Saeed, are you still using the same Leupold scope, 2.5X8X36?

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Originally posted by georgeld:
Lookin good so far.
Man that tick has had more than it's full share.

George

I think that tick has a tick.

Looks like a little "color enhancement" on the barrel of your rifle.

Saeed, may all luck and success come your way!

Thank you, once again, for posting all this up, Live!

I am sorry about the updates.

Our Internet is just awful.

Shot a wildebeest and a waterbuck this morning.

Put up many leopard baits and lion bates.

Trying to upload lots of photos.

We were on our way to go look at our croc bait.

We found some wildebeest and shot one. So we returned back to camp with it.

Had some drinks and went out again.

Found a good waterbuck and shot it.

In the afternoon we went to inspect and replinish our baits.

Maktoum and Walter are still out.

Tomorrow our intention is to go look for our croc.

Great.....sorry your internet isn't working well.
We all love following along with all the great pictures every year !

Lovely photos as ever.

Good luck with the safari, Saeed and Walter.


Best-
Locksley,R

Lotta great hooks on those buff this year. More so than in the past it seems. Congrats to all the shooters.

Looks like some new crew members this go round.

Everyone stay safe over there.

George

That last picture of Walter looks just like my mother-in-law.
Sometimes one wishes that he could un-see an image,
or magically un-do a horrible tragedy.
But life must go on, ever vigilant, watching out for the crazies.

Rip
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We left going to pur creoc bait.

Found a herd of buffalo and chased them all over the place, but no shhotable bull was visible. We could only see bits and pieces of the herd.

Left them and saw a waterbuck at a distance, and tried to get to him.

He was not there when we got there.

Continued on our way to the croc bait.

We shot an impala for leoprad bait, as we have a good male feeding.

At the croc bait, there were two hyenas feeding, as well as a large number of crocs and birds.

No croc big enough to shoot was visible.

Drove back to camp, and Alan continued to replace the leopard bait.

Walter seems different this year. Looks like he is going "punk rocker" on us (Maybe he is going through his second childhood?
Stay safe, shoot straight and often.

Roy is looking fit.
Best wishes to all the Vincents.
Thought I should express more positivity,
rather than dwell on Walter.


Rip
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Today was a typical day for us.

Nothing goes according to plan.

Oue intentions were that we were going to check our croc bait.

On the way we saw some buffalo, and decided to go after them. They were going through the forrest, and us behind.

A recipe that does not work very pften.

We gave up and continued on our way.

Then someone mentioned that we need a leopard bait.

So we went looking for an impala.

We found some rams, and shot an old guy from them.

Went to our croc bait, and found a whole managerie there.

Hyena were feeding right among the crocs.

There were marabou storks, egrets and of course many crocs.

We did not see any that we wanted to shoot.

We just sat down hidden in the forrest and took what potos and video we could through very small gaps.

Went back to camp for lunch, while Alan went to put a blind by our leopard bait, as we saw that two males were feeding on it.

One young and one an old leopard.

In the afternoon, once again, we headed to our croc bait.

Part way we saw a herd of buffalo and our plans were changed.

We followed them, but they were in the open, so we kepy our distance in the forest.

Then we found ourselves in the middle of a herd of elephants.

After some intricate manuevering, we managed to bypass teh elephants through some really thick bush.

Went back trying to get close to the buffalo. And just before sundown, we managed to shoot one.

Took us a while to load him up, and headed to camp for dinner.

Maktoum shot a zebra, and apparently they has some fun chasing buffalo in quite rough area.

We are going early in the morning to our leopard bait, we might get lucky and get the old tom.

Nice! Except, of course, for the first photo in the latest installment, showing Walter's manboobs, again!

Is that a meat-drying rack out in the middle of the river, or "monkey bars" being set up for Walter to play on?


Rip
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Great photos, except for the one of Walter! Is he trying to be a Viking?

Can't wait for more.

Best regards, D. Nelson

Unfortunately, Walter has already missed out on the annual Viking hunt this year. Maybe his picture will inspire those who did that hunt this year to include him in the Viking hunt for 2018. Looks like he is serious about audtioning for a position!

Thank you for letting me tag along ( sort of ) on safari with you once again.

A very interesting day.

Went very early to the leopard bait, and were entertained by a female leopard falling off the bait on the tree 4 times!

It was hilarious, we had a very hard time containing our laughter.

Got it all on video and will post it once I am back home.

Went to the croc bait, and watched a young male lion having a bit of a stand off with a croc.

Shot a croc, and spent the afternoon on leopard bait again.

Had 3 separate leopards feed while we were watching!

No male large enough to shoot.

Pictures are a little large but I did notice Walter has more ticks than usual!!! Safari is just more fun with Walther around!!

Give my best to all, and have a great hunt.

Ray

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
Pictures are a little large but I did notice Walter has more ticks than usual!!! Safari is just more fun with Walther around!!

Give my best to all, and have a great hunt.

Ray

Atkinson:

Your negative opinion on the size of Saeed's photo postings casts doubt on your positive opinion of Walter's value as a fellow hunter-comedian.


Saeed's pictures are perfectly sized.

On my home PC (desktop) Saeed's pictures fill the screen perfectly.

On my notebook PC I have to shrink the pictures to 50% to see the whole field of view without having to scroll around.

If your monitor does not show entire picture on the screen, try this:

Hold down the ctrl (control) key then press the - (minus) key several times.
This shrinks the pictures from 100% to 90%, 80%, 75%, 67%, 50% ...
a step down with each stroke of the key.

Reverse this by holding down the ctrl key and tapping the + (plus) key, and go back up to 100% and beyond 100%: 110%, 125%, 150%, 175% ...

It is so simple, even a caveman without his reading glasses can read the fine print OR see the big picture in full, effortlessly.

Bravo to the intrepid hunter-conservationists for another interesting day in the can.


Rip
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By the way, is that a sunbathing platform for Walter?

Thank you Saeed for the vicarious enjoyment.

As usual, incredible pictures. Thank you Saeed

Another installment of superb photos.

I wonder what's matter was with that snake.

Best-
Locksley,R

Simply awesome. Keep those pics rolling in!

Got to love it, thank you sharing Saeed

Questions on the snakes, please, have I ID-ed them correctly?
1. Puff Adder
2. Boomslang

1. First snake in last two installments:
I saw a big one like that in Botswana, they are all over sub-Saharan Africa.
"Virtually all habitats except pure deserts and highest mountains. Most common in savannas."
Was it a female Puff Adder giving birth to a live litter of 20-40 young?
Or was it a just taking a hellacious dump?
It has a blood-destroying venom (hemotoxin).
"The Puff Adder causes the majority of snake-bite deaths in Africa." (National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife, 1995, p. 910).
Puff Adder scientific name is Bitis arietans, no shit!

2. Second snake: A juvenile male Boomslang ( Dispholidus typus) or a female?
Brown on top of head is a juvenile sign for the Boomslang male, males of which are "usually bright green , but some are light blue, bright red, or bright yellow with black-edged scales. Adult female light brown or olive."
The Boomslang is a venomous snake with "highly potent venom--more toxic than a mamba's or cobra's--that prevents clotting and acts on both the nervous system and blood systems." (National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife, 1995, pp. 907-908)
Shazam! Both neurotoxin and hemotoxin!
Tell Walter to leave that one alone.

Rip
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2. Second snake: A juvenile male Boomslang ( Dispholidus typus) or a female?
Brown on top of head is a juvenile sign for the Boomslang male, males of which are "usually bright green , but some are light blue, bright red, or bright yellow with black-edged scales. Adult female light brown or olive."
The Boomslang is a venomous snake with "highly potent venom--more toxic than a mamba's or cobra's--that prevents clotting and acts on both the nervous system and blood systems." (National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife, 1995, pp. 907-908)
Shazam! Both neurotoxin and hemotoxin!

Looks more like an adult Yellow-Bellied sand snake to me. Their venom is mildly toxic and if you handle them gently enough, will not strike.

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Originally posted by fulvio:

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2. Second snake: A juvenile male Boomslang ( Dispholidus typus) or a female?
Brown on top of head is a juvenile sign for the Boomslang male, males of which are "usually bright green , but some are light blue, bright red, or bright yellow with black-edged scales. Adult female light brown or olive."
The Boomslang is a venomous snake with "highly potent venom--more toxic than a mamba's or cobra's--that prevents clotting and acts on both the nervous system and blood systems." (National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife, 1995, pp. 907-908)
Shazam! Both neurotoxin and hemotoxin!

Looks more like an adult Yellow-Bellied sand snake to me. Their venom is mildly toxic and if you handle them gently enough, will not strike.

Well, then by all means let Walter play with it!


Rip
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Looks more like an adult Yellow-Bellied sand snake to me. Their venom is mildly toxic and if you handle them gently enough, will not strike.

Well, then by all means let Walter play with it!

Seeing it appears to be in the blind, Walter might just be off the hook this time.

Shot a very nice leopard this morning.

The blind is an hour away from camp.

Sat on the bait last night, and only the hyenas came.

Went very early this morning, and he obliged.

An old tom with worn teeth.