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Below are pictures of eyedoc's leopard and other animals as well as a note to loved ones reporting on the hunting. All are posted with his permission.       Dear Angela All my love to you and all the kids. Things are going real well here. I am getting along great with my PH and his staff. I also enjoyed the company of the dog handler Glen, but he is gone now. He went home today because the leopard is in the salt and his part of the hunt is done. The day after my leopard was shot I was able to shoot a steenbok, a warthog and a baboon. We spent today chasing mountain zebra all over the mountains but could not get a good shot opportunity. We may get a chance again later if I get done with the elephant in time. We are spending the night at Karl's so we can get an early start toward the Caprivi where we will hunt elephant. This is why I have access to the computer. We will drive through Grootfontain, near Makalaan and then about 5 hours more. You all remember the drive to Makalaan, this will about be double. At least I am not making it just after that very long flight. I have my legs back under me now. I will try to send a photo of some of the animals I have taken so far. Hope this gets through to you all. I will have access to computer for a little while so if any of you respond I may can reply. Love to you all, Angela, Alisa , Neil, Todd, Kristin Wes and Doug please keep our internet buddies aware of what is going on and let them know that there is no need to worry about my circumstances here because all is top end. Wish you all could be here to share this experience with me. Love to you all....mike | ||
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Congrats Mike! Looks great. Hope the rest of your hunt goes just as well. | |||
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That is an awesome leapard, good luck on the elephant. Shaun | |||
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congrats of the fine cat!  glad the hunt is going so grand---- looking forward to the full report! nothin sweeter than the smell of fresh blood on your hunting boots | |||
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Great cat! Congrats! Safari Lawyer; thanks for getting the pics up Elephant next? | |||
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nice cat, I can't wait to see the elephant. | |||
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Congrats Mike, great Leopard but that Steenbokkie is a stud! Best of luck on the Elephino! Cheers, David 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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Great to hear!!!! Hopefully a wonderful elephant hunt to follow!!! Brett DRSS Life Member SCI Life Member NRA Life Member WSF Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick. And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too. May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep. May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip. -Seth Peterson | |||
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David is right about that steenbok ..  | |||
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Gorgeous leopard, but that is one monster steenbok! | |||
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Incredible steenbuck - congrats! | |||
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What a great start to his safari. That's an incredible steenbuck!!! | |||
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Eyedoc, thats a very nice Tom! Congrats, keep the pics coming. JOhn | |||
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Very Nice!!! Congrats | |||
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Congratulations Eyedoc! That is a great looking leopard and the steenbok is HUGE!! ____________________________________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett. | |||
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update with text from "eyedoc" Got into herd of elephants, about 10 cows and calfs with two bulls about like the one I shot last year, I was at 20 yards, 2 bluff charges, pretty intense, will try to report later...... Sounds like eyedoc is still chasing them,,drwes you can make more money, you can not make more time | |||
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Eyedoc and Karl were making their way back out of the Caprivi and at last report the quality elephant they were looking for had eluded them. Apparently he did get a cape buffalo this weekend but I have no pictures yet but eyedoc will be back around this weekend to give a report and more pictures... you can make more money, you can not make more time | |||
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That Steenbok likes like a Vaal Rhebok! Great trophy! | |||
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Hello all- Thanks for all the kind words about the cat and the steenbok. I saw quite a few of those but as soon as I saw this one I knew he was the one I wanted.The leopard I took was the third one we ran in the first four days I was here. Let nobody tell you hunting with dogs is easy OR a sure thing. But Karl and Glen know their leopards. We hunted hard for an elephant and just fell short on that goal. Karl moved us mid-hunt to another conservancy to try and get it done. We saw elephants and had a great time chasing them but did not see the trophy we were after.I will post a full report when I get home. I will say the Dr. Wes is correct in that we took a very fine old heavy bossed buffalo that was purely a bonus at the end of my hunt. We had seen one lost calf up until the second to last day when we had a herd of hundreds cross out of the park into our hunting area. There is nothing wrong with Karl, Ndouma Safaris, his finances, his abilities or his business. I have been treated well, fed well, been catered to by a warm and accomodating staff. I would heartily recommend him to any potential clients. Full report to follow with a photo of the buffalo as well. Keep the wind in your face....mike Posted from computer in Karl's home Karl Stumpfe Ndumo Hunting Safaris www.huntingsafaris.net karl@huntingsafaris.net P.O. Box 1667, Katima Mulilo, Namibia Cell: +264 81 1285 416 Fax: +264 61 254 328 Sat. phone: +88 163 166 9264 | |||
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well done eyedoc and karl i am looking forward to the full report with pictures. best peter | |||
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Anyone else think that baboon is really dark? Great trophies! ____________________________ If you died tomorrow, what would you have done today ... 2018 Zimbabwe - Tuskless w/ Nengasha Safaris 2011 Mozambique - Buffalo w/ Mashambanzou Safaris | |||
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