Here are some more photos, and a few more to come.

Then I will start posting more videos.

I am sorry about the delay, just trying to get things done a bit at a time.

Wow!

I am analyzing the photos of UFOs hovering over hippopotomi ...
... to see if I can identify the objects.

Rip

The pictures above are of the female leopard that had provided us with lots of entertainment, by keeping falling off the bait as it fed.

We had three separate leopards feed on that bait, all of them too you.

The cracked neck case has been on safari at least 15 times.

We are getting very good life from our cases because our sizing dies were cut to the same specs as the reamers.

Photo credit goes to everyone on our safari.

Rene
Roy
Alan
Pete
Gary
Maktoum

Even Walter has contributed one or two, which boggles the mind

Photos of most of the birds and insects were from Maktoum.

Great stuff, as usual, Saeed, thanks for sharing.

I am relieved that the flying saucer turned out to be a terrestrial drone like Saeed uses to take photos.
No alien abductions of hippos suspected.
Alien abduction of Walter could have been confusing to aliens.

They might have thought they had a baboon or hyena.



Rip
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Great photos. Every year the quality seems to get better and better. Looking forward to this years video.

Africa! Wondrous Africa!
And they even allow Walter to visit.



Rip
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If you look carefully at the side of this eland, you will see my two bullet holes which I fired at him after we have found him sitting on the ground. I thought he was standing from where I was, and was amazed he did not move after the first shot. So a quick second shot was fired, before we realized he was actually sitting on the ground already dead!







This is what a fully prepared safari hunter looks like! Rifle, ammo, knife, video camera, still camera, and off course the shooting sticks

Fantastic pictures!!! I absolutely LOVE the eland!

Brett

Really like some of the close ups on the insects. Some wonderful images here.

Congrats on the beautiful cat and huge eland.

Some fantastic photos in the last two installments!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

That concludes my hunt report for this year's safari, picture wise.

I am going to start working on the videos, and will post as I get them done.

I have done a few in slow motion, and post these later today.

All videos are going to be posted in my first post at the top of this thread.

I have tried to include most of the things one encounters on safari, and I hope you enjoy both the photos and videos.

Simply outstanding, as usual! Love Walter's 'viking' hat! Did I see Walter and his PH using a half a tree to make a stalk on some Kongoni?!

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Originally posted by Use Enough Gun:
Simply outstanding, as usual! Love Walter's 'viking' hat! Did I see Walter and his PH using a half a tree to make a stalk on some Kongoni?!

Yes you did.

It is an invention by Pete, as he is tasked with an incredibly difficult task.

Getting Walter to within shooting distances.

Years ago Walter had an agreement with Pierre when we were hunting with him.

I am not too sure about the exact distance, but something like; kongoni 100 meters. Warthog 80 meters. Impala 70 meters and so on.

One day Walter was attempting to shoot a warthog which was walking away.

Pierre : Quick up Walter shoot. He is 60 meters, 65 meters, 70 meters, 80 meters. STOP! He is too far now!

Peter has been using this method with great success.

I have started on the video of this year's safari, and hopefully it won't take too long to finish.

I am really sorry for the delay this year, as I seem to have quite a busy travel schedule.

Will let you all know when ready to order your copy.

I appreciate your patience.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Ladies and Gentlemen,

That concludes my hunt report for this year's safari, picture wise.

I am going to start working on the videos, and will post as I get them done.

I have done a few in slow motion, and post these later today.

All videos are going to be posted in my first post at the top of this thread.

I have tried to include most of the things one encounters on safari, and I hope you enjoy both the photos and videos.

Thank you for the mega report Saeed.
Those of us who will never experience Africa first hand are grateful for yours, and others, who take the time to report. jc

Anyone who claims the .458 Winchester Magnum is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own sheepishness.
Rip
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Originally posted by RIP:




Anyone who claims the .458 Winchester Magnum is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own sheepishness.
Rip
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You do not know how close to the truth you are

Saeed,

The slow motion videos are very interesting.
One can see bullet impacts, both on game animal and on the earth behind them from pass-throughs in several of them.
The exit wound on the leopard could be seen as he tumbled off the tree limb.
You certainly crossed his I and dotted his T.
Ditto the crocodile. Spine shot/neck? He went nowhere, DRT.
One can follow the track of the bullet through the air as an arching shockwave on several.
The buffalo and waterbuck were my favorites.
I especially like the slo-mo sound effects on the waterbuck video.
That one sounded like Walter was doing his spooky sounds at a Halloween haunted house for the kiddies, after the waterbuck went down.
Thanks for sharing.

Anyone who claims the .458 Winchester Magnum is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own sheepishness.
Rip
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I am in the process of sorting out the video of this years safari.

I am making two separate versions, one in the usual 1080P FULL HD, and another one in 4K for those who have 4K playback equipment.

I will start posting more videos as they processed.

Utterly brilliant as usual!

Thank you gentlemen.

Glad you enjoy participating in our fun.

I have added a few more videos.

The video is finished, and I am in the process of making copies.

I am leaving the country in a few days, and will be back early January, when I will ask those who wish to get a copy to let me have their mailing address.

In the meantime, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy, Healthy New Year.

Saeed,

Thanks for the latest glimpse of Expedition 2017 in videos numbered 28-31 on first post.

The action shot of ticks crawling on that first downed buffalo's crotch was great! Live action instead of stills of buffalo ticks!

Seriously, good stuff, much appreciated.

Rip ...

You are very welcome my friend.

More have been added.

Mucho gracias again!

#32: Croc shot: Brain or neck, not much difference either way,
the croc brain is just a tiny bump on the end of the spinal cord.
He barely moved after the shot, except for a reflex tail thrash. Dead Right There.

#33: Eland succumbed very quickly to a liver shot at pretty close range through the brush.
Then he got X-ed through the vitals by two more shots after he was long dead.
Proving once again, the effectiveness of the .375/404JS'96 on the largest of plains game in the brush.
Like Walter shooting a zebra-striped blanket draped over a log.
Everything from the sublime to the hilarious in that hunting video clip.

#34: I appreciated the cameraman not lingering too long on that buff crotch, not enough ticks to amuse him, eh?
But there were flies in the blood on the side of the buff.
Speaking of flies, there are no flies on Alan's reflexes:
Saeed's rifle comes up, Alan's fingers go in his ears.

#35: Hippo blood in the water draws crocs in a New York minute.


Rip ...

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Originally posted by Saeed:
In the meantime, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Very Happy, Healthy New Year.

Wishing the same to Saeed and everyone on this forum!

More videos have been added.

Got a message from a member saying he got more enjoyment out of this hunt report, with photos and videos, than he had gotten from reading several hunting magazines over several years!!!??

How wonderful the Internet gives us this opportunity.

Saeed:
That's the way it's been as long as I've been
on the board reading and looking at these hunts
you folks have taken.
I very much look forward to watching the videos again this issue.
George

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Our video is ready.

We have over 32 hours of pure, unadulterated safari footage.

No commercials.
No music.
No bullshit of giving the buffalo a choice how to die

Just what one encounters on an AFRICAN safari.

I hope you enjoy it, as so many have been in the past years.

Please send me a PM with your name and mailing address.

No email requests please.
PM only.

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Originally posted by Saeed:
No bullshit of giving the buffalo a choice how to die

PM sent, getting the big screen tuned up and stereo adjusted in anticipation.
Thank you Saeed for your wonderful "annual gift" to us all.

Fascinating!

I actually got a request from PARADISE! For a video

PM sent

Thank you for your generosity in providing these
safari videos

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Originally posted by Saeed:
Fascinating!

I actually got a request from PARADISE! For a video

If it was Paradise, KY, then you have a ghost requesting the video:

http://www.onlyinyourstate.com...tucky/ghost-town-ky/

Mr. Peabody's coal train has hauled it away.

I got my request in by PM about an hour after you posted the notice.
Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very very much!
Or as they say in Afrikaans:
Donkey. Buy a donkey. Buy a buy a donkey!

Rip ...

I think it is in Utah