The buffalo were about 25 yards from us.

We have had buffalo mass stampede towards us - they did not see us, as we were in very thick grass - passing I would imagine no more than a few feet.

One man actually put his legs very close together - afterwards explaing that he did not wish a buffalo to pass between his legs!

I think buffalo would change directions if you make yourself visible - jumping up and down, screaming very loudly, pushing whoever is standing next to you down and standing on him, shooting the one making a beeline for you. All these trick might work, although I have not tried any of them yet.

Saeed,

Great vid's, but I'm still curious about your second croc story....

FB

The croc story sounds pretty frightening! Reptiles can be quite scary at times as their nervous system is not all that well developed. I know that when tagging crocs, a notch is usually cut into one of the tail ridges, and often they will not even blink when this is done without sedatives! If you cut a snake's head off, it is clinically dead, but do not put your fingers anywhere near it's mouth, especially if it is venomous, as you could get a nasty shock! Dead, headless snakes too, will often writhe for hours, and the body will continue to respond to external stimulus without the brain and you may find the heart will continue to beat for some time after death too! I have read that the end of a croc's tail will twitch after a successful brain shot, but not sure how true this is. If the croc blinked after poking it in the eye, I would have felt a bit uneasy about putting my hands anywhere near it's mouth! It may well have been dead, but dead animals generally do not blink, a bit hard to be sure though with reptiles. An insurance shot or two is probably always best just to be on the safe side!

A freind of my father ran over a Viper in Cyprus with his truck one day. As he went over it he hit the breaks and the car skidded and the squashed snake with head and about 4 inches behind was stuck to the wheel. He went to kick it off of the tyre with his foot thinking it was dead and it bit him on the ancle. Luckily he was wearing canvass boots having been out to exercise his bird dogs, and there was no harm done but he got a fright until the hospital told him he was OK.

Big snakes give me the heebie-jeebies and crocks have a certain menace about them too.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
The buffalo were about 25 yards from us.

We have had buffalo mass stampede towards us - they did not see us, as we were in very thick grass - passing I would imagine no more than a few feet.

One man actually put his legs very close together - afterwards explaing that he did not wish a buffalo to pass between his legs!

I think buffalo would change directions if you make yourself visible - jumping up and down, screaming very loudly, pushing whoever is standing next to you down and standing on him, shooting the one making a beeline for you. All these trick might work, although I have not tried any of them yet.

25 yards from a herd of them and shooting two?Proper dangerous game hunting.

One man actually put his legs very close together - afterwards explaing that he did not wish a buffalo to pass between his legs!

Would that gentleman go by the moniker "Walter"?

On a serious note, how advisable is it to get so close to a herd of what many hunters call the most dangerous animal to hunt in Africa? I understand the thrill of hunting dangerous game,but even if a couple of them decide to charge, things should get pretty dicey.I am not commenting on your hunting style but rather asking for your opinion on this.What would a PH say?Thanks once again for sharing your experiences.

Best-
Locksley,R

Saeed,
Thanks again for the wonderful photos and video. That 375/404 is absolutely deadly in your hands. I am curious as to what you have done with all of the skulls from the buffalo that you have shot. Do you typically leave them in Tanzania or do you have a huge pile at your place in UAE?

I only keep a small selection of the animals I shoot, and of those some are in my own house, and some are given to friends.

Sorry for the delay in posting more hunt reports, I am trying to catch up with some work.

I am processing a few videos for your enjoyment right now, and hope to have them up later today or may be tomorrow.

I have added 5 more videos.

Mind your volume when playing that Buffalo video, by the time the first shot was fired I had mine near MAX with my nose up against the screen.
Boy did I JUMP and three of my cats are probably still running.

Great stuff, thanks for letting us see it.

I have added a croc video.

Amazing shot on that croc.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
The buffalo were about 25 yards from us.

We have had buffalo mass stampede towards us - they did not see us, as we were in very thick grass - passing I would imagine no more than a few feet.

One man actually put his legs very close together - afterwards explaing that he did not wish a buffalo to pass between his legs!

I think buffalo would change directions if you make yourself visible - jumping up and down, screaming very loudly, pushing whoever is standing next to you down and standing on him, shooting the one making a beeline for you. All these trick might work, although I have not tried any of them yet.

Standing on your comrade, who has fallen from your friendly tackle?
Now that is some way to make a stand!

What sort of madness is this?

Thanks for sharing the videos and photo-reports.
Highly entertaining all.

I can only hope that someday such a closequarters herd charge can be captured on video in all its glory.

I rather think the man pulling his legs together was protecting his groin from Saeed's boot, he may have seen Saeed in action before.

A swift kick to the groin would be a good way to start the comrade tackle so you could step up onto his prostrate carcass to shoot the oncoming buffalo.

Of course I am just BS-ing here.
And I suspect Saeed was too.

Walter is the only human to deserve that kind of treatment.
All would be safer, including Walter, if you shoved him to the ground in a charge.

LOL.

The croc video is very nice and great shooting.How did you manage to drag it out from the croc infested waters?Go in a boat or just send in the brave?Thanks again sharing these videos.

Best-
Locksley,R

This is the croc that woke up after we got him back in the camp!

I have added videos of another buffalo, impala, hippo and bushbuck.

Thanks and congrats, Saeed!
Two carnivore bushes !

Gentlemen,

Glad you are enjoying the reports and videos.

I have added a few more today.

Saeed,

Thanks a million for the report and videos. I absolutely love the Roan clip. It is my favorite PG animal. Great shooting.

I cant get the leopard video to work ?

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Originally posted by A.Dahlgren:
I cant get the leopard video to work ?

It works now.

Thank you for letting me know this.

Saeed,

Wonderful photos, wonderful videos! Thank you for sharing! I love the eland clip, well done. I read the croc story, then watched the video, spooky scary! Very well done!

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by A.Dahlgren:
I cant get the leopard video to work ?

It works now.

Thank you for letting me know this.

excellent shooting and very cool hunting videos. thanks for sharing your joy with us.
cheers
yes

Fantastic - arrived today. Thanks for my Christmas present Saeed!

Gabriel

Saeed,

I just received the DVD's today. Thank you very much for sending a copy my way.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I have added Hunt Report 9.

I have a few more to add, including a leopard hunt report.

I am sorry it is taking so long to post these reports, but I seem to get sideline each time I start on one.

Saeed,
Thanks for taking me along, again. Don't know if I will get there again, but I go with you each year.
I'm a bug guy, any idea what the local name for those beautiful flies are on the bushbuck?
Thanks
Bfly

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Originally posted by Black Fly:
Saeed,
Thanks for taking me along, again. Don't know if I will get there again, but I go with you each year.
I'm a bug guy, any idea what the local name for those beautiful flies are on the bushbuck?
Thanks
Bfly

According to Alan and Roy, those creepy lookin red flies on the bushbuck (they seemed to like the zebras too) were a variety of "louse fly". I haven't been able to find the actual genus/spp of it on-line, but have found quite a few other sources that call them louse flies as well.

Cheers
Chris

Thanks Canuck,
With that lead, I dug out my old Hermes medical ent book. Louse flies rang a bell. Now I know why, deer keds. Louse flies are members of Hippoboscidae, or at least were when I was in school. Family includes the sheep and deer keds that are wingless. The genera that these guys probably belong to is Hippobosca. These guys are cool in that the larval fly is retained inside the female until they are ready to pupate and then they are extruded when they quickly pupate, then the fly matures. The adults of most of this genus are parasitic on mammals. I'd bet that these guys are H. variegata, but with all the genetic stuff going on, all that I learned back just after we killed off the last of the dinosaurs has changed. And to you younger guys, dinosaur tenderloins are great. Some of our younger entomolgists are welcome to correct me. I lost my sensitivity years ago,
Thanks
Bfly

I have finally finished my hunt report...you can find it here. My apologies (especially to Saeed!) for taking so long. It took a lot more time than I expected.

There are about 150 pictures, so dial-up users be warned!

A lot of the pictures are similar to ones that Saeed has already posted, but its basically set up as a day by day account of what I saw and did.

Hope you enjoy it!

Cheers
Chris

Excellent post. Very much enjoyed the video. Great job!

I would like to ask the distinguished gentelman who hunted African Buffalo, what caliber and type of bullet was used on killing those animals in the video's.? Also what brand of rifle is it you used on your hunts?

Thank you Tonk

I have watched a whole bunch of those cape buffalo hunting video's the other night until 1 o'clock in the morning and was just wondering what is the caliber that Mr. Saeed uses to shoot those buffalo with and is it a Remington, Ruger or Winchester rifle. Thanks Blue Dog.

Ok I figured out the caliber Saeed uses for killing all those animals but I still don't know what kind of rifle he shoots in that caliber. Now can someone clue me in please?

Hi Blue Dog,
Saeed's usual battery consists of two custom rifles in .375/404 Jeffery wildcat.
Exact specs of that cartridge are known only to Saeed, and closely guarded.
Both are built with Dakota M76 African actions and Dan Lilja barrels.

Hey Rip! Is this wildcat .375/404 have more power than a .458-Lott?

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Originally posted by Blue Dog:
Hey Rip! Is this wildcat .375/404 have more power than a .458-Lott?

Blue Dog,
Your humorous input on some other threads has been appreciated ... reminded me to look back here.

Power? Lethality? BSI (Bwana Saeed Index) value?
There is just to much BSI to sort out here for a simple answer.
For instance, muzzle energy versus energy retained at 300 yards, penetration, etc.
Everything is relative,
and there are no absolutes,
when discussing rifles,
and Viking Law.

Let us just say that Saeed often loads his .375/404 Jeffery with 300 grain bullets at about 2740 fps MV and that is right on 5000 ft-lbs of Kinetic energy at the muzzle.
Sufficient for anything that walks, up close,
as that is "Classic Nitro Express Elephant Energy."
And the .375/404 Jeffery is a Lott better than a .458 Lott at long range,
especially with the NonCON Walterhog bullets properly placed on the target.

The final hunt report was great! Thanks Saeed!

Kabubi kabubi!

Excellent video of the roan, and very nice cat as well. Thanks