The Accurate Reloading Forums
Miles McCallum injured by a Buffalo
14 July 2023, 22:08
LabmanMiles McCallum injured by a Buffalo
Fortunately, it sounds like he'll be OK.
https://www.africahunting.com/...ed-by-buffalo.76265/
Tom Z
NRA Life Member
14 July 2023, 22:31
MJinesTalked to Myles yesterday. He is battered and bruised but otherwise alright. No head or spine issues and no internal injuries. Good news given the circumstances.
Mike
15 July 2023, 02:09
bwanajayThats is good news.
Thankful that he has got through this one lightly scathed.
Speedy recovery Milo as the season is only at half time!
Cheers mate
Nick
Heard about this 3-4 days ago. They were worried at first but luckily no serious injury. He was out cold for a while with a concussion.
Thank the Lord Almighty he is not seriously injured and Godspeed recovery!
I was surprised how long it took to show up here. In the old days…it would have been posted here before the plane got to Harare. Sign of the times I guess.
I started to post it Tuesday but figured it wasn’t my place.
Again…speedy recovery to Miles!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
J. Lane Easter, DVM
A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House
No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991.
15 July 2023, 08:44
eagle27I like the "The client with Myles had the presence of mind to shoot the animal before too much damage was done"
Presumably it was the client that wounded the buffalo so I imagine he wouldn't have much moral option but to shoot it off Miles.
Thankfully what could easily have been a tragic outcome was averted.
Very glad to hear no serious i juries.
Hope for a speedy recovery.
15 July 2023, 18:38
Aspen Hill AdventuresHoping Myles heals up fast and is back in the saddle sooner than later.
~Ann
15 July 2023, 19:24
GunsCoreThank God Miles will be okay. All of these incidents should be carefully examined and publicized so we can learn from the mistakes made and how to avoid them. Use enough gun and be sure of your first shot.
STAY IN THE FIGHT!
15 July 2023, 21:03
fulvioquote:
... be sure of your first shot.
Irrespective of the caliber.
15 July 2023, 22:52
K Evansquote:
I started to post it Tuesday but figured it wasn’t my place.
Again…speedy recovery to Miles!
Same here, messaged with Myles yesterday and this morning, says he will be sitting and sleeping for a couple of weeks…and no looking in a mirror. Otherwise says doing pretty good.
Karl Evans
16 July 2023, 05:28
Michael RobinsonSorry to hear this. Best wishes for a quick and full recovery.
Mike
Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
Thank goodness his injuries weren’t more severe. My prayers for a speedy recovery.
Been there and done that. Know how it feels.
Lucky to be alive.
BUTCH
C'est Tout Bon
(It is all good)
quote:
Originally posted by GunsCore:
Thank God Miles will be okay. All of these incidents should be carefully examined and publicized so we can learn from the mistakes made and how to avoid them. Use enough gun and be sure of your first shot.
There is nothing to be learned.
Each incident is different but the same.
One wounds a buffalo unintentionally.
Follow up.
Most of the times it keeps running away until a lucky shot kills it.
On very rare occasions the tables are turned, and one does not see it before it is on to of him.
There is also occasions when a member of the party involved sends his brains on vacation.
And someone suffers.
Not long ago I saw a video of a professional hunter going after a wounded buffalo carrying a shooting stick.
No rifle.
It clobbered him.
I have followed lots of wounded buffalo.
Most were found dead not long after.
Some got into rather bad places, but we’re lucky to be able to get a shot in before any funny ideas from the buffalo.
At the end of the day, hunting, regardless of what, does entail danger to all involved.
Accept it, and try to avoid it.
16 July 2023, 17:02
chuck375quote:
Originally posted by eagle27:
I like the "The client with Myles had the presence of mind to shoot the animal before too much damage was done"
Presumably it was the client that wounded the buffalo so I imagine he wouldn't have much moral option but to shoot it off Miles.
Sounds like he shot it off of Myles, without shooting through the buffalo and into him. That's always a concern.
Thankfully what could easily have been a tragic outcome was averted.
Regards,
Chuck
"There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit"
Michael Douglas "The Ghost And The Darkness"
16 July 2023, 22:23
K EvansBelow is part of a message I received from Myles, he is very lucky. Also, I was told that the game scout joined in with his rifle as well. Morgan, mentioned below, is a tracker.
“I’m recovering really well. I cannot remember a thing about getting whacked so only know what the camera man told me 1. My shot was off . 2. The buff broke cover at full gallop only 9foot from me 3. It Knocked me out cold and luckily got its horns stuck in a small bush 4.
Left me for Morgan who it tossed 4 feet 5.
My hunter basically sorted it out whilst all this was going on!”
Karl Evans
16 July 2023, 23:22
jjbullSending best wishes for a quick and full recovery
___________________________________________________________________________________
Give me the simple life; an AK-47, a good guard dog and a nymphomaniac who owns a liquor store.
17 July 2023, 09:35
Use Enough Gunquote:
Left me for Morgan who it tossed 4 feet 5.
How's Morgan?
This incident shows you no matter how careful you are, sometimes all precautions are useless.
Good thing his client had the presence of mind to kill the buffalo quickly.
Be nice to know how Morgan is.
17 July 2023, 15:33
eagle27quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
This incident shows you no matter how careful you are, sometimes all precautions are useless.
Good thing his client had the presence of mind to kill the buffalo quickly.
Be nice to know how Morgan is.
I don't know that you can say at this stage that everyone was careful. From the information posted on the AH forum Miles and party were
tracking a wounded buffalo, i.e. it did not charge directly after the clients shot/shots.
From what Miles has said it charged at full gallop from 9 feet so it seems it was not incapacitated at all from the clients initial shot/s and it set up the perfect ambush.
I imagine after a shot at a buffalo that takes to its heels that the PH and client would quickly ascertain if the shot was a good one or not. That sort of information should go some way to determining how a follow up is conducted.
Thankfully we didn't have another African hunting tragedy with both Miles and Morgan both escaping serious injury or death by shear good luck.
quote:
Originally posted by eagle27:
quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
This incident shows you no matter how careful you are, sometimes all precautions are useless.
Good thing his client had the presence of mind to kill the buffalo quickly.
Be nice to know how Morgan is.
I don't know that you can say at this stage that everyone was careful. From the information posted on the AH forum Miles and party were
tracking a wounded buffalo, i.e. it did not charge directly after the clients shot/shots.
From what Miles has said it charged at full gallop from 9 feet so it seems it was not incapacitated at all from the clients initial shot/s and it set up the perfect ambush.
I imagine after a shot at a buffalo that takes to its heels that the PH and client would quickly ascertain if the shot was a good one or not. That sort of information should go some way to determining how a follow up is conducted.
Thankfully we didn't have another African hunting tragedy with both Miles and Morgan both escaping serious injury or death by shear good luck.
Problem is when the wounded buffalo goes into very thick bush.
You don’t see it until you are on top of it.
Not much you can do about this situation.
I have been in similar situations.
Where a wounded buffalo is in a nasty thicket.
We went around it from every angle.
Nothing could be seen.
We threw stones, trying to get it to move.
Nothing happened.
You are left with one option.
Go in.
We did.
My luck was he jumped up towards me.
I fired without the rifle getting to my shoulders.
Luckily my shot brained him.
I think he was about 15 feet from me.
This is just one occasion.
We have had several, similar, but managed to kill them on the ground, as they normally were facing in other directions, unlike this one which was lying facing me.
Lots of things in hunting depend on luck.
And when yours run out, there is not much you can do.
Last year we were putting a lion bait, when we saw the Lion trotting towards us.
He was in the open, just before sunset.
We hid behind the bait tree.
He stopped less than a 100 yards from us, facing us.
I fired at him and jumped a bit and took off.
My PH was screaming for me to shoot again.
Trouble was I couldn’t see him enough to shoot as he ran between the trees.
He kept growling for a bit, then everything went quiet.
We followed him.
Horrible grass and thickets.
But no other choice.
We went into any area we thought he might be.
Was getting hard to see as the sun was down.
Then one of our trackers saw him.
Lying dead 10 feet away!!
Imagine what might have happened if he was alive.
I do agree that one should take every precaution to make sure no one gets hurt.
But sometimes things just tend to go wrong.
Going after that lion, the trackers were trying to see tracks or blood.
Nothing was visible.
Both Alan and me did not walk behind them, but stayed to either side of them.
Just in case he was alive, and charges, we wanted to have a clear line to shoot, rather than trying to shoot and avoid hitting one of the trackers.
Some of the videos on the Net about hunting give me the creeps!
17 July 2023, 17:50
K EvansI will try and find out about Morgan and post.
Karl Evans
17 July 2023, 19:13
K EvansUpdate on Morgan… bruised hip and thigh only, doing fine.
Karl Evans
quote:
Originally posted by fulvio:
quote:
... be sure of your first shot.
Irrespective of the caliber.
BINGO!
The "use enough gun" philosophy is precisely the reason why this occurs and frankly the absolute worse advice one can give. Yeah, shit happens, but more often than not a preventable error.
That mindset shows complete lack of understanding of what you're doing. A compensation for poor preparation (both shooting skills and anatomy) and a lack of discipline while hunting- typical little dick SCI types.
Besides, shooting buff with a rifle is cheating. Shot my first buff with a bow last year. Dropped in half the distance and half the time from a 3-7-5 shot and did not require a follow up....use enough gun my ass.
Whatsapped Butch Coaton last night. He wasn't in the Save at the time but said Myles is doing fine. Thank God for that. Looking forward to flipping Myles some shit the next time I see him.
There are two types of people in the world: those that get things done and those who make excuses. There are no others.
17 July 2023, 22:34
Scott Powellquote:
Originally posted by FMC:
quote:
Originally posted by fulvio:
quote:
... be sure of your first shot.
Irrespective of the caliber.
BINGO!
The "use enough gun" philosophy is precisely the reason why this occurs and frankly the absolute worse advice one can give. Yeah, shit happens, but more often than not a preventable error.
That mindset shows complete lack of understanding of what you're doing. A compensation for poor preparation (both shooting skills and anatomy) and a lack of discipline while hunting- typical little dick SCI types.
Besides, shooting buff with a rifle is cheating. Shot my first buff with a bow last year. Dropped in half the distance and half the time from a 3-7-5 shot and did not require a follow up....use enough gun my ass.
Whatsapped Butch Coaton last night. He wasn't in the Save at the time but said Myles is doing fine. Thank God for that. Looking forward to flipping Myles some shit the next time I see him.
Wow.. let's see...
No one else knows what they are doing and do not prepare, hunting DG with a rifle is cheating, if you're an SCI member you must have a small dick, and blow your horn about dropping a buffalo with a bow faster than a gun..
All in a single post...
"At least once every human being should have to run for his life - to teach him that milk does not come from the supermarket, that safety does not come from policemen, and that news is not something that happens to other people." - Robert Heinlein
quote:
Originally posted by K Evans:
Update on Morgan… bruised hip and thigh only, doing fine.
Glad to hear this.
17 July 2023, 22:45
fairgamequote:
Besides, shooting buff with a rifle is cheating. Shot my first buff with a bow last year. Dropped in half the distance and half the time from a 3-7-5 shot and did not require a follow up....use enough gun my ass.
You did well with a bow and you did not have to follow it up with a pointed stick.
ROYAL KAFUE LTD
Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com
Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144
Instagram - kafueroyal
17 July 2023, 22:45
fairgameWishing Miles and Morgan a speedy recovery
ROYAL KAFUE LTD
Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com
Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144
Instagram - kafueroyal
Wishing a speedy recovery for both Myles and Morgan. They are both a great to hunt with and can't wait to see them again
19 July 2023, 03:10
Michael RobinsonBest wishes to Morgan as well. Good to hear that he, too, is on the mend.
As for misadventures of this kind, all one can say is that there, but for the grace of God, goes every single one of us who hunts dangerous game.
Mike
Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer.
A friend sent me a video yesterday of a hunting car driving through long grass.
And got charged, and hit, by a bull!
This is the sort of thing that does happen, and you can do absolutely FA about it.
19 July 2023, 17:02
bwanajayquote:
A friend sent me a video yesterday of a hunting car driving through long grass.
And got charged, and hit, by a bull!
This is the sort of thing that does happen, and you can do absolutely FA about it.
Exactly!
19 July 2023, 18:43
mbogobutchGreat to hear the guys are going to be ok, dangerous game hunting is dangerous. Preparation hunting and shooting skills are everything, and shit can still happen to anyone. Don't kid yourself, be prepared, and hunt with great PH's,
and most of all listen.
quote:
Originally posted by mbogobutch:
Great to hear the guys are going to be ok, dangerous game hunting is dangerous. Preparation hunting and shooting skills are everything, and shit can still happen to anyone. Don't kid yourself, be prepared, and hunt with great PH's,
and most of all listen.
And most importantly, be prepared YOURSELF!
You have to remember, you are in a place where instant responses is required.
And you have to be aware of your surroundings!
quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by mbogobutch:
Great to hear the guys are going to be ok, dangerous game hunting is dangerous. Preparation hunting and shooting skills are everything, and shit can still happen to anyone. Don't kid yourself, be prepared, and hunt with great PH's,
and most of all listen.
And most importantly, be prepared YOURSELF!
You have to remember, you are in a place where instant responses is required.
And you have to be aware of your surroundings!
EXACTLY!!!
Now I have to go ask my lady if she thinks my Dick is small, since I hunt buffalo with a rifle.
19 July 2023, 22:35
jdollarquote:
Originally posted by DLS:
quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by mbogobutch:
Great to hear the guys are going to be ok, dangerous game hunting is dangerous. Preparation hunting and shooting skills are everything, and shit can still happen to anyone. Don't kid yourself, be prepared, and hunt with great PH's,
and most of all listen.
And most importantly, be prepared YOURSELF!
You have to remember, you are in a place where instant responses is required.
And you have to be aware of your surroundings!
EXACTLY!!!
Now I have to go ask my lady if she thinks my Dick is small, since I hunt buffalo with a rifle.
I’m afraid to ask now…. Obviously some people are full of shit.
Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend…
To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP
20 July 2023, 01:51
Todd Williamsquote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by mbogobutch:
Great to hear the guys are going to be ok, dangerous game hunting is dangerous. Preparation hunting and shooting skills are everything, and shit can still happen to anyone. Don't kid yourself, be prepared, and hunt with great PH's,
and most of all listen.
And most importantly, be prepared YOURSELF!
You have to remember, you are in a place where instant responses is required.
And you have to be aware of your surroundings!
100% correct. I've never understood the mentality of "your PH will get you out of trouble if things go pear shaped". That may very well be the case, but I'll always be prepared by being familiar with my rifle and ammo. It's one of the reasons I'll never resort to using camp rifles, unless my own rifles don't show up.
20 July 2023, 02:03
Steve Ahrenbergquote:
Originally posted by FMC:
quote:
Originally posted by fulvio:
quote:
... be sure of your first shot.
Irrespective of the caliber.
BINGO!
The "use enough gun" philosophy is precisely the reason why this occurs and frankly the absolute worse advice one can give. Yeah, shit happens, but more often than not a preventable error.
That mindset shows complete lack of understanding of what you're doing. A compensation for poor preparation (both shooting skills and anatomy) and a lack of discipline while hunting- typical little dick SCI types.
Besides, shooting buff with a rifle is cheating. Shot my first buff with a bow last year. Dropped in half the distance and half the time from a 3-7-5 shot and did not require a follow up....use enough gun my ass.
Whatsapped Butch Coaton last night. He wasn't in the Save at the time but said Myles is doing fine. Thank God for that. Looking forward to flipping Myles some shit the next time I see him.
Typical archer. Your assessment is a complete crock of shit.
Formerly "Nganga"
27 July 2023, 06:06
K EvansGot an update from Myles last night, says physically (battered body) he is doing well, says the concussion is a “moving target” but getting better. Hope his recovery continues to go smoothly.
Karl Evans
27 July 2023, 09:30
Bill73quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
quote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
quote:
Originally posted by mbogobutch:
Great to hear the guys are going to be ok, dangerous game hunting is dangerous. Preparation hunting and shooting skills are everything, and shit can still happen to anyone. Don't kid yourself, be prepared, and hunt with great PH's,
and most of all listen.
And most importantly, be prepared YOURSELF!
You have to remember, you are in a place where instant responses is required.
And you have to be aware of your surroundings!
100% correct. I've never understood the mentality of "your PH will get you out of trouble if things go pear shaped". That may very well be the case, but I'll always be prepared by being familiar with my rifle and ammo. It's one of the reasons I'll never resort to using camp rifles, unless my own rifles don't show up.
I will also never understand "the PH will get you out of trouble" either,who the hell is hunting? you or the PH? it's YOU,be ready & be prepared!!
DRSS