ZAMBIA: Classic Sable, Classic Caliber Hunt With spike.t At Takeri Reserve Zambia

[Bullthrower338]

Awesome report Dave!

 

[gillettehunter]

Great report with some beautiful trophies. Good job and congrats. Glad you were able to make it. Takari is a neat place to hunt.
Bruce

 

[Shootist43]

Dave, I don't know why I missed this report previously, (maybe because I'm not spending a lot of time on AH.) You guys had a great hunt, proving once again that a properly loaded 7 X 57 aka 275 Rigby is a great caliber for hunting African PG.

 

[Scott CWO]

Congrats to all on a great Zambia safari! That’s a huge lechwe!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Started a new thread with some finished taxidermy photos.

Post in thread 'Zambia trophies from 2023 hunt are in the house!'

May 31, 2025

My hunt was in September, 2023. It took about 10 months for the dip and pack and shipping of trophies from Zambia to Houston, via Turkish Airlines. The tannery in Houston took about six months. Once the trophies were at the taxidermist, he turned them around in about 3 months.

Last minute touch up on the puku. The taxidermy shop had lots of interesting trophies!

Sable are really large. A lot of mass in the horns. The shop guys did a great job loading, padding, and tying down the trophies. I wish I rented the next larger size trailer. The pedestal...

• 375 Ruger Fan

• 
• 

 

[Hank2211]

I've heard that Mike will go the extra mile to get trophies for his hunters . . . but a bongo in Zambia! Well done both of you!

Or is it someone else's . . .!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

The bongo was in the taxidermy shop in Cypress, Texas. There were actually two, but they belonged to someone else.