JJHACK
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I still have about 8 people to go through the lodge this year but my daughters graduation is this weekend. So I'm back in the states after a very short hunting season this year in RSA.
I guess that the length of the trip is not the only indication of the enjoyment and experience though. I had two of the best people to hunt with I have ever taken hunting. I also had the worst guy ever. I would like to post a lot about this fella but it would not be very professional. I'll just say that if there were two like him a year I would be stacking food on shelves at a local grocery store instead of being an PH.
I was able to take an animal I have been looking for now about 6-7 years. I finally took a Bushbuck and it's a dandy! At 16" this is one of the biggest bush buck I have ever seen.
IN general the first two groups had a much more difficult time then normal, probably the most difficult time in my 12 seasons. The water content on the consessions is so high that game patterns are very abnormal. In other words they can drink in way to many places so that normal patterns of movement are gone. The bush is so green that food is also abundant and very abnormal. In anycase we took the game we needed even though it was a bit more difficult and took longer then normal. We had some unbelievable trophy and some average trophys. we aslo made some really great stalks through the bush to get within range of the animals we needed. I must give credit to the people hunting with me this year as the preperation and equipment was very good.
I still wish I could post the details of the fella who was so "entertaining" this season. I know you would all laugh and at the same time become really disgusted with his antics.
Here is a Bull that will push 60". I should know for sure in a few days time. I have a hutner there now looking for this one!
I saw him the last two evenings I was there and was really going to shoot him for myself he was so huge. Then I decided to let him keep breeding these cows for another week until my hunters arrived.
An exceptional Blue wildebeast
One of the 16 Kudu shot so far this year
Warthogs were tough and many running shots had to be made to collect them
another nice bull
I managed to sneak up on this Genet while sleeping in the fork of a tree.
I guess that the length of the trip is not the only indication of the enjoyment and experience though. I had two of the best people to hunt with I have ever taken hunting. I also had the worst guy ever. I would like to post a lot about this fella but it would not be very professional. I'll just say that if there were two like him a year I would be stacking food on shelves at a local grocery store instead of being an PH.
I was able to take an animal I have been looking for now about 6-7 years. I finally took a Bushbuck and it's a dandy! At 16" this is one of the biggest bush buck I have ever seen.
IN general the first two groups had a much more difficult time then normal, probably the most difficult time in my 12 seasons. The water content on the consessions is so high that game patterns are very abnormal. In other words they can drink in way to many places so that normal patterns of movement are gone. The bush is so green that food is also abundant and very abnormal. In anycase we took the game we needed even though it was a bit more difficult and took longer then normal. We had some unbelievable trophy and some average trophys. we aslo made some really great stalks through the bush to get within range of the animals we needed. I must give credit to the people hunting with me this year as the preperation and equipment was very good.
I still wish I could post the details of the fella who was so "entertaining" this season. I know you would all laugh and at the same time become really disgusted with his antics.
Here is a Bull that will push 60". I should know for sure in a few days time. I have a hutner there now looking for this one!
I saw him the last two evenings I was there and was really going to shoot him for myself he was so huge. Then I decided to let him keep breeding these cows for another week until my hunters arrived.
An exceptional Blue wildebeast
One of the 16 Kudu shot so far this year
Warthogs were tough and many running shots had to be made to collect them
another nice bull
I managed to sneak up on this Genet while sleeping in the fork of a tree.
