What wonders me is the time Saeed takes to shoot,almost no time.The moment he rests his rifle on those sticks, it goes bang.I wonder how practice and natural talent factor in.


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Locksley,R

All the PH I have hunted with complain that I shoot too fast!

I normally hit what I shoot at, so their complaint does not seem to have any foundation.

I have ledarnt a long time ago that hunting in Africa requires one to shoot as quickly as one can. As sometimes one only gets a couple of seconds before an animal disappears from sight.

I agree with Saeed. Watching a few hunting shows we see the shooter sight forever, then he finally takes the firearm off safe, sights some more then finally fires. Drives me nuts.

When my rifle goes on the sticks or rest the safety goes off and bang. What are these guys waiting for?

quote:

Originally posted by Saeed:
All the PH I have hunted with complain that I shoot too fast!

I normally hit what I shoot at, so their complaint does not seem to have any foundation.

I have ledarnt a long time ago that hunting in Africa requires one to shoot as quickly as one can. As sometimes one only gets a couple of seconds before an animal disappears from sight.

Championship shotgun habits have carried over well to rifle for Saeed.
He has so many shotgun championship belt buckles from Texas that even Walter wears one.

Aim rifle and "pull" trigger in a rapid controlled manner within two seconds of seeing the target.
This is a recipe for success, if one is capable of "pulling it" off properly, he will increase his potential bag greatly, even in the deer woods and coyote fields of Kentucky.

But sometimes you end up shooting the smaller bull in front of the bigger bull in Africa if you are that fast:

Buffalo 3: Zoomed-in Cameraman Roy provides helpful observations to Saeed just before, and after, the shot?
"There's another one in front of him now ... BOOM ... Not that one ..."
The buffalo was dropped on first shot, neck shot?

RIP,

We were being given the run around by the buffalo for a couple of days.

This herd was so close to us at some point in thick bush we had 180 degree view of them, but no way to see which is which.

A couple of hours earlier we had just a glimpse of him as he disappeared behind the cows.

We thought we would try a new strategy.

We went and waited at the clearing, and sent our trackers upwind of them.

And sure enough, they came running.

The shooting stick broke as I rested my rifle on it. I rested against a tree which had a V on it.

But that V was too low for standing, and too high for sitting.

So I just rested the rifle against the trunk of the tree - breaking some smaller twigs from infront of the scope, and shot at the first bull I could see with a hard boss.

Yes, it was a neck shot.

Excuses, excuses, even from Saeed!
At least that explains the broken shooting sticks cast aside at the end of video clip ...
So it was an act of God that Speedy Saeed should shoot the smaller buffalo in front of the big one,
even though the smaller buffalo was not an "Outer Circle Award" candidate?
OK, I get it.

quote:

Originally posted by Aaron Neilson:
Saeed - Without question, your reports are the very best posted here on AR. The pics are incredible, and text is simply not needed. No one captures the essence of safari, like you do in pics!

AMAZING!!!!!

Thank you Aaron.

I am trying to do the same with teh video I am posting.

The idea is to show what safari life is like, not just the hunting bits.

I have had some comments from people who were not too sure that I should post what they called "gory" pictures.

Well, this is what a hunting safari is like.

One hunts, shoots and cuts up the animals.

And that is what I will post in my Hunt Report, which I hope to start posting soon.

I am just trying to balance doing some work and processing some of the videos to share with you here.

Those of you who have requested a copy of our video of this year, please be patient, as I haven't even started doing it yet.

I want to finish doing the clips to post here, then start on the complete video.

Our hunt video is 745GB and includes 9,995 video files!!??

Having a file based HD camera certainly makes life easier - as one does not need to capture the tape as in the past.

But, it is still time consuming I am afraid.

Eid Mubarak Saeed to you and yours!

quote:

Originally posted by Esskay:
Eid Mubarak Saeed to you and yours!

Thank you very much.

And the same to you and your family.

I watched the wounded/snared hippo video.It was painful to watch it to lumber on and hit its muzzle on the ground with each step as it struggles to hold its weight. Your shooting of it was an act of mercy.Thanks for doing that.

Best-
Locksley,R.

I have started adding Hunt Reports.

You can see them on my first post on this thread.

I have posted a Google earth map view of our concession, and some locations of our hunts.

I always carry a Garmin GPS in my pocket, and mark the camp as soon as we arrive.

I mark the truck as we leave it to follow any animals, and I mark all the animals we shoot locations, as well as any place which might be of interest.

I also use the GPS to measure the distances we walk, which makes quite an interesting subject for discussion.

Saeed says:

"Look at the large group of hippos in bottom center of the photo"

I did.

Thanks for posting more reports and videos.
Again, the eland is a Lord Whopper!!!
Was that high shoulder shot a spine hit that took "Lord Whopper Eland" down in his tracks?
Gotta go look for that video, so many dead animals I can't keep them straight in my head.
The mighty .375/404:
I am thinking of switching my KISS principle from .375/300-grain Walterhogs made of unobtainium @ 2750 fps to Barnes .375/250-grain TTSX-BT bullets @ 3000 fps.
That might "gitterdun" too.



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29. Leopard


Why did the leopard not react to the first shot?

Was he a "Deaf Leopard?"

Def Leppard

He certainly reacted to the second shot.
Really rocked and rolled on the second shot.

Was the first shot a clean miss by Saeed?
Surely it must have been caused by brush deflection.
I can think of no other reason for Saeed to miss such a large target at such close range.
That could happen to any human.


The first eland on day 5 of the safari was my favorite of the entire expedition:

15. Eland

That has it all.
Big, old, super-trophy eland bull suddenly appears trailing the cows, walking to right at 120 to 150 yards, only head, neck and top of back visible above the brush ... neck shot with .375/404, dropped dead at impact.
One-ton animal of best meat for all to enjoy.
Another great example of shooting within 2 seconds.
The only thing that could make that any better would be to have the Swedish Bikini Team parachute in for a kuhboobee-kuhboobee dance right at the kill site.

Swedish Bikini Team





http://tanganyikagame.com/index.htm

I am getting requests on how the video is progressing.

I am about half way through converting the raw files to H.264 format.

Once that is done, I will start editing it.

I will keep you all updated on my progress, and thank you for your interest.

quote:

Originally posted by RIP:
29. Leopard


Why did the leopard not react to the first shot?

Was he a "Deaf Leopard?"

Def Leppard

He certainly reacted to the second shot.
Really rocked and rolled on the second shot.

Was the first shot a clean miss by Saeed?
Surely it must have been caused by brush deflection.
I can think of no other reason for Saeed to miss such a large target at such close range.
That could happen to any human.


The first eland on day 5 of the safari was my favorite of the entire expedition:

15. Eland

That has it all.
Big, old, super-trophy eland bull suddenly appears trailing the cows, walking to right at 120 to 150 yards, only head, neck and top of back visible above the brush ... neck shot with .375/404, dropped dead at impact.
One-ton animal of best meat for all to enjoy.
Another great example of shooting within 2 seconds.
The only thing that could make that any better would be to have the Swedish Bikini Team parachute in for a kuhboobee-kuhboobee dance right at the kill site.

Swedish Bikini Team





http://tanganyikagame.com/index.htm

I am not sure what you are talking about on the leoprad.

There was only one shot on that.

Saeed,
Please excuse me for the sleep deprived screwup in which I hallucinated the sound of a gunshot.
It was probably just the sound of my knee hitting the underside of the 'puter desk when I was startled by the HD video of a leopard suddenly leaping onto the log on ground below, from the tree above.

I now can appreciate that it was not a shot with the sound dubbed out, but only a camera jostle, just before the actual one-shot kill, for which the cameraman was steady as a rock.
That is good.
Just checking to make sure that the video had not been Walter-ed.
No, it was just me that was in a Walter-ed state of mind, temporarily, through sleep deprivation.
The video and Saeed's shooting were un-ad-Walterated.

I have learned much here at ar.com, and especially that Walter can be worked into a discussion of any screw-up of any kind,
for any reason or no reason.
There are dense clusters of Walter-ed people in the USA, in several states, called "blue states."
Their votes may decide a presidential election, through the electoral college system.
I call that the "Walter-ed Vote."

BTW, all the videos work fine.
All are un-ad-Walterated.
Thanks for sharing.


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A few more videos have been added.

Amazing to watch that wildebeest cow come back to life after having the poacher's snare removed from her neck.
Hope Dean and Gary are well now, back from malaria, and stay that way.

I guess the added stress of dealing with a special needs hunter like Walter (dba Team-Z at the end of the expedition)
was enough to get their immune systems down.

Live long and prosper.

I am sorry that I am falling abit behind in posting my hunt reports.

I am in the process of doing the videos.

So far I have made 14 hours, and I am not through yet.

I have tried to include everything one encounters in a safari, which I hope you will all enjoy once it is finished.

Those of you who have been asking when the DVDs are going to be ready, as soon as my computer finishes the job.

That number abive is in hours, and for those who cannot count more than their fingers and toes, it is roughly 239,000 YEARS!

It was heartening to see the Wildebeest come back to life.


And all that talk about touching an animal's eyeball to see if it's alive....


Best-
Locksley,R.

quote:

Originally posted by RobinOLocksley:
It was heartening to see the Wildebeest come back to life.


And all that talk about touching an animal's eyeball to see if it's alive....


Best-
Locksley,R.

Yes, that was eye opening. Lol. Won't be relying on that alone in the future! We thought for sure she was a goner until her last gasps kept coming.

I have added a couple of hunt reports and 3 video clips.

Six sturdy men and still that croc was too heavy.Imagine what the beast would/could do in the water !


Best-
Locksley,R.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Our video is almost ready - the editing has been done and converted to H.264 1080P Full HD and .VOB DVD format.

I have already styarted burning the master disks on DVDs, and will start making coping of both BDs and DVDs as required as soon as I get my disk copying machine.

It has been borrowed by a friend for a job he is doing, and I am supposed to get it in the next 2 weeks.

Due to the success of last year's disks - I think we had 9 DVDs - I tried to include the full safari experience. Not just the hunting part.

So we are going to end up with 15 DVDs this year.

They are available free to our members, all you have to do to get your copy is send me your full name and address, and what you prefer to have, BD or normal DVD.

In a PM please. I will egnore any requests by email, as I can never be sure if whoever is asking is a member of AR or not.

I will print the labels in the order I receive them, and will ship the disks in that order.

I hope you like this years adventure. We all had an absolutely fantastic time, thanks to our host, Alan, Roy and Rene Vincent, Dean, Garry and all teh staff in teh camp.

They all did a very admirable job.

15 DVD's!! Wow! That is awesome Saeed....and a tonne of work. Its been rediculously busy since I got home, and I can imagine your schedule! Thank you so much for doing this for all of us again this year. I really can't wait to watch them.

Best regards,
Chris

Thank you Saeed.
Sounds like the greatest show on earth just got better.

Merry Christmas to you too!

Saeed,

Thank you very very much. May you and yours have a wonderful holiday season.

Regards

Saeed,
Thank you,
Bryan

Thank you Saeed and thanks to Walter for the extra entertainment.

Another great adventure!
Thank you very much for sharing it with us

Saeed, Thank you for the generous offer on the Videos

Matt

quote:

Originally posted by Saeed:
I have posted a Google earth map view of our concession, and some locations of our hunts.

I always carry a Garmin GPS in my pocket, and mark the camp as soon as we arrive.

I mark the truck as we leave it to follow any animals, and I mark all the animals we shoot locations, as well as any place which might be of interest.

I also use the GPS to measure the distances we walk, which makes quite an interesting subject for discussion.

I like this idea. Which model Garmin do you use?

I like the small ones I can put in my pocket.

The last few years I have been using one of Garmin's eTrex models.

They are all the same size, and have different facilities.

It is amazing how much distance one can cover while not really going very far.

I tend to move about quite a lot, and find that I have covered quite a distance by the end of the day.

Hi Saeed,
What is your record "bag" of miles of hunting for a day on the ground, by bakkie and on foot, no air transfers,
just on-land traverse?
(But you may count the wading of croc-infested waters and buffalo infested swamps.)

Riflecrank Internationale Permanente

I don't merasure distance traveled by truck.
But I think most we have walked in one day is about 35 kilometers.

This is not as bad as it sounds, because we have had much worse days hunting in Chete, where we have not walked half that distance, but due to the extreme heat and terrain, one tends to feel it more.

Dear Saeed,
thank you very much for the 15 DVDs! It must have taken a lot of work to produce, package and post all the requests, and I'm very grateful for your kind generosity. Very best wishes for 2013.
Peter

quote:

Originally posted by PD999:
Dear Saeed,
thank you very much for the 15 DVDs! It must have taken a lot of work to produce, package and post all the requests, and I'm very grateful for your kind generosity. Very best wishes for 2013.
Peter

You are very welcome Peter.

I hope you enjoy them.

Ditto PD999.
Arrived in Kentucky today: