A few preliminary pics from Tanzania

26 July 2005, 18:27

Stagman,
The photos that I've posted so far were all taken on the simplest camera that I took which was the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-P200. It's a 7.2 mega pixel camera. That said, I rarely had the camera set on the "fine" setting, typically only using the "normal." I've had two other Sony digital cameras similar to this (the P-9 and the P-10), but find this latest model to be my favorite.
I also took my trusty Nikon 8008S SLR 35mm and still have 9 rolls of film here on my desk at the moment that needs to get developed. Between the 300+ digital pics I took, the digital pics my son took, and the 35mm pics (not to mention 3 1/2 hours of video), I think we have our trip well documented!

26 July 2005, 18:29

Jeff Wemmer

Vic,

Awesome stuff!

The look on your son's face says it all!

I can't wait to see that same one on my son's someday!

Jeff

26 July 2005, 19:04

Spring

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Where did you hunt for the Masaailand species?

Bwanamich,
We were in Monduli. We had planned on hunting there for 5 days but finished in three. We ended up spending one night up on Monduli Joo, their camp that's at 7800 feet elevation before heading to Moyowsi Central a day earlier than originally scheduled.
I was particularly proud of the oryx as no one was able to get one there last year and very few are ever seen in Monduli. We were on a ridge one afternoon glassing for things and the PH, trackers, scout, ect were seeing nothing. I decided to check out an area where no one was looking that was maybe 1K away. I spotted 2 big creatures that I didn't readily identify. After pointing them out to a tracker, he about fell out of the Land Cruiser trying to tell the PH what I had spotted. It took a very long and tedious stalk to get up on them as there was very little cover between us. Using the random tree here and there and staying tightly in a line behind my PH, somehow we got there. We were also helped by the fact that the male happened to lie down for a while, getting his eyes lower, which helped us by only having to avoid the view of the female as she grazed.
My son's grants was special indeed. We had turned down so many over the 3 days, or had had a zebra and such blow a stalk. It was great to keep high standards and finally have things work out.

26 July 2005, 19:47

Riodot

Beautiful Photos - I really love that Gerenuk. How long where you on safari? It certainly couldn't have been a short trip. Haveing that many cameras and takig that many photos is the only way to do it. Congrats to you and your son.

26 July 2005, 19:52

Spring

Thank you, Riodot. We hunted for 21 days after first visiting the Ngorongoro Crater. That crater is indeed a photographer's paradise, though I could probably say the same for so many places in TZ if I had to time to visit them.

26 July 2005, 19:52

aktoklat

Beautiful photos. Congratulations on a very successful safari!

26 July 2005, 22:03

Sevens

Vic,

I sure wish I was your son! I love the Grant's and Thomson's gazelles, they are two of my favorite. What caliber did your son use to shoot the leopard? It looks like you had the gun restocked as well.

26 July 2005, 22:16

Spring

I don't think I could afford another son, Sevens....

For the leopard he used my .300WM loaded with some bullets I made. It's a custom gun that I've had for 15 years.

26 July 2005, 23:45

308Sako

Makes me wish my Dad had been a hunter...

27 July 2005, 00:07

cable68

Wonderful photos, and congratulations on the trophies.

Hope to take my son someday.

27 July 2005, 01:52

Jorge400

Congratulations on a successful hunt Vic! I look forward to reading the rest of your report.

George

27 July 2005, 08:55

ForrestB

Vic, that is going to be a safari to remember for years to come for both of you. My son is still a few years away from a first safari, but your pics and story have me planning already. I hope your kid realized how truly fortunate he is; and that goes far beyond the money it takes to make a trip like this.

Congratulations to you both,
FBB

28 July 2005, 02:40

Bill C

Wow, congrat's Vic to you and your son on a great hunt and some super trophies. The pict's are great, clearly you took some time to setup the shots. I'm sure your boy knows how lucky he is...but do like I do and keep reminding him anyway!

How are you going to mount the lesser kudu? Full mount perhaps???

28 July 2005, 06:41

Spring

Thanks, Bill, and on your suggestion I'll be sure and pass along to Victor that he should thank me more often!

As for taxidermy, the only thing we're planning to mount whole is Victor's leopard. Until I can come up with a different place to put these things I drag home, the big stuff will have to wait...