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| I couldn't agree more. Those are two beautiful waterbucks. Congratulations. |
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| Very nice. Waterbuck always look like they have an attitude to me. |
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| So how come you're not sleeping in Africa? Nice Waterbucks. |
| Posts: 747 | Location: Nevada, USA | Registered: 22 May 2003 |
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| I'm not sleeping in Africa because my daughter has to have some major spine surgery in a couple of weeks and I couldn't handle being off of work for a month for her surgery and the safari too. Africa will be there next year... |
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| Thanks Rusty, We actually smelled the waterbuck on the left before we saw him - well him and his harem. |
| Posts: 155 | Location: Stafford, VA | Registered: 02 October 2002 |
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| Bummer, but those things happen. Regarding the Waterbuck, did you eat any? I had been told by every PH I dealt with plus numerous other folks that it was not fit to eat. I hadn't shot one until my recently completed trip. As per usual, I informed my fine PH that we WOULD be eating some. He said "OK, but it's no good". He later admitted that he'd never had any. Well, time the meal is over--we were barbequeing and had a couple of other meats as well--it was agreed that not only was Waterbuck good, it was better than the Springbuck and the Kudu we had that meal--and they were damn good. At safaris end, my analysis, with PH concurance, was that the Waterbuck meat was the best, or at least as good as, we had over the 10 days. |
| Posts: 747 | Location: Nevada, USA | Registered: 22 May 2003 |
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| No I didn't have any of the waterbuck. We were busy with eland, kudu, impala & the like. I wish I had tried the zebra but hey that's what 2nd trips are for - doing all the things you wish you had done on the first trip. |
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| Yea, Zebra is the one I didn't try and wish I had. I may never get another chance as it's very doubtful I'll shoot another. |
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| Ok scratch eating zebra before hunting any big kittys |
| Posts: 155 | Location: Stafford, VA | Registered: 02 October 2002 |
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| Those are beautiful animals. What "flavor" are they (where did they come from)? I've seen a few Waterbuck mounts that were beautiful, like yours, and a couple hundred that looked terrible. I just wonder if it's a difference in the coloration between the different kinds of waterbuck.
BTW, out of Kudu, Gemsbok, Eland, Springbok, Warthog, Giraffe, Hartebeast, and Zebra, the Zebra is the best African game meat I've had. |
| Posts: 898 | Location: Southlake, Tx | Registered: 30 June 2003 |
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| Waterbuck is very good provided you don't get any of the oil from the hair on the meat. That means careful skinning by person A and butchering by person B. When done right, it is excellent as you discovered. |
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