Skippy Burton got hooked by a buff in Moz yesterday. Good friend of a good friend of mine who lives in Byo. I dont know the details yet but gather he survived it. I saw an awful pic of his torn thigh.

Will get all the details tomorrow and post. Apparently wasn't even hunting buff...looking for croc and hippo along lake shore.

Speedy recovery for sure

Very sad to hear this.

We all wish him the best.

Nothing like a big black surprise huh?

Wish him well with the recovery.

Side note Lane: Do you know Jack Gregorich up here? Announced his happy retirement in today's paper (chieftain.com) Worked on some of Dad's horses over the yrs.

George

Please keep up posted on his situation.

We may have to send him an extra bottle of scotch.

I know Chris well and wish him a speedy recovery. He loves to handle bad snakes.

Thank you for information. My good friend has hunted with Chris twice in Zim and we shared a camp together when I took a group over a few years ago to Zim. Nice guy and a hard working PH.

The photo of the damage to his thigh is indeed quite rough. Glad he is ok and getting the attention he needs.

hope he has a speedy recovery ...could happen to any of us ..

We wish a fast recovery ,sadly many PHs killed and injured in the last years .

God speed and a quick and full recovery...

Rich

I pray he makes a full and speedy recovery.

Does anybody know what company and concession he was working?
My family hates hearing about these events, especially since I am heading back to hunt Buff with Nixon next week and Moz next year.

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I pray he makes a full and speedy recovery.

Does anybody know what company and concession he was working?
My family hates hearing about these events, especially since I am heading back to hunt Buff with Nixon next week and Moz next year.

Believe Safaris De Mozambique , Caborra Bassa south .

I sure hope he recovers quickly and fully.

Cape buff can do awful damage to a man.

Wishing him the best...

Helluva a surprise when one thinks he is hunting hippo!

http://www.huntingreport.com/w...te.cfm?articleid=671


PH Gored by Buffalo in Mozambique

(posted July 17, 2014)

Professional Hunter Chris Burton was gored by a buffalo while guiding a client on July 7. The accident occurred in Mozambique. The client Burton was guiding is Hunting Report subscriber Craig Johnson, who called us today upon arriving at the Atlanta airport from Africa to give us this first-hand report.

Johnson says he and Burton were returning from crocodile hunting when a Cape buffalo cow suddenly charged from the brush without provocation. Johnson says the buffalo was coming straight for him but veered at the last moment, missing him and brushing the tracker. It struck Burton before anyone could raise a rifle and hooked him in the thigh. Johnson attempted to unsling his rifle from his shoulder, lost his footing and fell down backwards. He heard Burton screaming and managed to get back on his feet to shoot and kill the buffalo.

Johnson says they stabilized Burton, who is missing a hunk of flesh from his thigh, then they got Burton to a clinic in neighboring Zambia and then to a hospital. Fortunately, the buffalo completely missed his femoral artery. Before leaving Mozambique, Johnson spoke by telephone with Burton, who was stable and assured him he would recover.

Johnson was hunting with Simon Rodger's Safaris de Moçambique in Northern Tete Province in the Lake Cahora Bassa area bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe. He says Rodger called in PH Clint Burton to complete his safari and that they did a great job handling the transition.

If you have a safari scheduled with Safaris de Moçambique, you may want to contact Rodger just to reconfirm the details of your hunt. Here at The Hunting Report, we’re grateful no one was killed in this incident and we wish Burton a speedy recovery. – Barbara Crown, Editor & Publisher, The Hunting Report.

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Appreciate the update, Kathi!

Good news, and great to hear it!

Wishing Skippy a speedy recovery. This could have happened to anyone of us.

I hope he recovers totally and quickly. That possibility is what makes buffalo hunting the great experience that it is!

465H&H

The new Dallas Safari Club Frontline Foundation is in the process of gathering info from Chris and he will possibly be the first recipient of financial aid through this fine foundation. I will keep AR members up to date.

Thank you for posting the update Kathi

I just returned from Zimbabwe and met another hunter who had a similar experience! They were tracking buffalo when they suddenly got charged from close range by a bull that was lying in the grass. Fortunately they were able to stop it at 15-20 yards! On examination they found that the buffalo had been chewed up badly by a lion!

Guess that's why this is called dangerous game hunting.

Arjun Reddy
www.huntersnetworks.com

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The new Dallas Safari Club Frontline Foundation is in the process of gathering info from Chris and he will possibly be the first recipient of financial aid through this fine foundation. I will keep AR members up to date.

Wow that is great news for Skippy (Chris). Thank you DSC.

I saw the pics of the wound while I was in Zim last month, pretty ugly, but it looked like they did a good job of putting him back together. However, I do not know his prognosis.

I wish him a full and speedy recovery.

Wishes for a full and quick recovery!


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The hunter has the same name with a guy I shared camp with on my first trip.I saw him again at the SCI convention in front of the CMS booth.If its the same guy he must be in his seventies.

Meant to post earlier.

The directors of Dallas Safari Clubs Frontline Foundation have just voted to make Chris the first recipient of financial aid from this newly formed foundation. We have been in constant contact with Chris and are happy to day help is on the way to a very deserving professional.

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Originally posted by Dave Fulson:
The directors of Dallas Safari Clubs Frontline Foundation have just voted to make Chris the first recipient of financial aid from this newly formed foundation. We have been in constant contact with Chris and are happy to day help is on the way to a very deserving professional.

Well done!

Best regards, D. Nelson

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Chris Burton(I think)

That is crazy!!!!!!

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Meant to post earlier.

I can imagine being in the ER when that came in.

Wet saline dressings and notify the on call surgeon please.

Dammm!

I have sutured up horses, cattle and dogs with similar injuries but when I see a human with the same type of injury it takes on a whole new meaning.

It hurts like hell just to look at the picture!

Way to go DSC!!!!

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After looking at this I may need to find another way to spend my money.

Scary.

My first rule - I don't want to be touched by any wild animals in Africa.

Mike

Yep, that's the pic I saw and there is another after they put him back together.

And I thought a 22 bullet through the leg was a big deal.

Ugly wound, but it could have been a whole hell of lot worse.

Just looking at that picture gave me the hee bee jeebies ---------YIKES!

That certainly looks unpleasant.

Good thing it wasn't a foot or two higher.