Walter and Klaus were hunting together in Matetsi, Zimbabwe.

Both wanted zebra, so Roy asked them to shoot one for lion bait.

This went on for several days, while we were hunting buffalo.

Roy was getting annoyed, saying "those two Germans are no good at anything! So many zebra around and they cannot even get ONE!"

"Ok" I said "I will shoot one if we see any"

We were close to camp, and lunch time was approaching, so we decided to go back.

Suddeny we see some zebra run across the road.

We jumped out, and Roy said "the one on the left"

I fired, and they took off.

I said "That was a bit quick. I am not sure if I hit him"

Roy "Yes you did. I heard the bullet hit him"

"How can you hear anything with your fingers in your ears?"

"I id not have TIME to put my fingers in my ears! You did your usual trick, shooting too fast!"

"It cannot be too fast if I hit him"

"You yourself said you COULD have missed him"

"I did. But he got in the way of the bullet!"

Wonderful stories, enjoyed each one. Thanks, Brian

Walter brought a gorilla suit.

He put it on after dinner at Chete, and went to the kitchen.

All hell broke loose, as everyone ran in every direction.

One of the kitchen help spent the night up a tree!

Not funny at all but a bit unusual. Just got back from Ugalla in Tanzania. We were hanging a bait where there was a lot of leaf litter and we had a lot of people wandering around, cutting branches and ground cover to clear a shot at the cat on the ground. This had been going on for some time when I looked down and for some reason, saw about a 2" x 1" black spot with scales. Now that's interesting and cause for everyone to stop walking. Turns out we had a puff adder buried in the leaf litter and it is a miracle that no one stepped on him before he was removed from the area.

Back in 2019 I was hunting in Namibia on Jan du Plessis home ranch. When we heard dogs barking we caught two native poachers who had just killed a Warthog. Jan held them at gunpoint and called the National Police. They took a statement from Jan, put them in handcuffs and carted them away. One of the Police Officers said one of the poachers was just released from prison after serving a long sentence for murder!
Had the poachers decided to shoot it out, they would have died on the spot. Jan is a fantastic marksman and I shot a Highpower Rifle for the US Army Reserve Rifle Team for four years.

We caught a poacher this year. No drama.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
We caught a poacher this year. No drama.

Poachers come in varying categories:

- Subsistence for home use. (Docile)
- Commercial meat or fish. (Can be belligerent)
- Commercial ivory though dwindling in recent times. (Stiff prison sentences can create a "nothing to lose" situation)

In the heyday of Ivory poaching, the well-armed gangs could prove dangerous and would engage without much ado.

Several years ago, I was on a plains game hunt with a buddy. He shot a Blesbok but could have made a much better shot. We followed up and found the Blesbok standing by a tree about 100 yds away. While the PH was setting up the sticks for a follow up shot another Blesbok came funning up to the wounded one and gored him with his horns. The wounded one goes down and can't get up. We just walked up, and my buddy put a finishing shot in his neck. I guess there's no such thing as not kicking a guy when he's down in the eyes of a Blesbok.