Here's a big ole Buffalo

20 November 2012, 17:38

mboga biga bwana

Spend the last couple of days touring the Crater and the Serengeti saw a couple of this kind of Buffalo. Yes the are still around you only have to find them in the hunting Areas surounding the famous Parks in northern Tanzania.

20 November 2012, 17:56

bwana cecil

Golly bum whatta bull!
Comparing him to my 41 incher is like comparing an 8 pt buck to a spike.

20 November 2012, 18:02

505G

Awesome.

How big would he be ?

20 November 2012, 19:03

safari-lawyer

Madala.

20 November 2012, 20:22

cjfoster

20 November 2012, 20:26

Bwana338

This looks to be a painting of an old bull about 50 years ago...

For those drew-ling, you can purchase replica of the great Cape Buffalo skull and horns, that are advertised, just go looking...

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20 November 2012, 22:04

Blacktailer

Here is one at Ngorongoro in 2007.

I would pull the trigger if I got the chance.

20 November 2012, 23:36

ozhunter

quote:
Originally posted by fairgame:
quote:
Originally posted by Wendell Reich:
Yawn ... I guess on the last day I would shoot him.

If you were hunting Lake Manyara in the 60's

or adjacent to Amboseli.
Like this one. Oh, but wait! he's a herd bull;

21 November 2012, 00:57

JohnDL

Buffalo porn!

21 November 2012, 07:43

Matt Graham

quote:
Originally posted by JohnDL:
Buffalo porn!

HEY WHAT??............. I was just....... adjusting my underwear!!

21 November 2012, 10:18

Use Enough Gun

Nice old boy!

21 November 2012, 13:48

Manyathelo

Rumour has it that SSG safaris just pulled a 50 incher out of Sengwe

22 November 2012, 12:49

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wow that is a eally big bull Jerry

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22 November 2012, 20:04

Neil-PH

I doubt I would allow any of my clients to shoot a buffalo of this nature. Chances are, my bullet would strike first !!

23 November 2012, 07:25

376 steyr

They've got buff like that in Kruger don't they? The "Battle at Kruger" video had a couple of really big horned boys in it.

26 November 2012, 20:09

Mabhinya

I do believe that old feller was in a park in Tanzania and was killed and eaten by lions. It may have been Fred Rademeyer who told me that, and they recovered the horns. Hell I would have shot him and given the meat to the lions!

26 November 2012, 21:21

bwana cecil

quote:
Hell I would have shot him and given the meat to the lions!

I agree, it's not like they were going to spend any money on taxidermy anyway.

27 November 2012, 05:05

larryshores

The 50 incher is not rumor. I have seen the picture.

27 November 2012, 06:08

AnotherAZWriter

quote:
Originally posted by Manyathelo:
Rumour has it that SSG safaris just pulled a 50 incher out of Sengwe

Funny how the guy Llamapacker told us stole his travelers checks turns out deliver huge trophy after huge trophy.

We should rename Nixon the "Mailman" - after all, he seems to deliver day in and day out.

27 November 2012, 06:13

Mbogo577

Hello Friends

I am the photographer of the buffalo photo that Jerry posted. The original is in sepia 35mm and was taken in the Ngorongoro Crater in 2000. I later photographed this exact same buffalo in 2001, in color the second time.

This is not the same buffalo you can buy the replica of, that came out of Lake Manyara National Park and was killed by lions.

I posted this picture on Facebook a week ago, and look how quickly it surfaced! Just shows you the power of the Internet. Although I am glad you can all view it, it does emphasize the importance of copyright and the need to copyright your photos, illustrations, music, etc.

Thank you and kind regards

Mike Fell

27 November 2012, 18:13

Jerry Huffaker

quote:
Mbogo577

There is a function on facebook where you can keep anyone from lifting you photos, not sure how to do it yet, but it can be done. You might look into it. I'd like to see more of your pics, do you have a website?

27 November 2012, 18:19

Aspen Hill Adventures

quote:
Originally posted by Mbogo577:
Hello Friends

I am the photographer of the buffalo photo that Jerry posted. The original is in sepia 35mm and was taken in the Ngorongoro Crater in 2000. I later photographed this exact same buffalo in 2001, in color the second time.

This is not the same buffalo you can buy the replica of, that came out of Lake Manyara National Park and was killed by lions.

I posted this picture on Facebook a week ago, and look how quickly it surfaced! Just shows you the power of the Internet. Although I am glad you can all view it, it does emphasize the importance of copyright and the need to copyright your photos, illustrations, music, etc.

Thank you and kind regards

Mike Fell

Mike,

That's a great picture. I did share it on the FB Page: Hunting The WILD OXEN of The World

May I keep it there and post your credit and narrative?

27 November 2012, 18:21

Matt Graham

quote:
Originally posted by Mbogo577:
Hello Friends

I am the photographer of the buffalo photo that Jerry posted. The original is in sepia 35mm and was taken in the Ngorongoro Crater in 2000. I later photographed this exact same buffalo in 2001, in color the second time.

This is not the same buffalo you can buy the replica of, that came out of Lake Manyara National Park and was killed by lions.

I posted this picture on Facebook a week ago, and look how quickly it surfaced! Just shows you the power of the Internet. Although I am glad you can all view it, it does emphasize the importance of copyright and the need to copyright your photos, illustrations, music, etc.

Thank you and kind regards

Mike Fell

It's a great photo Mike!! Well done!!

28 November 2012, 04:51

Mbogo577

Thank you for the compliments.

Yes Ann, you are welcome to keep it there. If I didn't want you to enjoy them, I wouldn't have made them public. I enjoy sharing my experiences!

28 November 2012, 11:53

ivan carter

awesome pic mike - even more awesome buff ...

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28 November 2012, 12:05

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by ivan carter:
awesome pic mike - even more awesome buff ...

I don't know, he looks a little soft to me. It would be a shame to kill him. Just think how great he would be in a few years!

(This is AR. Someone had to do it. Right?)

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