My Africa Pics

[mbcijim]

10 days hard work, and four hunters

My Blue Wildebeest. Anyone a judge on quality? He is a trophy (because he is mine, nothing can take that away). I told my PH, I only want to shoot one if it was very big. I'm not convinced he is big, just representative.

My friends Wildebeest. The PH's were very impressed with this guy. My rack fit inside this one.

Oh how much fun this guy was! Part of the property was a 250 acre orange grove, and I had a civet permit! We would go out at night with spotlights looking for my civet. We found this guy instead! One shot too, the guide liked my shooting. I could have shot more, but I do not need to kill everything that walks. There was a much bigger one, this one is a baby. You have to try it if you have a chance.

My Zebra

My gemsbuck. I was promised no shots over 150 yards! I stepped it off at 220 yards. But my PH says I shot the wrong one, not the one he wanted me to shoot. Oh well, these things happen I suppose. Our group had somewhere around 15-20 stalks on Gemsbuck, but just this one met with sucess.

Fun at campfire

 

[mbcijim]

The Zebra was the toughest. I really wanted a zebra rug. We looked for those f#$@ckers for 3 or 4 days. Found a herd, chased them on foot for 2 miles, and gave up. Sent the tracker back for the vehicle & started talking, they were 40 yards away, & took off. The PH said he knew where they were going, so we got in the truck & drove there. Got there, and they were crossing the road! They were all waiting for me to get out of the truck, I put up the gun & pulled the trigger. He wasn't mad, but I did scare the piss out of him! After so much work to get one, he too was glad it was over. Ethical? Maybe not. I know how much time I & effort I put into it and I was ready for it to be over. BTW, it was a heart shot at 70 yards.

I also shot an impala, but didn't get any pictures. Everyone wanted to shoot a kudu and a gemsbuck, but the gemsbuck where in another area, and I was the only one to shoot one. So every time a chance came to get one, I would let the other guy shoot it.

 

[Speckmisser]

Sounds like a productive hunt.

Did you eat the porcupine? I've heard it's great meat.

 

[BigSwad]

Nice pics Jim. Looks like you had alot of fun. What rifle did you end up going with? Also, what area of RSA did you hunt in?

 

[mbcijim]

I used a .300 WSM Winchester Model 70. Bought it special just for the hunt. The cold nights did a number on the blueing though. Should have went with Stainless.

The porcupine was decimated (I shot that with my friends .270). It really was very small, and there was nothing left to eat.

I hunted by Phalaborwa (sp?). It was about 20 miles west of the Phalaborwa gate to Kruger.

What do you guys think of the Blue Wildebeest size wise - big, normal, small?

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

welcome to JHO Mbcijim, thank you for sharing your African hunting adventure! those are all very fine game animals and that Zebra is huge! someday i hope to fill my African bowhunt dream..................tra

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[Duknutz]

jim,
Congrats on the sucessful safari.Great animals and are you going to make a trip back?Here's a couple pics of my trip this last year to RSA.My buddy and I went for 14 days and had way to much fun.And are planning to go back in 2008.

 

[ramsey]

Great pictures. Looks like alot of fun.

 

[the supernuge]

Killer shots guys!
One day.....