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Originally posted by VPEXP:
Guys this is just a brief update, full report will be posted later.
My son and myself just returned last night after hunting for 20 days with Buzz Charlton and Alan Shearing. Steve Turner made our travel arrangements and we flew via Emirates from Houston. We had absolutely no Covid related issues either while traveling or during our stay in Zim. We did of course do a PCR test before leaving and also the day we flew back from Zim. The test in Zim was very professional with a 1 hour turnaround and the test result paperwork included our names, adress, passport #, flight info and came in a fitted plastic bag. Masks are required in public in Zim and in airports and on Emirates. Entry, exit and stay in Zim were extremely easy. No hassles whatsoever. CMS has very capable man named Justice that meets you and the gate when you arrive and also again at the airport for departure and walks you through the process. It could not have been any easier.
Both Buzz and Alan are of course exceptional PH’s and a delight to be in a camp with.
The hunting at Nyakasanga is simply excellent.
Between us we took Lion, Leopard, 2 Tuskless, 3 excellent Buffalo, a Hippo, 2 Eland, a Warthog, Grysbok along with a number of Impala and Zebra for bait. The Eland were taken by tracking and the Buffalo were Dugga Boys that were also tracked. The Lion and Leopard were taken in daylight and we had a number of both on bait. Buzz’s Team of Criton, Nyathi and Eddie are exceptional. There tracking skills are amazing. My son hunted with Alan and he also has a great team.
Between us while hunting we also saw Lion, Leopard, Wild dogs, Pangolin and Cheetah. Game is plentiful in Nyakasanga with some large herds of Buffalo numbering into the hundreds.
The camp is tented, right on the Zambezi in a beautiful setting. Food, service and accommodations were all excellent. Elephant were common visitors to the camp at night and were often seen there during daylight as well.
It will be a while before I will have time to add pictures, etc. as I need to get caught up. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to send me a PM and I will be happy to reply.

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Originally posted by 30.06king:
Sir,
Congrats to yourself and son on a fabulous hunt. I'm very envious of your Eland particularly. I've talked to CMS about doing that hunt, one day, possibly in Nyakasanga. I've hunted with CMS twice, both times with Alan and agree with others here that they are a cut above in how they operate. Good to see Alan's guys Maplan and Martin looking well. I hope Bernardo is also.
I'm intrigued by your "new member" description as if not mistaken I recognise your son from report(s) you posted some years ago.
But, congrats again. Your lovely pics make me quite nostalgic for my next Zim hunt.

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Bernie has moved on, the last time we hunted with Alan, Bernie fell out of a tree when baiting for a Leopard. He stuck the landing perfectly and acted like he intended to jump out of the tree but the look of shock on his face when he fell gave him away!

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Originally posted by MJines:
Well done. You should be particularly proud of the two eland. An eland hunt in the Zambezi Valley is no cup of tea. They never stop moving, are incredibly switched on and are more challenging to hunt than buffalo in my opinion. Add to that fact the two you shot are great bulls.