Just spent a couple of days on the Flats pursuing Kafue Lechwe with Richard Bell Cross and after many hundreds of Lechwe, we finally settled on this one. He had everything - width, symmetry, and length. A very enjoyable outing and good to be under the stars again talking shit and having a few cold ones. We had an Argo which meant we could go deep into the wetlands and explore this fascinating country.

Beautiful Bull.Would love to hunt one. Congrats
Bruce

Bet you had lechwe backstraps for dinner that night Andrew

I’d think that is one of the less enjoyable hunts for a PH!

Looking at literally hundreds of them trying to pick one that is just a few inches bigger...

I was lucky, it took us a couple hours, and we saw one that was notably larger than anything.

We couldn’t get very close.

I was using a .375, and had to aim 18” over his back....

Kudos to the team on a great bull!

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I’d think that is one of the less enjoyable hunts for a PH!

Looking at literally hundreds of them trying to pick one that is just a few inches bigger...

I was lucky, it took us a couple hours, and we saw one that was notably larger than anything.

We couldn’t get very close.

I was using a .375, and had to aim 18” over his back....

Kudos to the team on a great bull!

Not too difficult mate and besides we had a .330 Dakota on board.

Nice Andrew.

Good stuff Andrew! Thanks for posting.

Now that looks like a fun relaxing trip.

Thank God for the Argo! Big advantage. That’s a heck of a nice Lechwe!

Very nice. Definitely make a plan on this. Not much shade out there!!

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Well done Sir ! You know that has to be one of the most enjoyable hunts we have done - wonderful animal, fascinating wetlands, simple camp and great red wines!

Need to repeat one day!

Ps how was the dirt road with that rig you towed in ?

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Ps how was the dirt road with that rig you towed in ?

Not good.

Congratulations on a successful hunt.

I really enjoyed mine. I hunted with Abie....

We drove out at night, camped under the stars. When that thin pink line of dawn came, Abie was up making coffee.

He told me to get my rifle ready. I shot mine sitting in my bed.

I shot my Black with Andrew in 2004. That's a long while back.

One of the few places where you have to take your own firewood!

Great trophy and looks like a great camp with friends

We camped out at Blue Lagoon in 2000 and shot the following day. In those days we didn't need to go far to shoot a nice lechwe bull.

Mark

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Ps how was the dirt road with that rig you towed in ?

Not good.

On our Kafue Flats road trip with Andrew last year, I'm pretty sure I left a kidney behind on the roadside somewhere.

Andrew - congrats to you and Richard on a great lechwe!