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Originally posted by JTHunt:
Folks second PH is Dylan Cloete. expect buffalo to die...

Psychic!
Bloody good show, Tony and Dylan ... you too Saeed and Alan, Roy and Rene, and who is the videographer?
Go-getters all.

Refinements to The .375/404 Jeffery Saeed Rifles:

Rifle A: Decorative buffalo heads on the scope turret covers. Did Hessa design those?
Did I mention that I like rifles? Especially Kentucky-Fried Rifles like these.



Rifle B: New scope, since when, and what is it? It worked well, I see. Two great bulls.
Did someone bust the old 1990's Leupold?



Enjoy, Tony, you are tied with Saeed on buffalo for one day, but who is keeping score?

Wow! Fantastic pictures. what a day!! Congrats to the hunters! Tony! I tried for a double a few times and never did... Great job mate!! The buffalo had a very bad day today. I hope you like oxtail soup!!

I also immediately noticed the scope on 375/404 #1 has changed. What happened?

Did the brake cap get soldered on better this year?

Funny day today.

Left camp early as usual, saw a buffalo herd in the distance downwind.

We walked trying to get downwind of them.

We then got very close to them in very thick bush, as they fed along. One can hardly see more than a dark shape walking through the grass.

Some were ten yards or less from us.

They were feeding in a direction we thought they will cross a dry river. So we went ahead to wait for them.

They we had heavy rain, in which we got soaked to the skin.

Eventually the rain stopped, and we tried our luck at the buffalo again.

Same thing, and eventually they smelled us as they were on all sides of us.

We gave them up and started walking towards our truck.

Saw some eland far away, and decided not o go after them as between u and them there was a whole menagerie of animals. That included baboons, impala and warthogs.

Then we saw some wildebeest, and as were after meat and the skin, we passed on a bigger trophy for someone else to shoot.

I shot one and we called the truck. Loaded him up and headed for home.

Tony and Dillon came soon after, they have shot an impala.

Quality of some of the photographs is simply outstanding, like how you catch the essence of the safari!

Saeed, Please pass on my regards to the Vincents - they are salt of the earth folks.

Cheers,
Brent LeesMay

Saeed,

Always truly enjoy your safaris and you know it takes me back to the Tanzania and the Selous.

The best to all,

Mike

Loving it Saeed....Thank you!
Looks like all is going well and photos are SUPERB!!!

Can't wait for more!

In the afternoon we found a herd of buffalo lying in a dry river bed.

We tried sneaking up on them, but they got into the bush before we got close.

We gave up the chase as the bush was very thick, which makes it very hard to pick a suitable bull from amongst them.

We saw some eland far away, and a very nice bull with them.

We followed them for quite sometime, but each time we got over a ridge they seem to be further still.

Then we saw some kudu, with a very old bull with them.

We managed to shoot him, and got back to camp at dinner time.

Just beating the rain, and Walter having just finished the BBQ too.

Had a great dinner with thunder and very heavy rain.

It is pouring cats and dogs right now, and has been for at least 2 hours.

We have no idea what tomorrow holds whether wise, so we are going to play it by ear.

Simply Outstanding!

Looks like big fun all around!


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Quick check in from me. Had a stalk on some baboons but they gave me the finger and disappeared into the scrub. We then went and hung a lion bait. Found a turtle and Garry stuck a go pro on it. He got some great footage

DADBURN IT! Where can I get one of those AR Bladetech knives?

Great photo of the elephants in the rain.
Send the rain to west Texas...we will take all you have.
Great reports and photos.
Better tomorrows!

That laughter photo is brilliant.

Some top shots there but the buffalo cow in the long feed is my pic as the top capture.

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Originally posted by RIP:

quote:

Originally posted by JTHunt:
Folks second PH is Dylan Cloete. expect buffalo to die...

Psychic!
Bloody good show, Tony and Dylan ... you too Saeed and Alan, Roy and Rene, and who is the videographer?
Go-getters all.

The videographer is Gary De Jong. He's awesome.

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Originally posted by Harry:
Great photo of the elephants in the rain.
Send the rain to west Texas...we will take all you have.
Great reports and photos.
Better tomorrows!

Good to see elephants period!

Great Safari With a story line and pictures.

Great read

Canuck,
Thanks for the ID on Videographer Gary De Jong, he is the "V Team."

ID the scope: Nightforce NXS on "Ye Olde #1" .375/404 aka Rifle B? (B Team Rifle)
Best picture yet of scope, with the gang, just after Walter recovered from banging his funny bone:



Similar to this?


What the heck is this? Something shootaway would do to a cow buffalo?
Something ain't right here: Hermaphrodite or prolapse of something from a cow?
Or Tony helping Walter with his tick infestation?

Loving the photos but the shots of tick infested buffalo scrotes is making me uncomfortable.
Really like the shots of birds and insects, makes you remember what safari is all about.

outstanding, gentlemen. it is so nice to see photos other than the standard camp shot, hero photos, etc. it gives me some great ideas to use in 3 weeks....

It has been raining all night!

And the only person who likes the rain is Walter.

Those buffalo in the grass were about 10 meters from us, just wanted to show you some of the bush around here.

I will do the kudu photos and upload them later on.

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Originally posted by jdollar:
outstanding, gentlemen. it is so nice to see photos other than the standard camp shot, hero photos, etc. it gives me some great ideas to use in 3 weeks....

Agree; that bird photo has me mesmerized...outstanding.

Great bunch of pictures, looks like a real FUN hunting party.

So many pics of buff's I've lost count how many have been shot. Could you update on that please?

Very much enjoying this trip, thanks for sharing with us.
George

It is midday here, and the rain has stopped a short while ago.

But, we are stuck in camp, waiting for the ground to absorb the moisture and make it easy to drive.

Hello. Looks like a fantastic trip! What blocks are these in the Selous?
Regards,
Bwana4711

Thanks again for sharing your adventures!

I think I might look forward to these reports every year as much as Saeed does to the actual hunt.

You're doing nothing to help with my desire to go back to Africa as soon as possible.


Wonderful pictures and stories!!! Can't wait for the rest!!

And would that green bird be of the kingfisher group?

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Originally posted by Bwana4711:
Hello. Looks like a fantastic trip! What blocks are these in the Selous?
Regards,
Bwana4711

LU5

Saeed, the pictures are fantastic. Keep them coming!

This picture makes me wonder though....has Walter started wearing his hearing aids so that he can hear Tony, or has Tony had to resort to sign language?

RIP...excellent work on the scope ID. Part of the mystery is solved. Still need the "why" though!

An Outer Circle kudu.

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Still need the "why" though!

"Nightforce presents Tanzanian Game Trails with your host, Saeed al Maktoum. This week we follow Saeed and his trusty sidekick Walter as they stalk a host of plains game in the Selous with proffesional hunters Alan and Roy Vincent."

Good grief let's hope not!

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I think I might look forward to these reports every year as much as Saeed does to the actual hunt.

Same here! I love them. Just pure hunting, no BS, just a bunch of good guys out in the field.

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Originally posted by BaxterB:

quote:

Still need the "why" though!

"Nightforce presents Tanzanian Game Trails with your host, Saeed al Maktoum. This week we follow Saeed and his trusty sidekick Walter as they stalk a host of plains game in the Selous with proffesional hunters Alan and Roy Vincent."

Good grief let's hope not!

My guess is Saeed isn't writing off the trip on his taxes, either.

Must thank Saeed for this beautiful picture of what I think must be a juvenile bateleur eagle, at extreme range telephoto making it slightly out of focus, softened, the entire picture looks like a painting:

Very artsy-fartsy composition, and the blurred (or well-focused clouds) background looks like big, blended paint brush strokes,
oil or acrylic on stretched canvas or gessoed masonite.
Adding this to my painting idea library. When I quit medicine, I'll paint. They will call me "Grandpa Moses of the Bushveld."



This is Walter's good luck charm, totem animal, big ju-ju.
Walter will slay beau coup buffalo this year, with a little help from his friends.
When the Bateleur soars overhead, Walter does not miss!

A previous year's Bateleur by Saeed:



Recent snags from the internet:

Smaller juvenile than top photo above:



Adult female:



Adult male:



Soaring for Walter's good luck:

Walter is wearing his hearing aid, and apparently is enjoying hearings things we cannot!

He has everyone laughing so much as he seems to hear things no one has uttered!

I took the photo of that young eagle at quite a distance, using the Panasonic FZ200 camera.

We hope we can go hunting this morning, as spending the day in camp was not what any of us looks forward too.

We enjoyed all the story telling though, how many of them were true is anyone's guess!