than OH.......

Crazy old man or an internet PH persona, not sure which is worse? Here’s your article to finish to re-establish your PH persona credentials. Details and specifics always seem very difficult for you to provide . . .

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Thread 'Dealing with wounded Cape buffalo'

Feb 10, 2023

The Cape Buffalo is the DG animal that is hunted the most. It is not the most dangerous of the big 5 yet it accounts for many injuries and death to even Professional Hunters....
What are your opinions with regards to dealing with a wounded Cape Buffalo?
In particular rifle, bullet and caliber choice for the follow up...
I will post mine after some responses.

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• Forum: Hunting Africa

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[Nyati]

I´ll be the contrarian here regarding "scrum caps".

I will not hunt deer with broken antlers, or goat/sheep with broken horns, why should I consider a buff with broken horns an exceptional trophy ?

Sorry, doesn´t make any sense to me, I´ll take a mature one with the largest set of horns as possible.

I did shoot a very old gemsbok with broken horns at my outfitter´s request, but of course did not pay for it. Neither kept the head.