Thanks once again to Steve, Richie & his team for making it all happen. Thick, wet, exciting, emotional and enjoyable! True hunters for conservation... enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...N0k&feature=youtu.be

Just fantastic

Good hunting
Carl Frederik

Good film and well done Steve on your Elephant and very good shooting on your part.

Unlucky on the Sable and hunting early season as you have witnessed can be difficult.

Beauty is you get to hunt Sable again.

Lovely filming Ray!!
Same rain as we had in Chewore in November eh!!!!
Well done to Rich and his team, and of course to Steve on a great old ele bull.

Cheers

Nick

Well done Sir.
Excellent video and a great hunt.

Looks like a great safari was had by all - Ray fantastic footage and so well put together as always..... Congratulations!!

Yes Mondo!!! Great filming brother.Good tacking boys, Well done Richie in some tough conditions and Steve well done for your lovely Ele bull and for your true hunting spirit,your a real character!!!

Job well done by all. I have experienced Tondi and Clever's tracking ability and they are two of the best. That was intense with it as thick as it was and elephant running around. Ray, you didn't miss a beat. Outstanding

What double and caliber was that?

Vid doesn't seem to work on YouTube

?Looks like a round action VC the cartridge had a bit of a shoulder thinking 470
Great vid thanks for sharing

Congratulations, looks like a great hunt resulting in a great trophy. Dry out that VC for the next trip.
Still need a sable, huh?
Thanks for sharing.
Larry

Very nice video, I enjoyed it.

Really enjoyed it! Thrilled to see you using a Trijicon scope, and congrats on a great hunt!

Great video as usual.

Great elephant congrats.

Rich Schultz is one of the nicest guys I have ever met.

great vid

Enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing.

Early season elephant hunting at its best . . . not for the faint of heart. Brings back many great memories. Thanks for sharing and congrats to the hunter.

Vid not working

Well done to all.I liked the beginning shot in the video.Good capture of the ele bull shooting as well.What area was this?

Thanks for posting, I really enjoyed it. Brought back some great memories.

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Originally posted by Biebs:
What double and caliber was that?

Congrats, very nice.

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What double and caliber was that?

Ken reports that the rifle in the clip is a Verney Carron round body 470. Nice-looking double!

Very cool looking weapon. Looks like a shotgun almost.looks easy to carry. Perfect for elephant hunting.

Congratulations.
Very nice bull.
Video was excellent.

Great video clip but did I miss the second barrel going off?

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Originally posted by ozhunter:
Great video clip but did I miss the second barrel going off?

Did you believe the second one needs to go off just because it is said that it is supposed to go of on AR??

Ahh....
Early season. Beautiful encounters, lovingly photographed. Thanks for bringing me along.

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Originally posted by shootaway:

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Originally posted by ozhunter:
Great video clip but did I miss the second barrel going off?

Did you believe the second one needs to go off just because it is said that it is supposed to go of on AR??

I think it was just out of the frame. I think I heard 4 shots. But yes Shootaway, most use a double for the quick second shot when the game is still standing.

And Great job on the hunt OP. I've done March Ele hunt twice, would like to do it again. Great fun!!

I could be mistaken but it seems as if the tracker?? fires also-maybe twice.The video shows the hunter reloading with only one round.

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Originally posted by shootaway:
I could be mistaken but it seems as if the tracker fires also-maybe twice.The video shows the hunter reloading with only one round.

Could be. Thanks for posting this video Rustichunter. Loved it!

The first shot looked good.I don't know why the extras were needed-unless the hunter asked for the follow-ups beforehand.

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Originally posted by shootaway:
The first shot looked good.I don't know why the extras were needed-unless the hunter asked for the follow-ups beforehand.

I always keep shooting when the animal is still on it's feet. And in the case of Elephants I like to put in a couple more shots after they have fallen. I consider it the ethical thing to do.

And double so when you are looking at a $15K trophy fee getting the hell out of Dodge.

I have never taken a heart/lung shot on an elephant before but I would think in the heat of the moment on a moving animal it would be hard to judge how good the shot was.

Mac,you need to get that new 577 out in the jess.

Wonderful video. Granted, when you first hear that lioness it does make the butt pucker a bit.

Thank you for the video.

Thank you for sharing this with us. I hope it get to return soon and kill one twice as big.

Congratulations! Well done Steve, Richie, and team.

Certainly gets your heart pumping! Great video of a great hunt.

BH63