towserthemouser
AH enthusiast
I've just returned from a wonderful safari at Takeri Reserve Zambia (@spike.t). A short hunt report as follows:
Food in camp: outstanding, with Ronald as the camp chef we were well cared for. I really enjoyed getting to sample different types of game meat. We had sable steaks, and warthog shepherds pie, and puku burgers. It was all great.
Accommodations were a standard safari style tent with attached shower/toilet. We had plenty of hot water for showers and a nice bed in the tent.
Snakes: We killed a puff adder on the path right outside my tent on Day One. Then we killed a baby mamba (still scary even if it's a baby) during Week Two. Both were after dark; I recommend using a flashlight and watching where you're going.......
Terrain: beautiful terrain, with some open dambas filled with termite mounds, some riverine bush, some gorgeous open wooded country with classic miombo forest, some gentle hills and some rocky areas.
Game: we saw good numbers of game every day, with only a couple of "slow" periods right after an overnight rain. We saw puku, zebra, duiker, lechwe, wildebeest, eland, sable, impala, waterbuck, warthog, and one mama side-striped jackal with 6 little cubs in tow, their white-tipped bushy tails reminding of us of puffballs as they bounced along following mama.
Trophies:
I took 3 sable; two are in the 40" range, and the third one measured 46.5"; the sable of my dreams and exactly what I dared not hope for but was very grateful to have the chance for.
A nice big toothy male warthog who received a Texas heart shot as he spun to bolt away.
A puku that is the biggest puku I've ever seen, and is probably one of the best trophies I've ever taken for his species.
A graceful and beautiful Kafue Lechwe; I think they are criminally underrated as a trophy animal, and sometimes get lost in the discussion of all the "glamour" trophies like sable and kudu. But I was delighted with him. He measured 30" and was simply beautiful.
A nice Defassa Waterbuck.
I had a great experience and would recommend this hunt to anyone wanting to experience an authentic hunt in Zambia for some of their iconic species. I especially enjoyed being able to hunt the puku, the lechwe, and of course the sable.
Food in camp: outstanding, with Ronald as the camp chef we were well cared for. I really enjoyed getting to sample different types of game meat. We had sable steaks, and warthog shepherds pie, and puku burgers. It was all great.
Accommodations were a standard safari style tent with attached shower/toilet. We had plenty of hot water for showers and a nice bed in the tent.
Snakes: We killed a puff adder on the path right outside my tent on Day One. Then we killed a baby mamba (still scary even if it's a baby) during Week Two. Both were after dark; I recommend using a flashlight and watching where you're going.......
Terrain: beautiful terrain, with some open dambas filled with termite mounds, some riverine bush, some gorgeous open wooded country with classic miombo forest, some gentle hills and some rocky areas.
Game: we saw good numbers of game every day, with only a couple of "slow" periods right after an overnight rain. We saw puku, zebra, duiker, lechwe, wildebeest, eland, sable, impala, waterbuck, warthog, and one mama side-striped jackal with 6 little cubs in tow, their white-tipped bushy tails reminding of us of puffballs as they bounced along following mama.
Trophies:
I took 3 sable; two are in the 40" range, and the third one measured 46.5"; the sable of my dreams and exactly what I dared not hope for but was very grateful to have the chance for.
A nice big toothy male warthog who received a Texas heart shot as he spun to bolt away.
A puku that is the biggest puku I've ever seen, and is probably one of the best trophies I've ever taken for his species.
A graceful and beautiful Kafue Lechwe; I think they are criminally underrated as a trophy animal, and sometimes get lost in the discussion of all the "glamour" trophies like sable and kudu. But I was delighted with him. He measured 30" and was simply beautiful.
A nice Defassa Waterbuck.
I had a great experience and would recommend this hunt to anyone wanting to experience an authentic hunt in Zambia for some of their iconic species. I especially enjoyed being able to hunt the puku, the lechwe, and of course the sable.
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