Nice photos from the drone. One wouldn't be able to see the croc nestled up in the bush from the bank.

Well, I am kicked back in my recliner chair, three days out of back surgery!! I am living your safari vicariously thru your fantastic photo presentation!! It feels like I am with you guys!!

The drone photos are really amazing, especially the Wild Dogs, hyena, and all of the Hippos!!

Thanks for sharing your amazing hunt!!

CherrZ,

Tony shot a zebra
Maktoum shot a wildebeest
I shot a sable and a croc.
We had an open hide for the croc.
Got there just after 12. Watched many big ones feeding sitting in the open sun.
Decided to leave and have lunch and come back later.
After lunch we went back.
The wind was percect, and hyeana, two warthogs and a water buck came to visit!
Eventually we decided to shoot one of several in the water with their heads out.
I fired and there was an all might commotion.

Alan was shouting "shooting him again! shoot him again! No! Don't shoot! He is finished"

Down we went to the water.
We pulled him partially out of the water.

His eyes were blinking as we touched them, despite a large chunk of his skull smashed!

Alan suggested I shoot him again.

I went to get my rifle which was leaning againt a tree.

The croc decide to go into reverse and back into the water!

A shot into his spine stopped that.

Our game scout brought his hand fishing line.

And within a few minutes had 13 cat fish!

Lions were roaring in the camp at 2:30 this morning.

Creating such a racket that woke all of us up.

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His eyes were blinking as we touched them, despite a large chunk of his skull smashed!



The croc decide to go into reverse and back into the water!

Wow! Tenacious creature.

Tony shot a reedbuck.

Maktoum shot a warthog.

Roy shot a kongoni.

I shot a zebra.

Chris starts hunting tommorrow.

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Great photos of the big reedbucks you caught as they were just calmly standing there.

I also love the photo of the dagga boys all standing still and clocking the drone.

Talk about busted!

Yet they remained calm.

It seems like the hunting party have all dialed in on the wildebeest!

IMHO, the Nyasa subspecies is the only beautiful wildebeest. I love the blueish-gray and black brindling and that pure white chevron!

Great photos all around, Saeed, as usual!

The pinkish hue of the Cookson's is beautiful.

Saeed:

I wish I had your skills at photography.

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Originally posted by larryshores:
Saeed:

I wish I had your skills at photography.

No skill required my friend.

Set the camera on auto

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His eyes were blinking as we touched them, despite a large chunk of his skull smashed!

Had the same experience with a croc. While getting him ready for pics, I thought I saw him blink as I opened his jaws and stuck a stick in to keep them open. Later, they took him to the skinning shed and that afternoon my wife and some friends visited the skinning shed and they all swore that they saw him blink. Finally when the feet started to move the skinners finished him.

That's REPTILES!!

We shot a croc years ago.

15 footer

Took pictures, including close up inside his mouth!

Sent him to the butchery

He came alive again

And started walking!

This was a bit of an amazing day.

Roy shot two buffalo, I shot one.

Chris shot a kongoni.

Maktoum is not back yet.

BUT! BUT!

What is the likelyhood of someone coming across hunting dogs chasing and killing not one, but two seperate animals.

We saw a pack of 4 hunting dogs attacking a bull kongoni.

We stopped to look, and I flew the drone and recorded the whole adventure.

Ryan, hunting with Chris, saw a bunch of hunting dogs chasing a waterbuck.

They videoed that too!!??

What are the chances of THAT??

Absolutely amazing. Thank you

Looks like u guys are hunting up a real storm….awesum to follow Saeed and crew…..

Brilliant photos all and they keep getting better. Thank you for sharing these, Saeed.

Thank you Saeed!

Any big breeding herds of buffalo?

This is a truly game-rich area.

You are seeing great numbers of a wide variety of classic East African big game animals.

Including Cape buffalo.

No wonder the wild dogs are so busy!

Thanks for taking the time to share these absorbing photos.

They are so encouraging!

The Selous is still producing.

Saeed, what a fantastic day! Both nice buffalo that Roy shot, and damn fine Kongoni. I wonder when the last time was that Roy shot 3 animals in a day as the hunter? You guys are wearing out Nyoni, Robert & Lema!

Fascinating wild dog photos! Madaba has a large population of wild dogs, as I saw packs of 9 & 12, now add 4 & 14; that’s a lot of different wild dogs especially given that other packs haven’t been seen by anyone yet. Lots of leopards, lions and hyenas too, so big predator population.

As Michael Robinson said, it’s truly a game rich area with large variety of species. Madaba is a special place!

Please give us the story on the two wild dog sequences! The Best Ever!

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
This is a truly game-rich area.

You are seeing great numbers of a wide variety of classic East African big game animals.

Including Cape buffalo.

No wonder the wild dogs are so busy!

Thanks for taking the time to share these absorbing photos.

They are so encouraging!

The Selous is still producing.

Just need the elephants come back.

I sure hope they do.

Chris shot a warthog and a reedbuck.

We spent all day getting a hippo out of the lake

Chris shot a buffalo

Maktoum shot an impala

We got beaten by some dugga boys which we chased all day.

I saw the drone photos of the wild dogs attacking the kongoni and I was thinking what are the odds of catching something like that on film? Amazing!

Saeed:

Is there any discussion on how the new dam/lake will affect things in Selous?

Great pictures of the lake!

Chris got a buffalo and a bushbuck

Maktoum a warthog

Roy a wilderbeest