Bushbuck - This was my first bushbuck, so I am quite pleased with him. We came on him the first evening of the hunt, and I was unsure if I should take him or wait for a "better" one. He looked quite large and Peter estimated him to go 15-inches. However, when we measured him he's 13.5", due to the fact that his horns are long but somewhat thin with not much of a twist. Still, he'll make a beautiful full mount (with the lion I'm afraid), and I fully intend to hunt bushbuck again and again. And although we didn't hunt them, we were in bushbuck country many times, and I didn't see one larger.



Zebra - Nothing spectacular about the zebra hunt. While checking baits the second day, we spotted a small herd of zebra. We made a mental note of their location, and on the way back from the lion bait parked and walked to where they were standing. We tracked a mile or so from there, and I was able to make a ~150-yard front-quartering shot with the .300 Win Mag. The 200gr TBBC worked like they always have, and the nicely-mushroomed bullet was recovered lodged in the rear shoulder.



Puku - Puku are not one of God's brightest creatures. Peter had spotted this one on the last hunt, and for a few days we looked for him while driving to/from one of the lion baits. We saw him from the truck, and made the "stalk" from there. It was not really much of a stalk, but a walk, as the puku just stand there and look at you. There's not much else one can do, as they are not as numerous to allow hunting on foot, and there are a lot of ele cows in the area which can make walking the river iffy. Peter setup the sticks at about 100-yards, and I put the scope on him. He looked at me, and I at him. The longer this went on, the more the gun began to wobble, and I fired over him. Sort of a warning shot I guess. The puku then ran all of 50-yards and turned broadside again. We followed and got setup. This time I was a bit "angry" at missing the shot, and I've found that I shoot better after a long stalk and/or adrenalin rush, and frankly I struggle on plainsgame somewhat unless we have tracked them a bit and I've built-up some "respect" for them. He went down this time with a h/l shot, and I had my puku, which I enjoyed twice for dinner and the next week in the mid-morning lunch box. He'll measure about 17-inches and has nice bases and a good sweep and points, which is a good puku.

Bill,
Beautiful trophies and great photos.
Thanks for sharing.

Kyler

Bill,

Well done. After 4 safaris, I'm still in search of my bushbuck. I love that zebra, almost no shadow stripes.

Regards,

Terry

Bill,
Congrats again. Really nice trophies and although the puku wasn't much of a hunt, Zambia is one of the very few countries you can get them in. I'm not a collector but if I found myself in your shoes I would have to have one too! The bushbuck is a dandy.

Bill,
You had a FANTASTIC hunt. Congratulations. Your lion looks like a tough old boy. You really took some nice animals. My husband did not get his bushbuck until his fourth safari.The puku is a beautiful animal. Once again, congratulations on a very successful hunt.

Bill C



Very nice hunt, congratulations



Those pictures are really perfectly clear.



What camera did you use, was it digital and if so what make model OR was it a standard camera and a scanned picture !!!



Thanks, Peter