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Despite dryer than normal conditions in western Tanzania's Lukwati Game Reserve - my client (Amber Knowlton) and I, had a tremendous safari over 23 days. She hunted day's 1 - 10, and went home with some great trophies, and I hunted from days 11 - 23. Below are 2 pics of the lions we both shot, her's on day 9, and mine on day 23. I'll have a full report with lots of pics in just a few days. Amber Knowlton  My Lion!  | ||
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Congrats...one quick question...did you see alot of lions & buffalo? | |||
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I wouldn't say we SAW alot of lion, but we did see alot of lion sign, that's for sure. We did however see ALOT of buffalo - easily over 2,000 head. | |||
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Great Lions!! Looking forward to the reports and more pics of Amber Knowlton!  | |||
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Good "baptism" Aaron! Job well done "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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Well done and welcome back buddy! Looking forward to the story! Love the picture of your client with her Lion! Charl van Rooyen Owner Infinito Travel Group www.infinito-safaris.com charl@infinito-safaris.com Cell: +27 78 444 7661 Tel: +27 13 262 4077 Fax:+27 13 262 3845 Hereford Street 28A Groblersdal 0470 Limpopo R.S.A. "For the Infinite adventure" Plains Game Dangerous Game Bucket List Specialists Wing-Shooting In House Taxidermy Studio In House Dip and Pack Facility In House Shipping Service Non-Hunting Tours and Safaris Flight bookings "I promise every hunter visiting us our personal attention from the moment we meet you, until your trophies hang on your wall. Our all inclusive service chain means you work with one person (me) taking responsibility during the whole process. Affordable and reputable Hunting Safaris is our game! With a our all inclusive door to door service, who else do you want to have fun with?" South Africa Tanzania Uganda | |||
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Nice going Aaron! | |||
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Client....yeah right! :-) | |||
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Love the ginger mane. The lions not bad either! "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | |||
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well i certainly can see why you went into the bush - after lions | |||
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Nice Kitty! Can't wait to hear the story. "You only gotta do one thing well to make it in this world" - J Joplin | |||
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Congrats Aaron Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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I had to go back & look at the 1st photo again, I didn't see any lion the 1st time I stared at it. LORD, let my bullets go where my crosshairs show. Not all who wander are lost. NEVER TRUST A FART!!! Cecil Leonard | |||
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Great lions - can't wait to read the report with all the details. Day 23 - what were you waiting on - him to get older or you?? DRSS Sabatti 450\400 NE Merkel 140-2 500 NE | |||
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well done, guiding her sure isn't the same as looking after one of the good old boys Ha! | |||
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Nice pictures, both | |||
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4 Lions have come out of that camp in August..Aaron x 2 and Greg Brownles'clents one day double...hopefully plenty of 3 to 5 year old lions in the pipeline for Danny (and MM) in 13' and beyond? | |||
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Well done Aaron.  Mike ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition” ― Rudyard Kipling | |||
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Actually Greg's guy was in a different camp, hunting mostly north of where we were hunting. Lukwati is 3 million acres, so there's lots of country to hunt, and loads of game. | |||
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Looking forward to your report Aaron..Again just hoping all of the lion hunters saw or saw evidence of many more. Like Gerryb's report..he saw 5 male lions in addition to the one he took ..that has to make one feel even better after having taken a good lion. | |||
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Damn Aaron, Those are some great looking lions, Now if your office gets too full you can store one of them in my office. Congrats again my friend! Thanks! Brian Clark Blue Skies Hunting Adventures www.blueskieshunting.com Email at: info@blueskieshunting.com African Cape Trophy Safaris www.africancapesafaris.com Email at: brian@africancapesafaris.com 1-402-689-2024 | |||
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Congratulations! I have been back to pic #1 5 times now. Is this a joke? I still can't find the lion. | |||
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Great lions! Look forward to the report. "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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Now they are both proper Lions...... look forward to reading a full report. | |||
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Well done Aaron. Looking forward to your report! | |||
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Congrats Aron on a terrific cat. I am sure homesick for Lukwati. | |||
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The Lukwati Game Reserve is a special place! | |||
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 Well done buddy!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. | |||
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Great stuff Aaron and congrats to Amber. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Aaron, Questions on your hunt: 1. How can you take 2 lions on a one 21 day safari? It is my understanding that Tanzania regulations allow only 1 lion per license and it must be at least a 21 day safari? Are multiple hunters allowed to combine a 21 day hunt and take multiple lion on the same license? 2. If your lion is at least 6 years old, how old was Amber's lion? How did you determine the age of the lions? Please advise, dale | |||
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Great cats! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Dale - Amber had her own 21-day license. I too had my own 21 day license, allowing us of us to shoot all species available. Amber's license was valid Aug. 10 - 30, mine was valid Aug 17 - Sept 6 (2 - 21 day licenses) She took 3 buffalo, a 42" sable, reedbuck, hartebeest, and then took her lion on day 9. After that she went home, and I then started hunting! Amber's lion is the oldest lion I have ever been a part of taking, the best I can recall anyway. I am thinking he's 8-9 yrs old. | |||
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Aaron: I think its high time you got barred from killing more lions - you've done at least 15 too many | |||
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Aaron: Can't remember who said it but wasn't one of the factors in determining age in a lion the growth/development of its mane? The young ladies' lion seems to have a shorter mane to the one you shot but hers is apparently a lot older according to you. | |||
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Congrats to the both of you PH 47/2015 EC HC 16/2015 EC Ferdi Venter ferdiventer@gmail.com http://www.ferdiventerhunting.com Nature at your doorstep | |||
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Great lions. | |||
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Fujo - You know as well as I, mane development "CAN" be a factor to consider in age, but like all other age considerations, mane is NOT the one and only answer. How about this, I'll bet you the price of another TZ lion hunt, that her lion comes back aged older than mine! Care to bet??? | |||
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Good for you! I guess your PH debut was a resounding success!!! Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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Indeed and I stand by that argument but some others don't and Amber's lion is one of those examples where the mane is certainly not the determining factor. Damn nice lions - congratulations the both of you! | |||
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