Hunt of a lifetime

03 May 2007, 00:21

Jaco Human

Hunt of a lifetime

I picked up my May edition Magnum this afternoon. As usual I paged through the magazine to see which story will be read first. I like to read the hunting stories first and then about the guns etc.

I saw an article "Hunt of a lifetime" and started reading. Then I saw the hunter hunted with no-one else than our own Steve "Shakari Robinson. The client had a good time, that is for sure.

Steve, how many shotgun shells did you fire to get rid of the Lionesses?

Excelent report for you, Steve, congrats.

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03 May 2007, 00:26

JudgeG

Steve can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that I was listening in on the sat phone when he had to hang up and chase lions out of his camp? His voice was an octive higher than usual and I could hear him even though I was just near the phone, not even the user. Don't blame him much, though.

03 May 2007, 00:40

shakari

Jaco,

Glad you enjoyed the article. I wasn't even aware it had been written until I saw the magazine the other day. I can't remember the exact number of shells fired to frighten the lions away but I guess it must have been about 10.... and even then, they didn't go far and were back in camp within about 30 minutes.

Ernest,

I'd forgotten but I was indeed on the sat phone to you guys when they came into camp. I'm not sure if it was the first or second evening they did it though. It's strange but I seem to be a bit of a lion magnet and had a few exciting episodes last year as well.....

03 May 2007, 00:42

Jaco Human

Judge,
I am just pulling his leg a bit, thats what friends are for.

I would have laghed myself to pieces if I heard that high octave voice.

03 May 2007, 00:50

shakari

Well in my defense, one of the bloody things had just walked through the dining room whilst I was sitting in it!

03 May 2007, 01:05

Jaco Human

quote:
Originally posted by shakari:
Well in my defense, one of the bloody things had just walked through the dining room whilst I was sitting in it!

You wanted to be a Lion magnet, now see what you are getting for it.

Jokes aside, a Lion can give you the fright of your life. I enjoyed the article, it is good to see that hunters write about their hunts and give credit to the ph.

Well done buddy.

03 May 2007, 01:24

shakari

Yup, we had a good time with lots of good hunting and lots and lots of laughs. I did 2 back to back 21 day, split destination safaris there. Each one was 10 days in Masailand followed by 10 days in the Selous. In the Masailand sections we took 3 trophy Buff all over 40 inches in 2 days on the first safari.Plus a couple more on the meat ration to feed a Masai circumcision party(The 2nd client didn't want Buff), some excellent grant's gazelles including 3 Rowland Ward, 2 monster leopards (out of the same tree 12 days apart), 4 Zebras, 4 wildebeest, 1 lesser kudu and a shit load of other game.

In the Selous we took tons of other game but the highlights for me were 2 big hippo, the Lion (of course) and two great flatdogs. We also had a lot of fun with the elephants but it was only the first client who wanted one and despite a lot of sifting through herds, we couldn't find a shootable one. The good news is that Bruce is coming back next year and making Mr Big Ears his primary quarry. The other good news is that Bruce is a big practical joker and I've had a year to stock up on rubber snakes etc!

03 May 2007, 11:47

shakari

Can I ask you guys how many of you have a subscription to Man Magnum Magazine? - I always thought it had a fairly small overseas readership......... Thanks in advance.

03 May 2007, 12:00

boerbokrib

I read it and it was a great story

03 May 2007, 12:14

Blair338/378

quote:
Originally posted by shakari:
Yup, we had a good time with lots of good hunting and lots and lots of laughs. I did 2 back to back 21 day, split destination safaris there. Each one was 10 days in Masailand followed by 10 days in the Selous. In the Masailand sections we took 3 trophy Buff all over 40 inches in 2 days on the first safari.Plus a couple more on the meat ration to feed a Masai circumcision party(The 2nd client didn't want Buff), some excellent grant's gazelles including 3 Rowland Ward, 2 monster leopards (out of the same tree 12 days apart), 4 Zebras, 4 wildebeest, 1 lesser kudu and a shit load of other game.

In the Selous we took tons of other game but the highlights for me were 2 big hippo, the Lion (of course) and two great flatdogs. We also had a lot of fun with the elephants but it was only the first client who wanted one and despite a lot of sifting through herds, we couldn't find a shootable one. The good news is that Bruce is coming back next year and making Mr Big Ears his primary quarry. The other good news is that Bruce is a big practical joker and I've had a year to stock up on rubber snakes etc!

Sounds like a great couple of hunts Steve.

A bloke has to have a good sense of humour

03 May 2007, 18:20

Peter

OK, what is a "flatdog"?
peter.

03 May 2007, 18:28

shakari

Sorry, it's a crocodile, so called because it looks like a flat dog.

03 May 2007, 22:48

shakari

Guys

Here's a few pics from the Masailand sections of the 2 hunts. I'm having trouble posting pics because of a dodgy internet connection, so might not get them all posted tonight...... if I can't, I'll carry on when I can.... enjoy.