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Hunting The Selous With Alan Vincent 2012 - Videos Have Been Added
20 January 2013, 04:06
.366torqueHunting The Selous With Alan Vincent 2012 - Videos Have Been Added
Got mine yesterday! Thank you very much!
Great job on everything, what a fantastic looking set. The video is perfect.
I appreciate the obvious effort you put into these.
Thank you Saeed.
PS, loved the sound capture on your first buffalo. It's bellowing was exciting to hear.
20 January 2013, 08:36
Saeedquote:
Originally posted by .366torque:
Got mine yesterday! Thank you very much!
Great job on everything, what a fantastic looking set. The video is perfect.
I appreciate the obvious effort you put into these.
Thank you Saeed.
PS, loved the sound capture on your first buffalo. It's bellowing was exciting to hear.
Glad you are enjoying our safari.
As usual, I don't add any voice over or commentary or music to the videos.
I prefer to leave them as is, which a lot of people seem to enjoy.
It gives you the feeling of being there with us.
20 January 2013, 16:30
farbedoSaeed,
My copies arrived this week. Many thanks. It is obvious that you guys had a lot of fun. Best Wishes.
Jeremy
20 January 2013, 20:55
RIPIt is quite exciting to watch these DVD's.
If the quality was any higher I could not appreciate it.
It is great to be able to play it as a regular DVD from a Sony player.
My HD TV may be only a 40-incher, but I have a Bose sound system hooked up to it, and I sit in a swivel chair 5 feet from the screen.
It is like being there.
The entire room vibrates with the woofers.
You see it, hear it, and even feel it ... like being on safari ... just can't smell it.
I would sit closer to the screen, if the barrel of my .375/404JS was a little shorter.
Dry fire practice at targets in the videos,
yep, almost like being there.

My kids have bigger screens and popcorn and will be offered a screening ...

Thanks Saeed!
20 January 2013, 22:44
Canuckquote:
Originally posted by RIP:
It is quite exciting to watch these DVD's.
If the quality was any higher I could not appreciate it.
It is great to be able to play it as a regular DVD from a Sony player.
My HD TV may be only a 40-incher, but I have a Bose sound system hooked up to it, and I sit in a swivel chair 5 feet from the screen.
It is like being there.
The entire room vibrates with the woofers.
You see it, hear it, and even feel it ... like being on safari ... just can't smell it.
I would sit closer to the screen, if the barrel of my .375/404JS was a little shorter.
Dry fire practice at targets in the videos,
yep, almost like being there.

My kids have bigger screens and popcorn and will be offered a screening ...

Thanks Saeed!

The footage is fantastic. I can vouch that its just about like being there. The only thing missing is the 40 deg C heat!!!!

I had the misfortune of coming down with the seasonal flu just before the new ywear and it persisted for a couple weeks. Worst flu I've had since I was a kid. The upside however was that all the couch time gave me lots of opportunity to watch the DVDs. Got through all 29 hours and went back and watched some a second time!
Thanks Saeed! I really enjoyed all the hunting footage. Took me right back, and I am sure I'll watch them over again many times!
21 January 2013, 04:46
Dr balderGot the DVD's today, thank you so much Saeed, i'm appreciate it wery much!
TK
Terje Kvestad
21 January 2013, 19:03
RIPCanuck,
I thought about the temperature aspect of the virtual experience, but I refuse to set up the TV in a sauna!
I probably would have been as prostrate as Walter in that kind of heat:
Expecting -13 C here tonight (+9 F).
In Jan. 1994 we got down to -38 C in Kentucky, or -37 F, IIRC, just a brief cold snap. A few weeks before that, we had a -34 C (-29 F) overnight low.
-40 C = -40 F: Too cold to hunt.
+40 C = +104 F: Too hot for some of us to hunt, and live to tell of it.

22 January 2013, 08:39
SaeedWalter was here yesterday afternoon.
He does not like sugar in his coffee, because he says sugar is not good for him. He could not find the saccareen or whetever it is called now.
"Typical! Anything I want is not here"
"What do you want now?"
"There is no sugerless sweet here"
"Why don't you just use sugar instead. It is better for you than that horrible stuff"
"The doctor said I should not eat sugar"
He had already cut himself two large wedges of a cake my wife made. He had these on his large plate, plus an assorted small cookies.
"If the doctor said you should not eat any sugar, why are you eating all that cake and cookies?"
"You don't listen, do you? The doctor said I should not eat SUGAR. He did not say I should not eat cake and cookies"
Walter always has an answer.
"Who is coming with us hunting this year?"
"Ahh, this year we are going to have some fun. The friend who is coming with us is not too impressed with your antics on safari. He promised to make life miserable for you there"
"You mean more than you and Roy try to do? I need someone nice to counteract you two. Last year was my friend Chris. He is so nice and kind. I don't mind sharing a tent with him again"
"He is not coming. Someone else is coming. He is a very big man. And he said he has no problem keeping you in your place"
"I like Nelson too. But he snores too much"
"Well, that tent must have been quite exciting at night. With Nelson's snoring and your farting!"
"How about my friend Ron? I don't mind sharing a tent with again"
"You are forgetting one basic fact. Have you ever wondered if any of these would like to share a tent with you again?"
"They have no choice. And another condition is they cannot eat my chocolate. The chocolate the ants ate last year"
"Chris was very impressed with those Selous ants last. He said he had never seen ants that seem to eat about 2 inches of your extra large Tobleron each day. Very considerate those ants were ha?"
"Hmm. May be I should not share my tent with a spy again then"
Hë finished his cake and cookies by now.
"Are you going to have more cake?"
"No, no. It is not good to eat too much sugar"
"Why don't you remember that before you eat all that cake?"
"It is all Hanna's fault. She should not make such delicious cakes and cookies. And if I did not eat them, they will be wasted as you don't eat them"
"I know. The doctor told me sugar is no good too"
"Hasn't the doctor told you to sit still for a minute? You are always running around. You don't have time to sit and enjoy something as delicious as this cake. I think I will have another piece. Or Hanna might notice that it has not been eaten, and she won't make it again"
23 January 2013, 07:52
Canuckquote:
Originally posted by Saeed:
Walter was here yesterday afternoon.
He does not like sugar in his coffee, because he says sugar is not good for him. He could not find the saccareen or whetever it is called now.
"Typical! Anything I want is not here"
"What do you want now?"
"There is no sugerless sweet here"
"Why don't you just use sugar instead. It is better for you than that horrible stuff"
"The doctor said I should not eat sugar"
He had already cut himself two large wedges of a cake my wife made. He had these on his large plate, plus an assorted small cookies.
"If the doctor said you should not eat any sugar, why are you eating all that cake and cookies?"
"You don't listen, do you? The doctor said I should not eat SUGAR. He did not say I should not eat cake and cookies"
Walter always has an answer.
"Who is coming with us hunting this year?"
"Ahh, this year we are going to have some fun. The friend who is coming with us is not too impressed with your antics on safari. He promised to make life miserable for you there"
"You mean more than you and Roy try to do? I need someone nice to counteract you two. Last year was my friend Chris. He is so nice and kind. I don't mind sharing a tent with him again"
"He is not coming. Someone else is coming. He is a very big man. And he said he has no problem keeping you in your place"
"I like Nelson too. But he snores too much"
"Well, that tent must have been quite exciting at night. With Nelson's snoring and your farting!"
"How about my friend Ron? I don't mind sharing a tent with again"
"You are forgetting one basic fact. Have you ever wondered if any of these would like to share a tent with you again?"
"They have no choice. And another condition is they cannot eat my chocolate. The chocolate the ants ate last year"
"Chris was very impressed with those Selous ants last. He said he had never seen ants that seem to eat about 2 inches of your extra large Tobleron each day. Very considerate those ants were ha?"
"Hmm. May be I should not share my tent with a spy again then"
Hë finished his cake and cookies by now.
"Are you going to have more cake?"
"No, no. It is not good to eat too much sugar"
"Why don't you remember that before you eat all that cake?"
"It is all Hanna's fault. She should not make such delicious cakes and cookies. And if I did not eat them, they will be wasted as you don't eat them"
"I know. The doctor told me sugar is no good too"
"Hasn't the doctor told you to sit still for a minute? You are always running around. You don't have time to sit and enjoy something as delicious as this cake. I think I will have another piece. Or Hanna might notice that it has not been eaten, and she won't make it again"

I really do miss you guys.

My "grin" and "laugh" muscles were sore and tired for weeks after I got home.

23 January 2013, 07:59
Canuckquote:
Originally posted by RIP:
Canuck,
I thought about the temperature aspect of the virtual experience, but I refuse to set up the TV in a sauna!
I probably would have been as prostrate as Walter in that kind of heat.
Expecting -13 C here tonight (+9 F).
In Jan. 1994 we got down to -38 C in Kentucky, or -37 F, IIRC, just a brief cold snap. A few weeks before that, we had a -34 C (-29 F) overnight low.
-40 C = -40 F: Too cold to hunt.
+40 C = +104 F: Too hot for some of us to hunt, and live to tell of it.
Its -8 C here right now...low of -15 C over night. Normal winter weather here.
-38 C in Kentucky!?!?! That must have burst a few pipes and frozen life still for a bit, eh?
In 1991 I hunted on the Dempster Highway in the Yukon for caribou in January. It was -45 C and the wind was 60 km/h.....that was too cold. We shot 4 caribou and they were all frozen solid before we could get them to the truck. I have also hunted deer in -35 to -38 a few times....and after this trip to the Selous, I can unequivocally say that I'll take +40 over -40 if I have to choose one!

25 January 2013, 05:58
RIPYep, the winter of 1993-94 burst some pipes in Kentucky!
quote:
Originally posted by Canuck:
In 1991 I hunted on the Dempster Highway in the Yukon for caribou in January. It was -45 C and the wind was 60 km/h.....that was too cold. We shot 4 caribou and they were all frozen solid before we could get them to the truck. I have also hunted deer in -35 to -38 a few times....and after this trip to the Selous, I can unequivocally say that I'll take +40 over -40 if I have to choose one!
BRRRRRR!
Hard to top that winter adventure, though I did once do a solo caribou hunt.
5 days and 4 nights on the Alaska Peninsula, in November 1986.
Bush pilot dropped me off in the snowy sand dunes and came back to get me 5 days later.
That was my second hunt as an Alaska resident.
It was below 0 F (below -17.77 C) the whole time.
And I harvested three caribou all by my lonesome,
just me and my winter survival gear, and a degreased 340 Weatherby.
However there were plenty of caribou and ravens to keep me company.
About 5 hours of light and 19 hours of dark each day.
I'll never be that stupid again, and live to tell of it.
29 January 2013, 21:19
tom ferryGot my videos yesterday! Thanks so much . Really looking forward to sitting down for the show.
30 January 2013, 21:00
1/2 slamGot my DVD's last week.....Awesome. Thank you Saeed
Hunting is not a matter of life or death....It's much more important
03 February 2013, 23:15
hunteratheartSaeed,
PM sent. If you have any more, I'd love to get a copy.
Thanks,
Steve
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05 February 2013, 23:46
fairgameFrom watching the DVD's the overall picture was one of true Africa and the Selous here could be twinned with the Luangwa. The likeness was extraordinary.
Saeed is an accomplished marksman and hunter. And he is passionate and always focused whether with gun or camera.
This is not the run of the mill whack and stack film but is more about the entire safari experience and good friends.
Must say the Vincents put on a good show.
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06 February 2013, 19:16
Saeedquote:
This is not the run of the mill whack and stack film but is more about the entire safari experience and good friends.
Thank you Andrew.
That is exactly what I wanted to show with this video.
The total safari experience.
Last year was my 30th year since I started hunting with the Vincents. We have long since passed the client/PH relationship.
We all feel like members of the same family.
We were hunting in the Deka valley in Zimbabwe in 1982. We followed some buffalo in the afternoon, and they led us back to the waterhole by the camp.
Rene, Alan and Diana were watching the buffalo drink, totally unaware that we were trying to get a shot at them.
I shot a bull, which died a few yards into the bush.
Of course all the family came over, and I remember young Alan sitting on that dead bull.
The Vincents visit us here in Dubai every year.
I have some photos taken a couple of years ago, of Hessa driving Alan around the back yards in her golf buggy shooting iguanas, and Roy with his video camera filming everything.
Should be fun for Hessa to see when she grows up.
17 February 2013, 16:15
lechweCan't wait for mine to arrive. I really enjoyed last years hunt. I have those discs playing constantly at home.
Thanks
Darrell
NRA Life Memebr
21 February 2013, 23:09
blanco countyI have not received the new video. I know that you had an unexpected number of requests for it. If I am not on the list to receive, please add me. Thank you.
J. Scott Morris (blanco county)
30 March 2013, 17:14
RobinOLocksleyI received the DVD parcel yesterday.
Thank you very much,Saeed, for your generosity.Like I did with the previous years' DVDs, I am going to enjoy this batch too very much.
Best-
Locksley,R.
"Early in the morning, at break of day, in all the freshness and dawn of one's strength, to read a book - I call that vicious!"- Friedrich Nietzsche
01 April 2013, 07:22
StealthSaeed,
My wife and I received your DVD's on Friday. Although there is the promise of spring here in Minnesota, it is still 28 degrees F and we had snow on Easter morning. Watching your DVD's will make the remaining winter that much easier to take.
We watched the first DVD last evening and the highlight was watching the trackers trying to run off the mopane bees so they could get honey. Your videos are about much more than just hunting. They provide real insights into the entire safari experience and give us a sense of the camaraderie that you all share. You also literally stop to smell (and photograph) the flowers along the way.
Thank you for your generosity and for sharing the entire experience of your safari.
"Personal is not the same as important", Corporal Carrot, Men at Arms
01 April 2013, 08:43
SaeedGentlemen,
Glad you are anjoying the DVDs.
I am always looking for suggestion to improve our presentation.
I have already had some suggestions for additional segments top be added, which will endeavor to do in this year's hunt.
Going on safari is a whole experience, which of course includes hunting.
WE tend to make the best of our days in the bush, even those that end in us not shooting anything, despite a full day's chase.
Thank you all for your feedback, I really appreciate it.
02 April 2013, 01:48
lrichSaeed,
Just received mine today. Can't wait to view them.
It is kind of you to go to the trouble and expense for the members here>
Thank you very much,
Hook em Horns
02 April 2013, 01:53
rnoviThey're HERE! They're HERE!
Wooooohooo!
PS: Well, my evening's shot! LOL!
Regards,
Robert
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Mine just arrived. Thank you so much. I am really looking forward to watching them. Again, thanks for your generosity
02 April 2013, 05:42
BrittmanToday my HUGE package of DVD's arrived - thank you Saeed for sending them. I intend to begin viewing them this evening and really look forward to all 15 of them!
It will being me back again to Africa! Thank you, again!
Brittman

02 April 2013, 05:47
RW TaylorSaeed, received my copies today. Thank you for your generous gift. I am looking forward to watching them while walking on my treadmill....preparing for Elephant hunt May 2014....should be very inspirational...again Thank you
02 April 2013, 06:56
CougarzI got my copy today. Thank you for your generosity. Maybe this will help get me one step closer to my own buffalo hunt.

Roger
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02 April 2013, 14:52
Rine EverettGot home yesterday and had a brown package waiting... From Saeed. Many, many thanks sir. You are a true gentleman.
03 April 2013, 09:27
Bwana338Thank you very much my package was here yesterday and i watched the 1st one.
Good to see Tanzania again and the camera work was good.
What area did you hunt?
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04 April 2013, 09:02
rnoviSaeed, I've just managed to wrap up DVD 2. What absolutely amazing footage you have taken! I am also amazed at the Hippo footage. Talk about a set of nerves! It doesn't look like you were 30 yards from them!
Just fantastic. Absolutely fantastic!
Regards,
Robert
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06 April 2013, 02:09
farktoofDvd's arrived. Thank you very much.
06 April 2013, 20:47
MwindajiGot mine; thanks so much Saeed!
Saeed - received my discs a couple of weeks back on the morning of departing for a hunt in South Africa - only managed to watch a couple of discs before i left but they really helped whet the appetite.
Huge thanks for kindly letting me have a copy.
Regards
Guy
11 April 2013, 02:15
Bud MeadowsMy DVD's arrived yesterday and I'm looking forward to watching them. I leave in two weeks for Namibia, and they'll act as inspiration. Thanks, Saeed.
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13 April 2013, 17:47
prof242Mine arrived two days ago. Got to go to the store today to stock up on soft drinks and munchies. Grandsons coming over to watch the DVDs in a weekend shooting and watching marathon!

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13 April 2013, 18:51
SkylineWell I received the DVD's in the mail yesterday. Was extremely impressed by what a professional package it is and the number of DVD's. We started watching them and my wife is really enjoying them as well.
I plan on making them available to my bear clients while they are hunting with us. Should be a big hit.
Thank you Saeed, very much appreciated.
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16 April 2013, 05:01
kudu4uThank you Saeed so much as the dvds you graciously sent arrived today. A boring Monday evening suddenly looks a lot better!! I do appreciate so much you sending and sharing these great adventures. Thank you so very much!
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16 April 2013, 08:19
AnjinMany thanks, Saeed. My copies of the 15 DVDs arrived here in Japan yesterday. I've had to order another region-free player, because I think children's tinkering with controls has made my old one fixed on Japan-region only. As soon as that is set up, we will have a marathon viewing!
If they are like the last set, and I am sure they are, it will bring back many fine memories of times in Africa. Your generosity is very much appreciated.
Norman Solberg
International lawyer back in the US after 25 years and, having met a few of the bad guys and governments here and around the world, now focusing on private trusts that protect wealth from them. NRA Life Member for 50 years, NRA Endowment Member from 2014, NRA Patron from 2016.
16 April 2013, 22:26
chuckmaxmanSaeed,
Just recieved DVD copies of your hunt. I thought you maybe had forgotten about me.

Thanks so much . I am going to start watching tonight. Sounds like I'm in for a real treat. Thanks again for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11 May 2013, 01:32
DemonicalI finished watching the last DVD last night.
Fantastic!
So many things to comment on; the rocks, in some of the stream beds. The clear, bubbling spring water, so clean you could drink it.
The enormous rocks in those streams. It looked like Jurassic Park.
The ants...
The warthog holes, complete with erupting warthog!
The buffalo hunts were so interesting. It's not the simple thing, so many people make it out to be. Trying to approach those animals, when bedded in the jesse, with swirling winds.
Stalking a herd that is incessantly moving, and trying to sort it out, to locate a shooter bull, while trying to over-come the wind, 40 or 50 sets of eyes, etc...
Great shooting. I was so impressed by all of the hunts. Everyone made great shots, on their game.
Saeed & Chris, those were great looking buffalo you took.
Thanks, Saeed for sharing that with me. I spent the last week watching those DVDs.
Jim.