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The Leopard of Luangwa
03 October 2006, 03:29
Charles_HelmVery nice! Love the kitty.
03 October 2006, 03:41
retreeverJohn, super cat....Congrats...
Mike
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03 October 2006, 04:25
bulldog563Great Cat. Would like to hear the stories.
03 October 2006, 06:27
Use Enough GunWow!
03 October 2006, 09:04
LeopardtrackCongrats on a great hunt. How much did that cat weigh??
03 October 2006, 20:04
30ott6Wolfgar- the cat was not weighed or measured but estimated to be 7'2" and 160 pounds. I had the opportunity to shoot another one a couple of days earlier but Alister (PH AKA Catman) said not to shoot that he could get me a better cat-and, he did!
The croc picture is of them feeding on the Leopard carcass after skinning etc. That was a neat sight to see.
I was very happy to score on the Cookson's Wildebeest as I now have 3 of the species.
I will get to full report soon. Just to much to do at work right now.
John
03 October 2006, 22:26
Lhook7Congratulations! Those are some great looking animals.
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03 October 2006, 22:38
MARK H. YOUNGJohn,
Make no mistake I will hold shooting the grybok against you forever. Those little buggers gave me fits on 2 safaris. You were very lucky. The others I fully expected you to get. Mr. Spots was particularly nice. Had an adult male on bait and passed looking for a larger one! Do you know how many places you can do that? Not many and this is a daylight only hunting area. Very cool!
Mark
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https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 04 October 2006, 20:17
30ott6Mark- yes I know I was lucky running into the Grysbok. He will be a full body mount for sure.
Passing on that first Leopard was very difficult but Alister assured me that we could get a bigger one. By my watch, he was taken at 6:03 pm. It doesn't get dark until 6:30. Having to hunt cats during daylight hours had me concerned but it worked out well. No prebaiting is allowed either.
He started coming to the bait (a Puku) at 5:45 pm and layed down right next to us before proceeding to the bait. A very thrilling moment!
John
04 October 2006, 20:29
PalmerCongratulations John for a very successful safari. What an exciting time - especially with a leopard beside the blind as dark approached.
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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.
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05 October 2006, 04:01
bwanamrmJohn,
Congratulations on a super safari! I just had the feeling you and Scott were going to do very well in collecting your trophies after spending 10 days prior to your arrival in the area! The leopard is a sod and the Cookson's is a great addition and RARE! I had the opportunity to see them twice and had one shot I passed to stay on buff tracks... too bad we can't see into the future or he would have been in trouble. Congratulations again on a fine adventure and some excellent trophies! Look forward to catching up with you and Scott in Dallas!
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08 October 2006, 10:48
SBTMark - Here is another Grysbuck just for you!
"There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark
07 December 2006, 02:16
MARK H. YOUNGScott,
You suck! Nice pic though.
Mark
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https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 07 December 2006, 03:09
MacD37Nice trophies,30ott6, especially the cat, and Cookson's! IMO,there is no place in Africa that is better for Leopard than the Luangwa Valley of Zambia, even with the daylight rule! I've seen as many as three in one day in broad daylite while driveing around looking for buffalo tracks!
The Cookson's are beautiful animals, and larger than most wildebeast!
CONGRATULATIONS on your success!
What concession did you hunt?
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07 December 2006, 03:37
30ott6Thanks Mac. To read the Leopard hunt story and other info go here:
https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6321043/m/22710526507 December 2006, 04:27
DB BillHere's a little lighter picture of you and you buff.
DB Bill aka Bill George
07 December 2006, 04:39
SBTNice job DB!
"There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark
07 December 2006, 19:54
30ott6DB- How'd you do that? Can you get the shine off my tooth?
John
07 December 2006, 21:44
DB BillThis should be better.
If you send me a full-size file photo I can probably do a bit better.
DB Bill aka Bill George
