To those who know both areas in ZIM:
Which one is better for leopard and tuskless (and maybe buffalo) and why?
Thanks.
Rgds,
Andy

andy_7x64

I have hunted Dande North and Chewore South but not Deka. I would say Chewore is better for Leopard and Tuskless than Dande but Dande is a better area for Buffalo. Dande has more buffalo than Chewore. That does not mean to say that Chewore is a bad area for Buffalo far from it. I would hunt all three Leopard, Tuskless and Buffalo in Chewore.

Thats what i would do but other hunters may have different opinions.

Mike

the zambezi valley is a lot better for buffalo and leopard , the tuskless are about the same in both ...

i have done a lot of hunting in both and the zambezi valley buffalo population and leopard population is far higher .

I have spent many days in Dande East and Dande South pursuing both ele and cats and I would highly recommend Dande East for any Ele hunt specifically March-May and Dande South is outstanding for Leopard. The tuskless pros (Ivan, Buzz) may know more about pure tuskless but I did shoot an exceptional Tuskless Bull in 2005 in Dande East. Look at photo in Elephant pictures that NickKudu put up.

If you just want to talk more about it, PM me.

Larry

There are plenty of Tuskless in Chewore and in particularly Chewore North.
Andy, How about Sapi?
The hills in Mid Sapi would be my pick of destinations.

Thanks all.
It seems the valley will make the race...

Adam:
Do you know who is hunting Sapi? Also Chifuti?

Ivan:
Which month of the year would you recommend
1. for a leopard / tuskless hunt and
2. for a leopard / buffalo hunt
in the valley concessions?

rgds,
andy

in the valley , you want to be early for leopard , with chifuti in chewore north , south and dande north they ran 11 leopards killed out of 12 hunted early in the year .

the thick bush makes it easier for them to be coaxed in in daylight and its harder for them to hunt at that time of the year as the game is more spread out so when they find the bait they often stick better to it and return.

i hope that this is of some help.