The following sequence comes from Ray Vandever's recent big game hunt in Chewore. I hope you enjoy it

Dave



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A cloud-delayed Chewore dawn creates illusionary effect



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Wild-dog at dawn



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A herd of buffalo bunches up on the fringe of the Chenje airfield



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An elusive grysbok (chiteke) is glimpsed momentarily, before it darts away into entangled jesse flanking the Maura River



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More seldom seen antelope. This time roan, towards the top end of the Maura



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What we always believed to be our most promising bait is hit by a large tom, and all angles are covered in preparation for a pre-dawn walk-in the following morning....



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Back down the Maura. Midway along that scenic river's course, we come across this small group of buffalo. Note the super bull and the one horned old cow.



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Elephants flee our intrusion, although one cow is not so sure she should be fleeing



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Shortly after the trackers and gamescouts chased and failed to apprehend several poachers whom we suprised at a spring. A couple of shots were fired and spears recovered. In this picture are two Parks gamescouts, Ray Vandever and tracker Oriah. They look like they are about to start a revolution, African style!



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Siesta time



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Ever on the death watch.



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If the Skoal tobacco company would like to use PH Richard Tabor in an advertisement, they should be advised that I am the man to speak with



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Jason Bromley, our eager young apprentice, is saving up to buy an ammo belt



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An afternoon walk down a wending tributary of the Maura brings about this encounter with a startled female klipspriger



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More buffalo are spotted on a rocky ridge, as we make our way back towards Mana-Angwa in the late afternoon. This jongos bull will be an excellent trophy for a hunter one day. Or a satisfying feed for a pride of hungry lions!



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This sandgrouse chick almost became a road kill. That would have been unlucky, as the traffic is not too heavy in Chewore



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Never too tired to share good humor with good friends. From the left: senior PH and elephant hunting legend, Magara Dirapenga, PH Richard Tabor, the journalist and PH Peter Wood

Nice sequence David.

One question - in the last photo is that really a 7-Up can at a sundowner?????


Phil

Phil

What can I say? I am the guilty guy. Sad eh?

I hope things are going well in Thailand. Can you hunt anything there?

Dave

Dave,

A lovely sequence of photos. I hope to hunt the area again soon. Sure are some nice buff hanging around!

Dave,

No hunting here but some pretty good fishing opportunities.

I'm actually closer to Africa here than I was in the US!!! Have a plains game trip planned in Namibia for next year. Would really like to get back to Zimbabwe in the near future as well.

Thanks for taking the time to post your hunt reports and photos - they are a real treat to read and enjoy.

Thanks!!!!


Phil

David,

Thank you for your time and effort in posting the photo threads. Everytime I look at one of your threads, it brings back great memories of Africa.

Thanks again.

Kathi,

Many thanks to you also, for all the informative threads you post. I often know what's going on here in Zim before anyone else, through reading your posts.

Best regards

Dave,

Is Rich holding one of my left over Skoal Loncut Wintergreen tins or did I convert him?

Will bring more next year!!

JPK