Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is 3.30 in the afternoon here. We have just got back to the camp from hunting.

We left Dubai yesterday morning. The flight on Emirates was great, as usual with them. Even the captain came back to chat with us on the flight.

We were met at the airport by Donald, Bundu Safaris representative, who whisked us through immigration and customs in record time. Everything went like a charm, no hassles whatsoever.

We flew from dar Es Salam to Eficara, which took us about 1 hour. We then had to drive for about 3.30 hours to get to camp. We crossed the Kilimboro River on ferry. Got to our camp. And as usual, the camp facilities put all 5-star hotels to shame.

We sighted our rifles this morning and went out hunting.

We took up the track of a herd of buffalo, and followed them for 2 hours. Sometimes in very thick bush, and sometimes in open areas, as well as very high and thick grass.

We caught up with them about 2 hours later, and we played a sort of hide and seek game. They were never more than abou 200 yards from us. Sometimes as close as 20 yards!

We continued this for about an hour, when we scared them off and they ran into an open area. One bull was leading them, and as he took off, I took the opportunity of putting a bullet into him. He dropped in his tracks. We tried to get another one, but, the grass was just too high to see them.

We walked up to our downed bull, and put a couple more bullets into his chest as he was lying down. Just to make sure he stays down, and to collect more bullets.

This was teh first animal shot with our new design Walterhog bullets.
The first one went right through both shoulders, the other two we are hoping to recover.

Dwight and Todd are still out hunting, and I will let you all know how they fared.

We saw about 300 buffalos today, as well as two herds of wildebeast, as well as several warthogs.

Very little tsetse flies, and no mosquitoes yet. The weather is just great. Some clouds during the day, and last night was cool. I slept with just a sheet as cover. Hyenas were all over the camp, and we had both leopard and lion hitting baits put up earlier.

We are going to replinish them today, and hope to get lucky with one or both cats.

Thanks for the live report Saeed. Sounds like your hunt is going great.

GOOD ON YOU !! Have a great hunt an stay safe.
Just Jim

I wish I was there!

Saeed thanks for the report! Sounds like your having way to much fun! Good luck on the cats!!!

Hi Saeed,

Glad to hear you are enjoying the hunt!

Is this a concession owned by the Vincents, or do they work for Bundu Safaris?

Excellent real-time report. The only problem is that this up-to-the minute reporting increases my jealousy!

Here we go again!

Saeed, please slow down (it seems you are on a personal “vendetta†against those poor buffalos!), otherwise the 2005 DVD will be nothing but a re-run of the 2004 DVD!

This year you have to allow Walter the chance to shoot a buffalo! Big as they are he won’t miss (the buffalo, not the buffalo vitals!), and then you can track the wounded buffalo into the high grass, thus giving all of us the chance to watch a more thrilling footage!

B.Martins

I love this up-to-the-minute reporting. Now if we could only start a live feed so we could watch right from home. Ah well who could ever be satisfied when it is African adventure.
I look forward to the next installment.
Frank

Saeed,

Congratulations on a successful buffalo hunt! I am really going to enjoy these daily updates.

Will Walter be checking in and giving us 'his' version of the safari...???

Regards,
Dave

Saeed,

You are making it hard for me waiting till July of 06...

Good shooting,

Mike

Saeed,
Thanks for the update. It's great to get to follow along at home.

Kyler

Saeed, how about a live satellite/internet feed from your video guy? We can follow along with every detail of your safari in real time. The technology is available and you're just the man to pull it off. That way I can get absolutely no work done for the next couple of weeks.

It looks like you're off to a great start. Thanks for the updates. This is going to be fun.

FBB

Saeed .....who are the PH's and please ID the folks in the pics....you and Walter are of course well know to us all.

Doesn't Walter always look as if he just woke from a long sleep and he's not quite sure where he is, why he's there and if he should really care.

Saeed, Outstanding!! Keep it up.

Saeed

Nice way to start the safari!

500

Tanzania Bundu safaris acquired Mahenge North at the same time they picked up Lobo and Lokisale.

Saeeds safari was arranged by the Vincents as sub contractors through the old owners of Bundu and Adam is honoring that safari per the takeover contract.

Starting next year only Bundu PH's will be conducting safaris in any of the Bundu areas.

Regards,

Mark

Awesome. It's going to be fun keeping up with this over the next couple of weeks. Looks like your trip is starting out well.

Man, I'm sitting here with my 470NE in my lap, wishing I was there. Hell, I'd pair up with Walter to hunt! That way I'd get to shoot at a lot of wounded Buffalo!

Pictures no less. Absolutely excellent!

Oh my God, this is going to be fun!!!!
Great buff, thanks for taking the time to send us pictures during your relax time !!!

Please continue....
How is Walther behaving??

Good luck with the cats

L

Walter, myself, Nelson, Roy and Alan Vincent.

Todd shot a hartebeast this afternoon.

This ROCKS! I am really glad that you got the technology to work this time Saeed.

If you get a chance, how bout some pics of camp, etc?

Thanks for making the effort to let us all enjoy your safari in real-time!!!

Best regards my friend,
Canuck

ps: Say Hi to everyone for me, and let Alan know Don and I are getting really excited about 2006.

This is great. Never seen anything like this.
I do wonder how many of us ain't going to get a damn thing done while this is going on.

I have checked this thread at least 10 times so far just not to miss any new comments or updates - I will have to cut my internet cable, otherwise there is no chance I will ever pass those final exams...

Thanks for letting us partake in your African Adventure Saeed!

Have a great time,

elwood.

P.S.: Will Alan Vincent be filming the whole safari as he did last year?

Saeed, This is just great to get the "I am there" reports!

Just remember not to let Walter within arm's length of that equipment, or we'll all think the army ants got you!

Saeed,

Thank you for keeping us posted! That hunt sounds like instant gratification!

But I saw a picture almost identical to that posted on the AccurateReloading website!!! Is that last year's? or this hunt???

Dan

Great stuff Saeed! I know I'm going to be glued here until your trip is over!!

Keep up the good work, Saeed! Scare all the buff's down to Mahenge South!

Dave

quote:

Originally posted by Saeed:
Walter, myself, Nelson, Roy and Alan Vincent.

Todd shot a hartebeast this afternoon.

Hello Saeed Group and AR guests

Wonderful technology you have Saeed, just great

I have taken the liberty to marginally enhance the picture so the AR guests can identify the HAPPY HUNTERS


AR GUESTS/how does it feel sitting in your NEW YORK high rise office looking at the happy faces in the bush

Take care

Peter

Saeed, May the feeling of the warmth of the morning sun stay with you throughout the day. May the bulls be beligerant and Walter's bullets stout. Enjoy the greatest advenure on earth.

quote:

Originally posted by DanEP:
But I saw a picture almost identical to that posted on the AccurateReloading website!!! Is that last year's? or this hunt???

Saeed, has loads (literally dozens) of pictures that look very similar to that one. He hunts with pretty much the same crew each year (plus or minus a character or two) and after about a dozen or so adventures in Zim, RSA and Tanz, they have tipped over about 120 to 150 buffalo between them.

You can see how the trophy photo's might start to look the same.

But we will never tire of them! And this live -feed pleases us Africa junkies even more!

Cheers,
Canuck

There aren't many threads I use daily email notification on, but this is one for sure. Thanks for the updates Saeed. I told my wife last nite that we need to go to Tanz next.

Saeed, I see you finally talked Walter away from that Blazer contraption! What did you do, through it in your croc pond?

Great report, almost like being there!

quote:

Originally posted by Balla Balla:
AR GUESTS/how does it feel sitting in your NEW YORK high rise office looking at the happy faces in the bush

Take care

Peter

Peter:
Aren't you "selling it short"?
What about the rest of us, all over the world?

B.Martins

Saeed,
Great reporting, makes us all yearn for a return trip to Tanzania. Is this a full bag hunt or buffalo only? Can't wait for the next installment.

Dak

We are up at 5, as Walter had a some sort bugle that was supposed to sound like a elephnat!
It was a miserable failure, as every one they knew it was him - despite all his protestations.
In fact he was the first one at the breakfast table! Which was a shock to everyone.

We left camp at 6, and half an hour later we found some buffalo tracks. We left walter with the truck, and followed the buffalo.
Another half an hour, and we found them feeding in a valley. They were spread over a large area. They were about 200 altogether, with some decent bulls.
They fed into some thickly covered hills, with very thick bush and very long grass.
We played hide and seek with them for about 3 hours. At one stage we climbed a termite hill about two storeys high.
But, we could not see the buffalo 30 yards ahead of us!

We left them, and went check our baits. We found the tracks of one young lion, and two lionesses, but no adult male.
We stopped to have lunch and rest for an hour or so, then headed out looking for whatever we might find.
Lots of game like zebra, waterbuck, hartbeast and warthogs. But, all the game seem to be scared of the trucks. A sure sign they have been shot
from the back of trucks!

We needed another leopard bait, so I shot a warthog, and we hung it up, and headed back to camp.
Arriving 13 hours after we left this morning, after another great day in the African bush!

This is teh hartbeast Todd shot yesterday, as you can see him with his PH Jonathan taylor.

It sounds superb. I picked up my .416 Rigby yesterday (it has now received its bedding) and wish I were doing the same thing as you.

Thanks again for the update and pictures!