Ladies and Gentlemen,

Se are about to head to the airport on our way to Dar, where Alan, Roy and Rene are waiting for us, to fly to the Selous.

Tony has had a rather speedy introduction to Walter

An experience he is never likely to forget

I am hoping to provide you with a Live Daily report from the camp.

VIDEOS

1. Zebra fat only grows under black stripes!!?

We have skinned many zebra before, and have not encountered this before. As you can see from the video above, the fat seems to only grow under the black stripes!
Also, we learnt that zebra fat is very good medicine for asthma.

2. Buffalo 1

On our first day of hunting, we saw a herd very close to camp, as we drove to the range to check our rifles.

After we had done that, we drove a short distance and found a herd feeding in very thick bush. They were feeding towards a dry river bed, so we went ahead of them.

Sure enough, they came there, and this bull was on the far side of the herd, and was just about to go into the thicket on the opposite side.

I fired a shot at him and he dropped. WE walked up to him and put a finishing shot into him.

3. Buffalo 2

We followed this herd for sometime, and the bull we were after never seems to show himself, until now. He ran into the forest after the shot. We found quite a lot of blood, and followed it to find him dead.

He had a bad wound from lions as you can see.

4. Waterbuck

There a few vantage points by the river from which we normally glass for animals.

We saw this waterbuck from quite a distance, and went to see if we could get a shot.

5. Kudu 1

We were running after some eland we saw late in the afternoon. They took us on a long run, over some hills. The last we saw of them was a bull disappearing about a mile away!

We then saw this kudu running on an opposite hillside, and as you can see, it was very difficult to see him.

6. Kudu 2

We were driving along when we saw this kudu with some cows running in the bush. WE ran after them, and after a while we saw them walking. He walked through a gap, and a lucky shot dropped him.

7. hyena

Driving back to camp after a long day, I saw this hyena standing there looking at us. No one believed me when I said HYENA!

8. Lunch with hippos


WE stopped to have lunch at a place we have had many lunch breaks before, and found that the hippos are in resident a few yards away.

9. Eland

Alan and Roy went up a mountainous hill, and saw a herd of eland quite far away.

We went after them, and the wind was changing direction, as it was midday. Finally managed to bag this monster.

10. Buffalo 3

We followed this herd of buffalo for several days, and never managed to get a shot at this bull. This day, after quite a long time following them, we managed to get our chance finally.


11. Wildebeast

We saw a large herd of wildebeest, and bagged this one.

12. A View Of The River From The Air

13. An Aerial View Of Our Camp


The above two videos were taken by a GoPro Hero3 mounted on a Phantom quaducopter

14. Funtime

Another aerial view of parts of the concession, and the boys are having fun with slingshots.

15. Our Driver Lema Meets A Leupold!

This is our driver, Lema, at the shooting contest that we have at the end of the safari.
He crowded the scope a bit!

16. Tony Shooting The T.Rex

Tony did not want to pass the chance of being here and not checking our 577 T.Rex.


17. Close Up Views Of The Phantom Drone

18. U F O At The BBQ!


19. Skinning A Buffalo


20. Skinning An Eland

2. U F O

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HUNT REPORTS

Part One

Part Two

Good hunting!

Have a safe trip and can't wait to see what you guys get into this year.

It's like Christmas!

Bon voyage, mon ami, break a leg.

For Walter: Merde!


'"Break a leg" is a well-known idiom in theatre which means "good luck." It is typically said to actors and musicians before they go on stage to perform. The origin of the phrase is obscure. The expression reflects a theatrical superstition in which wishing a person "good luck" is considered bad luck. The expression is sometimes used outside the theatre as superstitions and customs travel through other professions and then into common use. Among professional dancers, the traditional saying is not "break a leg," but "merde".'

Love that French lingo.

best of luck for the next few weeks- and try to keep us informed!

I am going to leave the finer details for Tony to relate.

Yesterday Walter took Tony on a aerial sight seeing tour of Dubai.

Walter has been to the port where the plane takes off literally 1000s of times.

But, just to make sure Tony gets a taste of what is to come, Walter missed his turn on the high way.

That was the beginning of quite an exercise for Tony to be a backseat driver.

He said his legs were hearting because of braking in anticipation of the next crash!

Last night I got the following message from Walter.

"I will be glad to exercise old and new tricks on Tony....for 3 weeks. I can even replenish our old repertoire, and invent new ones too. Let us be creative. And DON'T tell him I have Toblerone in my bag! I don't want him complaining of not having any like Chris last year!"

Saeed,

Hope you all have a great hunt! Thanks for the site, your a heck of a host.

Best regards,
Butch

Congrats Saeed!

Keep us up to date with the laugh track that is Walter...

Good luck, safe travels, have great fun. Thanks for bringing the rest of us along via AR again this year.

Enjoying breakfast at the Emirates First Class Lounge.

Walter and Tony have gone down to but some duty free.

Walter also wants to try his luck at buying a raffle ticket for a car as offered by the Duty Free here.

A few years ago he won a BMW 850i.

Had a call from Alan just now. They will be waiting for us at Dar for the charter flight to camp.

Walter says he is waiting impatiently for a Star Trek type transporter. Where we can by pass all the airports and flying.

In fact, he says he will start working on such a transporter as soon as he gets to the Selous.

Tony apparently is going to be his guinea pig!

Saeed keep the wind in your face and your thumb on the safety. Best of luck on your Safari

Wishing you safe travel and a great time!

Way to go !

HAVE FUN - all the rest is not so important .

Cheers

Have another great trip Saeed. I envy you but at least I get to share your trip through your videos.

Saeed,
All the best have a great hunt,thank you for AR

I deer hunted with Tony in OZ last year on a friend's place. Saeed, ask Tony about the fishing we trip we took... ha ha.

Best of luck to everyone and will be looking for the hunt details.

quote:

Originally posted by Saeed:
I am going to leave the finer details for Tony to relate.

Yesterday Walter took Tony on a aerial sight seeing tour of Dubai.

Walter has been to the port where the plane takes off literally 1000s of times.

But, just to make sure Tony gets a taste of what is to come, Walter missed his turn on the high way.

That was the beginning of quite an exercise for Tony to be a backseat driver.

He said his legs were hearting because of braking in anticipation of the next crash!

Last night I got the following message from Walter.

"I will be glad to exercise old and new tricks on Tony....for 3 weeks. I can even replenish our old repertoire, and invent new ones too. Let us be creative. And DON'T tell him I have Toblerone in my bag! I don't want him complaining of not having any like Chris last year!"

LOL. Poor Tony...

quote:

Originally posted by Saeed:
Enjoying breakfast at the Emirates First Class Lounge.

Walter and Tony have gone down to but some duty free.

Walter also wants to try his luck at buying a raffle ticket for a car as offered by the Duty Free here.

A few years ago he won a BMW 850i.

Had a call from Alan just now. They will be waiting for us at Dar for the charter flight to camp.

Walter says he is waiting impatiently for a Star Trek type transporter. Where we can by pass all the airports and flying.

In fact, he says he will start working on such a transporter as soon as he gets to the Selous.

Tony apparently is going to be his guinea pig!

Waiting in the lounge is an exciting time. The anticipation is at its peak! I hope the flight, transfer and charter goes smoothly. I expect Tony will meet the tsetse welcoming committee shortly after landing at Lakula! Lol

Happy hunting!

We have made it to our camp, just had dinner, and ready for bed.

We start hunting tomorrow.

Our flight was great, as usual with Emirates.

We met Alan, Roy, Rene and Garry at Dar airport, and they flew with us to the camp.

Saw a large herd of buffalo just before we landed, and an enormous pod of hippos too.

In front of the camp, we could see a large herd of wildebeest, with some waterbuck and numerous crocs.

I have been up since 3 in the morning Dar time, and it is almost 11 in the evening here now, but I don't feel sleepy at all!

See you all tomorrow.

Good luck!

Have fun boys.
Jealous ...

Saeed,

All the very best with this year's safari. We will be waiting for your daily reports and the brilliant photos. Have a great hunt.

Best-
Locksley,R.

First up, A-Team: Saeed and Alan.
Toss of a coin for order following?
B-Team: Tony and Mystery PH.
Z-Team: Walter and ... condolences to the PH.
The horse may be led to water, but will it drink?

Be safe, THEN have fun!!
George

The updates are appreciated.

Thanks!

Another adventure begins!

Have a blast Saeed. Thank you for the support over the years and for giving us AR. Keep safe.

Best wishes to you and yours, David

We started the morning as usual, had breakfast, and went to sight in our rifles.

Both Tony and me required only one shot each to see tat the rifles were spot on.

Alan, Roy and me headed one way. Tony, Dillon and Gary headed the other way.

I shot a kongoni and a waterbuck.

Saw several eland, including an enormous bull, far away late in the afternoon.

Saw many wildebeest, had a couple of false starts on them. But could not separate any mature bull to shoot.

Late in the afternoon on the way to camp, we saw 3 buffalo bulls go into a thicket. That thicket was only about 30 yards wide, but very long.

We ran to the other side of the thicket, hoping to catch them coming out.

We saw one young bull standing in the clear, while the other two were hidden in the thick.

We tried to get them to come out, as the light was fading. But, they did not want to co-operate.

We left them and headed home.

Found Tony and his party back before us.

Apparently they have seen just about what we had seen, but did not manage to have a shot at anything.

I will process some photos and upload them.

The three of us in the Emirates First Class lounge at Dubai International Airport.

Tony and me whizzed through security without any hitch. Walter, however was asked to reveal all sorts of things in his carry one bag. He had to take off his belt as well.

Just as he got through, I said to the customs officer that I missed all the fun, as I would have liked to take a photo of all the proceedings.

He said "I can give him the full treatment if you like!"

Tony was just shaking his head!



Tony and Hessa watching IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I LAUGH on TV about all sorts of nitwits getting in hilarious situations.



Hessa made this cap especially for Walter. Walter likes sweets, and Hessa thought he might enjoy some ready for immediate use.



Hessa joined us for lunch with Tony at Mall of The Emirates. We had lunch at STRIPES, and South African restaurant. Roy, Rene and Alan enjoy eating at Stripes too.



Hessa is thanking Tony for bringing here a koala bear.



My meal on board Emirates.



Walter and Tony enjoying a glass of wine.



The coast of Tanzania.



Dar Essalam

WE met Roy, Rene, Alan and Garry at the charter terminal.





Look at how Walter has strapped himself on his seat.







A few aerial photos on the way to the Selous. The last one above is of the river on which our camp is located.





A herd of buffalo not far from the airstrip

Great update!! Keep them coming...

Arriving at the airstrip.





Walter meets Dillon





First meat at camp.



Early morning at camp. Having breakfast and Tony trying to teach Walter to use a boomerang

Walter lent Tony his ammo belt.
Trouble was that his belt is made for standard 30-06 size brass, and Tony had a job trying to squeeze the 375/404 ammo in. The look on Tony's face says it all!



Sighting in our guns.



Alan with a kongoni liver.



Grilling some kongoni meat for lunch.
And very delicious it was too.


Saw this waterbuck from far away, and stalked and shot him.






Roy is carrying the game scout's AK47, shooting sticks and pangas, as the boys are carrying the waterbuck.

I hope you enjoy the photos.

I can hear lions calling, just as we heard them both last night and early thing morning.

Breakfast at 5:30, then we head out hunting.

Wonderful.
I am not keeping score this year. Nice waterbuck to Saeed though.
Just taking in the wonders vicariously.
Looks like all is going well for everyone.
Greatest show on earth.

What is Tony shooting there, off the bonnet of the bakkie? It does not have a Leupold VX3 2.5-8X36mm on it?
Who is Tony's PH and Walter's babysitter?

Nice waterbuck! Thanks for the update. Love the photo's.

Fantastic, feels like we are there, with you!
Looking forwards to all the reports, and pictures,
thanks for taking the time.

Butch