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 My second best buffalo bull taken with Martin Pieters on April 3rd in the Omay North concession. Damn I love hunting buffalo! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | ||
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Very nice bull! Did you use one of your Sterling Davenport rifles or something else? Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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Wow! DRSS | |||
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Second best? This Martin chap has some great buffalo. Look forward to seeing best. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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 Yes he does Andrew... I took this bull in the Omay North in November of 2009. Definitely my best bull to date! P... I used a rifle I bought from Butch Searcy, a .375 H&H built on a Brno 602 action shooting 300 grain A-Frames for this year's buff. On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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I look forward to the full report. This years buff sure looks clean and the bush looks thick. Very interesting. ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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I love the looks of that first bull. Was he a little soft on the top? I would love a bull like that. Congrats on the nice buff. Did you see many other species while you were there? | |||
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I love the drop. I dislike "flat" buff horns, no matter how wide they are. | |||
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Beautiful bulls!  Steve "He wins the most, who honour saves. Success is not the test." Ryan "Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Stalin Tanzania 06 Argentina08 Argentina Australia06 Argentina 07 Namibia Arnhemland10 Belize2011 Moz04 Moz 09 | |||
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+1! Those are nice.  Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark | |||
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Great ones. I'll be hunting the Omay South for Buff with Martin in the middle of June so you're killing me. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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congrats Russell, but you have to know you suck to the rest of us!  Awesome bull as usual!!!!!Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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Classic. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Any luck with the lion?? | |||
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Beautiful buffs, but damn, with a little 375 H&H.  | |||
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Good effort on the Omay early season Buff. Was that the 375 the Butch was pushing about two years ago? If so, damn nice rifle. | |||
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Both very nice bulls! I love the drop on the '09 bull, that would be the bull of my dreams. Congrats on both! | |||
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Agreed! Beautiful shape. Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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Marty does it again. Congratulations Sir on a very good hunt and two very nice trophies! Charl van Rooyen Owner Infinito Travel Group www.infinito-safaris.com charl@infinito-safaris.com Cell: +27 78 444 7661 Tel: +27 13 262 4077 Fax:+27 13 262 3845 Hereford Street 28A Groblersdal 0470 Limpopo R.S.A. "For the Infinite adventure" Plains Game Dangerous Game Bucket List Specialists Wing-Shooting In House Taxidermy Studio In House Dip and Pack Facility In House Shipping Service Non-Hunting Tours and Safaris Flight bookings "I promise every hunter visiting us our personal attention from the moment we meet you, until your trophies hang on your wall. Our all inclusive service chain means you work with one person (me) taking responsibility during the whole process. Affordable and reputable Hunting Safaris is our game! With a our all inclusive door to door service, who else do you want to have fun with?" South Africa Tanzania Uganda | |||
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Very nice Bull | |||
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Damn nice Bull!  | |||
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Great looking bulls Russell, congrats! 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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That bull has it all! | |||
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Must admit Zim does produce outstanding buffalo and this Martin chap seems able to produce first class trophies. Good on him. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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great buffs!! well done--indeed nothin sweeter than the smell of fresh blood on your hunting boots | |||
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WELL DONE!!! | |||
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I can only assume you are joking about the soft bosses. if not, please check more photos here of hard bossed bulls. congratulations on an excellent buffalo, Russ. Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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Actually I am not joking. I have never shot one and wanted to know. I have my first buff hunt lined up for next year. To me the real big one with the big drop is not all rugged and knarly in the middle front half of the horn. I just wanted to know if that is normal or if it is a little soft? I meant no disrespect either way as I do not care what he shoots but I would legitamately want to know how you tell the difference? The recent picture shows a buffalo with knarly bumps and groves and is clearly different then the other bull. How do you tell? | |||
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These are old bulls and hard bossed. The shape of horn and structure of bosses vary from Buffalo to Buffalo. My advice is if you were to come across either of these in the field would be to shoot first and ask questions later. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Andrew has it spot on. Young, soft boss bulls have a white "shine" between the bosses and above the eyes and hair between the bosses. That said, I have seen very hard bossed bulls with a thin line of hair between the bosses still. To be honest, no PH in todays Africa will let you shoot a soft boss bull. It happens fast ussualy at the end, before you shoot, and my advise would be to listen to the PH more than concentrate on if it is hard or soft bossed. Just state your intentions loud and clear when you book on what you expect to shoot. Charl van Rooyen Owner Infinito Travel Group www.infinito-safaris.com charl@infinito-safaris.com Cell: +27 78 444 7661 Tel: +27 13 262 4077 Fax:+27 13 262 3845 Hereford Street 28A Groblersdal 0470 Limpopo R.S.A. "For the Infinite adventure" Plains Game Dangerous Game Bucket List Specialists Wing-Shooting In House Taxidermy Studio In House Dip and Pack Facility In House Shipping Service Non-Hunting Tours and Safaris Flight bookings "I promise every hunter visiting us our personal attention from the moment we meet you, until your trophies hang on your wall. Our all inclusive service chain means you work with one person (me) taking responsibility during the whole process. Affordable and reputable Hunting Safaris is our game! With a our all inclusive door to door service, who else do you want to have fun with?" South Africa Tanzania Uganda | |||
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Love the horn conformation on that bull! Congrats! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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The Buffalo in that place have a good blood line. Hope they can control the Poaching and quota. | |||
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Congratulations on a great bull Russell. Even more important, congratulations on a hunt done PROPERLY as well. PS Bring your photos on friday. Cant wait. | |||
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"Andrew has it spot on. Young, soft boss bulls have a white "shine" between the bosses and above the eyes and hair between the bosses. That said, I have seen very hard bossed bulls with a thin line of hair between the bosses still. To be honest, no PH in todays Africa will let you shoot a soft boss bull. It happens fast ussualy at the end, before you shoot, and my advise would be to listen to the PH more than concentrate on if it is hard or soft bossed. Just state your intentions loud and clear when you book on what you expect to shoot." Thanks for the info. I obviously do not know much about Buffs and I have no intention to shoot what I think I should and will be following the advise of my PH. I am hunting with Zmbezihunters on my hunt with Thierry if it all works out and I would imagine I will have no problems getting a chance at a very good mature bull. Thank you again for the info. | |||
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Russell: Really good bulls. I didn't know Omay had bulls like that! Congrats and welcome back. MMP | |||
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Gorgeous Buffalo! Congratulations. My friend and I are going to be with Martin in August for Buff and I am even more excited (if that is possible,)now. | |||
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Russell-Congratulations on another fine buff! | |||
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They are both Beauties!!! Congrats | |||
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Congrats Russell! Can wait to read the whole story. ______________________ Jeremy Gugelmeyer www.sagebrushhunts.com | |||
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