Cecil Hammonds
AH veteran
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2016
- Messages
- 115
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- 680
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- North Texas
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- DSC, NRA, SCI
- Hunted
- Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Poland, Zambia, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Greenland, Spain
I tend to be somewhat concise in my writing, so if anyone has questions, by all means ask. We just returned from our hunt in Zambia with Mbizi Safaris in the South Luangwa River valley. It was a top notch experience in every way, from the quality of game to the incredible hospitality. My wife and I were the only clients in camp, and Michael de Gre-Dejestam was our host and PH. We booked this hunt last year when we saw a hippo-croc special Michael was advertising here on AH.com
We flew on Qatar Airways from DFW to Lusaka with a layover in Doha. We like Qatar Airways quality of service and no problems traveling with hunting rifles and ammunition. When we arrived in Lusaka, Michael had his agent in the airport meet us at baggage claim with the gun permits and assist us getting the rifles cleared through customs which was no big deal. I brought along my 375 Ruger and Tikka 300 win mag. Hornady 300 grain DGX for the 375 and Federal Terminal Ascent 200 grain for the 300 win mag.
It was about a 4.5 to 5 hour drive to camp from Lusaka. We were a bit jet lagged, so my wife snoozed most of that drive, and I nodded off a little my self. We got to camp and relaxed a bit before dinner and then got a good night of sleep. The chalet where we stayed was quite comfortable , and we had lots of wildlife roaming through camp. There was a waterhole right by our chalet, and there was almost always game there.
The next day, we went to the range and got the rifles sorted out and then went in search of croc or hippo. The guys had been scouting the area, and had been seeing a nice croc hanging around on certain area, so we went and had a look.
We flew on Qatar Airways from DFW to Lusaka with a layover in Doha. We like Qatar Airways quality of service and no problems traveling with hunting rifles and ammunition. When we arrived in Lusaka, Michael had his agent in the airport meet us at baggage claim with the gun permits and assist us getting the rifles cleared through customs which was no big deal. I brought along my 375 Ruger and Tikka 300 win mag. Hornady 300 grain DGX for the 375 and Federal Terminal Ascent 200 grain for the 300 win mag.
It was about a 4.5 to 5 hour drive to camp from Lusaka. We were a bit jet lagged, so my wife snoozed most of that drive, and I nodded off a little my self. We got to camp and relaxed a bit before dinner and then got a good night of sleep. The chalet where we stayed was quite comfortable , and we had lots of wildlife roaming through camp. There was a waterhole right by our chalet, and there was almost always game there.
The next day, we went to the range and got the rifles sorted out and then went in search of croc or hippo. The guys had been scouting the area, and had been seeing a nice croc hanging around on certain area, so we went and had a look.
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