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1: What country did you hunt leopard in?
2: Did you harvest a leopard?
3: What caliber rifle did you use?
4: What bullet did you use?
5: What scope did you use?


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Posts: 1739 | Location: alabama | Registered: 13 November 2001Reply With Quote
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Hunted: Zimbabwe

I killed one, didn't harvest anything!

Rifle: .270 Interarms

Bullet: Federal "Hi-Shok" 150 grain soft nose

Scope: Nikon 3.3 x 10

Going for a second one this year, will use the same as the first one............





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Zimbabwe,375H&H,260gr Speer Grand Slam,1.5x5 Leupoldfor first one,Beretta 12ga 3",OO buck,open sights for second


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Posts: 2786 | Location: Green Valley,Az | Registered: 04 January 2005Reply With Quote
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zim, 3006, 165 gr nosler part, 2-7 microdot
 
Posts: 13466 | Location: faribault mn | Registered: 16 November 2004Reply With Quote
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1) Tanzania

2) 180-190 lb. to leopard taken @ 100 yds.

3) Custom Model 70 in .300 Win. Mag.

4) 2.5-8X Leupold scope

5) Winchester 180 gr. Fail-Safe @ 3050 fps.

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1. Zim/Zim/Zim/Zim
2. Yes/Yes/Yes/Yes
3. 7mmRM/7mmRM/7mmDakota/.330Dakota
4. 160gr Partition/160gr Partition/160gr Partition Gold/250gr Partition
5. Swaro 3-10X42 times 4
 
Posts: 10780 | Location: Test Tube | Registered: 27 February 2001Reply With Quote
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1) Namibia
2) Yes, male @154 lb. 300 yds.
3) Browning 300 Win Mag
4) Barnes X 180 grain
5) Leupold 4 x 12

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Zimbabwe
yes
375 H&H
270 gr. Nosler partition (old screw machine type)
Nikon 1.5 X 4.5
 
Posts: 5686 | Location: Nampa, Idaho | Registered: 10 February 2005Reply With Quote
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1. Zim
2. Yes
3. .45-70 Govt (alright...pipe down back there!)
4. Hornady 350 grain FP Interlock
5. Aperture sights


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Posts: 616 | Location: Coleman County, Texas | Registered: 05 July 2003Reply With Quote
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1.yes/yes/yes/
2.Tanzania/ditto/ditto
3.375H&H Imp/.338 Rem Ultra Mag/.375 Rem Ultra Mag
4. Sako Safari .375 H&H Imp/Wiseman Texas Safari .338R Rem Ultra Mag/Wiseman Texas Safari .375 Rem Ultra Mag
5. 300gr Swift/ 210gr Nosler Bal Tip/ 300gr Barnes X
 
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1.5-6x Swarovski/2.5-10x Illuminated reticle Swarovski/1.5-4x Schmidt&Bender Ill. Ret.
 
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Zim and Tanzania, .338 210 Nosler and .404 with 400 gr. probably a woodleigh some 15 and 20 years ago...I'm not a cat hunter, much prefer elephants and Buffalo..Don't like blinds and any hunting that requires me to sit still for long periods of time, I get bored easily sitting....but I will do it if I have too.....I can sit and scope out an area for long periods of time as that keeps me busy doing something..Blinds are cold or hot never inbetween, they are bug ridden with Tetsis or Mopanis, or Lord knows what..East Texas deer stands are hot an humid at 4:00 AM, been down to shorts only in them, not for this kid!!! shame


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Posts: 42209 | Location: Twin Falls, Idaho | Registered: 04 June 2000Reply With Quote
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1. RSA/Zim/Zim
2. No/No/Yes
3. 375 H&H
4. 300 gr Swift A-Frame
5. Trijicon 3-9X40

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Posts: 4166 | Location: San Diego, CA USA | Registered: 14 November 2001Reply With Quote
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hunterjim,

Where did you hunt in Zim?





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Posts: 1782 | Location: New Jersey USA | Registered: 12 July 2004Reply With Quote
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Botswana/Tanzania/Botswana
*No/yes/*no *=No shootable leopard came to bait
Custom Robar .375 H&H
Tropphy Bonded Bear Claw 300 gr.
Zeiss 3X9

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1. Zim, Matetsi (purely incidental to elephant hunt)
2. No, but I saw 11 lions... that's right ELEVEN... on one bait, and all at the same time, and if anyone says lions can't climb well, they should've been there!
3. .416 Heavy Express Short Action Mag on Ruger MKII 77 short action
4. Hornady SP, 400 grains (old style) at 2300fps
5. Leupold 1x4 with post reticle

We didn't hunt leopard very seriously but one was on license... We put out three baits and lions got two of them, third untouched...

I'll do it seriously in Tanzania in 2006, I hope!


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Posts: 7750 | Location: GA | Registered: 27 February 2001Reply With Quote
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Zimbabwe, I had a bait hanging in half the trees in the OMAY.
Never had a male in a tree, Frowner did have a female in the tree. Cool
Chapuis 9,3x74R double rifle.
285 gr Hawk with the .035jkt in the right bbl, and a 286 Woodleigh soft in the left.
Swarovski 1.5-6x42 with the illuminated circle dot reticle.

IMHO, I think I had the best rifle, ammo and scope choice for leopard on the Planet. thumb


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Posts: 16134 | Location: Texas | Registered: 06 April 2002Reply With Quote
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450 no.2,
I am surprised that you didn't get a Leopard in the Omay, thats almost a cinch or at least it was a few years ago and Paul Zorn tells me it still is...Must have been some bad luck, but thats hunting.


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Posts: 42209 | Location: Twin Falls, Idaho | Registered: 04 June 2000Reply With Quote
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1. Tanzania--Selous
2. Leopard taken at 70 yards 2 min before shooting close. Aprox 150 lbs
3. .375 H & H
4. Swift A-Frame, Instant Kill
5. 1.5-5 X Leupold scope

Prefer next Leopard, if any, to be stalked or the use of dogs, instead of the bling routine.

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Tanzania/Tanzania/Tanzania
yes/yes/yes
300Win Mag/375 H&H/300Win Mag
180gr NPT/300gr NPT/180gr NBT
2-8x/1.5-5x/2-8x Leupold
 
Posts: 1148 | Location: The Hunting Fields | Registered: 22 May 2002Reply With Quote
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1) Zim
2)7 1/2' Tom, 195 lbs.
3)Hill Country mod. 70, 300 WSM
4)Barnes 180 gr. TSX
5)Swarovski 6 x 42, #4A reticle
 
Posts: 200 | Location: Garner, TX | Registered: 17 January 2004Reply With Quote
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Tanzania, Selous Game Reserve
7' 4" Tom
Blaser R93, .375 H&H Mag.
272 gr. Hirtenberger ABC @ 2700 fps
Schmidt & Bender 1.25-4x20 Flashdot


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Posts: 13738 | Location: New England | Registered: 06 June 2003Reply With Quote
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1)Namibia
2)No- No Leopard came to baits
3)300 Ultra Mag
4)Sierra 165 gr. BTHP
5)Schmidt & Bender 4-16x


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Posts: 449 | Location: Kaneohe,Hawaii | Registered: 20 September 2004Reply With Quote
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Mark,
1. Zim with John Sharp
2. Yes!!! 180 lbs
3.Weatherby 300 Mag
4. Federal Trophy Bonded 180 gr
5. Leupold illunated reticle
 
Posts: 201 | Location: Georgia | Registered: 21 December 2003Reply With Quote
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1: What country did you hunt leopard in?
Zim - 2000

2: Did you harvest a leopard?
Yes

3: What caliber rifle did you use?
30-06

4: What bullet did you use?
180 grn. A-Frame

5: What scope did you use?
Vari-X 3 2.5-9x 50mm


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Posts: 2781 | Location: Hillsboro, Or-Y-Gun (Oregon), U.S.A. | Registered: 22 June 2000Reply With Quote
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Zimbabwe
Yes
.30-06
180 gr. Nosler Partiton
2 1/2 X 8X Vari X III Leupold
Remington 700 Classic

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Posts: 2013 | Location: Crossville, IL 62827 USA | Registered: 07 February 2001Reply With Quote
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Zimbabwe
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.375 H&H
300 gr trophy bonded
leupold 1 3/4 X 6
 
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Zim
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350 Rem mag
225 gr Nosler Partition
Leupold 4x
 
Posts: 470 | Location: SYRACUSE, UT, USA | Registered: 13 May 2002Reply With Quote
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Botswana
.416 Rem
400 grn. woodleigh soft
1.5 X 5 Leupold
 
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And yes I shot a fine Leopard.
 
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1: What country did you hunt leopard in?
2: Did you harvest a leopard?
3: What caliber rifle did you use?
4: What bullet did you use?
5: What scope did you use?


I have tried to hunt leoprad on at least 11 safaris - Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

Managed to bag two, so my success rate is not very good.

One was shot with a 270 Ackley, with Barnes X 130 grain bullets. He was dead before he hit the ground.

One was shot with a Lazzeroni 7.21 Firehawk, and 160 grian Swift A-Frame bullets. Again, he stone dead as soon as he hit the ground.

Scopes were Leupold 2.5-8x and Leupold 4.5-14X.


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Location Chewore North, Zimbabwe, Yes, .375 H&H, 300 Trophy Bonded Bearclaw, Leupold 2.5 x 8 VX3 on Sako Safari.






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Posts: 3611 | Location: LV NV | Registered: 22 October 2002Reply With Quote
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Hey Saeed,

You need to hunt Leopard with me! Check out the photo I posted on "Nambia for Leopard "

But then on the other hand, Your not very lucky with Leopards, that won't rub off will it! Big Grin





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As always, Good Hunting!!!

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