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It is now some 15 years plus that I and Richard Bell Cross of Prohunt Zambia have safari hunted the Flats. Collectively we have spent many months here and have viewed many many thousands of the majestic Kafue Lechwe. I would say that we have taken somewhere in the region of a hundred of these animals with our safari clients.

The Lechwe that 505 Gibbs took was a once in a lifetime trophy and we have only recorded one that would match this animal in those 15 years. This is without doubt one of the best trophy Lechwe I have ever come across.





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Brad, the Cromeens Lechwe and I



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Well there's gratitude for you. Fairgame lines 505Gibbs up with a superb lechwe, no, an out of this world lechwe, a double and he is lumped with the devil. Go figure? Big Grin
 
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Wow!!! Well done!!!
 
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Unbelieavable! If that trophy does not win an award this year then I give up....... tu2


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Brad & Andrew - Awesome!! That's all I can say.


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Fellows...well done!!!


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One of my favorite animals obviously. Simply outstanding!!


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Awesome...Congrats to you both!


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You suck!!!!!!!!!!! Wink

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A true Rowland Ward grade trophy.


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A STUD!

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Awesome critter. tu2


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holy cow, that's a once in a life time trophy for sure. Congrats!


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A STUD!

and not a bad lechwe either. tu2
 
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hey Brad, you told me in Moz. that you never smile when taking "hero" pictures- YOU LIED!!!. of course that bruiser would put a smile on Scrooge's face. OUTSTANDING!


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Congrats, one could hang a hammock between those horns!
 
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Andrew

Great Job putting him up for a shot on that

Brad, congratulations on a fantastic trophy,

Gad, how are we going to get him to stop smiling again, jumping


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Everytime I wanted to say something about this I found I couldnt. I just kept looking at the features of this animal and found myself getting lost in it. The best I could do was to mutter wow.
Well done everyone!


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Well there's gratitude for you. Fairgame lines 505Gibbs up with a superb lechwe, no, an out of this world lechwe, a double and he is lumped with the devil. Go figure? Big Grin


Made the mistake of letting Brad carry my double. Thing is he never let go of it and now it is on its way to Texas.

Should have charged him the Lechwe by the bloody inch.





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Well there's gratitude for you. Fairgame lines 505Gibbs up with a superb lechwe, no, an out of this world lechwe, a double and he is lumped with the devil. Go figure? Big Grin


Made the mistake of letting Brad carry my double. Thing is he never let go of it and now it is on its way to Texas.

Should have charged him the Lechwe by the bloody inch.

Put the word out and catch the bastard next time. Wink
 
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Well there's gratitude for you. Fairgame lines 505Gibbs up with a superb lechwe, no, an out of this world lechwe, a double and he is lumped with the devil. Go figure? Big Grin


Made the mistake of letting Brad carry my double. Thing is he never let go of it and now it is on its way to Texas.

Should have charged him the Lechwe by the bloody inch.

Put the word out and catch the bastard next time. Wink


Wait till next year when I show him a real swamp. A place where no one can hear you scream.

Maybe he will let me carry his double for old time's sake?


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What a beauty ! Turning green as I write .


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What a beauty ! Turning green as I write .


Boddington on Lechwe?


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Well there's gratitude for you. Fairgame lines 505Gibbs up with a superb lechwe, no, an out of this world lechwe, a double and he is lumped with the devil. Go figure? Big Grin


Made the mistake of letting Brad carry my double. Thing is he never let go of it and now it is on its way to Texas.

Should have charged him the Lechwe by the bloody inch.

Put the word out and catch the bastard next time. Wink


Wait till next year when I show him a real swamp. A place where no one can hear you scream.

Maybe he will let me carry his double for old time's sake?


Did the bastard whine and beg for the gun? nilly Big Grin
 
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Well there's gratitude for you. Fairgame lines 505Gibbs up with a superb lechwe, no, an out of this world lechwe, a double and he is lumped with the devil. Go figure? Big Grin


Made the mistake of letting Brad carry my double. Thing is he never let go of it and now it is on its way to Texas.

Should have charged him the Lechwe by the bloody inch.

Put the word out and catch the bastard next time. Wink


Wait till next year when I show him a real swamp. A place where no one can hear you scream.

Maybe he will let me carry his double for old time's sake?


Did the bastard whine and beg for the gun? nilly Big Grin


Whine he scared every Hyena out of the district.


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WOW!!! OUTSTANDING tu2

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Will be doing this again in September if anyone is interested?


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Good heavens! What a magnificent animal!

Where does that one fit in Rowland-Ward? I am not a trophy hunter,much, but that animal is something else again.

Congrats and good hunting to you both.
 
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Where does that one fit in Rowland-Ward?

Brad's Lechwe makes Rowland Ward (30" longest horn for Kafue Lechwe) easily, and then some.

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Well done to you both.

Andrew, how long after you spotted him did it take you to get into shooting position? A good candidate for the Zambia PH award.


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Well done to you both.

Andrew, how long after you spotted him did it take you to get into shooting position? A good candidate for the Zambia PH award.


Mike,

It was Brad who spotted him some days before and this shape is very difficult to judge so I convinced Brad to look at some more and then we came on him again and Brad called the shot.

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Where does that one fit in Rowland-Ward?

Brad's Lechwe makes Rowland Ward (30" longest horn for Kafue Lechwe) easily, and then some.

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A rough field measurement on the front face of the horn went a fraction over 34 inches but the horn ridge did a bit of a spiral so will get him measured again.


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Well done to you both.

Andrew, how long after you spotted him did it take you to get into shooting position? A good candidate for the Zambia PH award.


Mike,

It was Brad who spotted him some days before and this shape is very difficult to judge so I convinced Brad to look at some more and then we came on him again and Brad called the shot.

Andrew

This was truly a joint effort. Chris actually spotted him in a small group while the rest of us were were glassing through a larger group. Andrew and I set out on foot after them. Andrew tried several different tactics from crouching and crawling from anthill to anthill, that didn't work as they seemed to move away from us at the same speed we approached them. He tried sticking the sticks up in the air to immitate the look of the fishermen they saw poling around them daily, that didn't work. He tried taking his shirt off and stretching it over the shooting sticks and approaching them as we hid behind it, that didn't seem to work. He finally made contact when he decided that he should move on alone up in front of them (acting as a diversion) as I snuck up behind or along side them, this actually seemed to work. Andrew also knew the area well enough that he knew if we kept pushing them we would eventually push them against some deeper water and they would be squeezed. The first couple of times I shot was a result of Andrews "diversion" tactic allowing me to get close enough to get a shot. The last time I shot was a result of the lechwe being pushed up against the deeper water, not being able to run forward because Andrew was already in front of them, consequently they had to turn around and run back by me behind them. It was truly a great hunt with Zambias #1 PH (my ninja skills helped as well). Is that an accurate assesment Andrew?
 
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Fine description of a difficult stalk and inspired work on Andrew's part to get you a shot on a wonderful Kafue Lechwe. From the pics it appears there was an abundance of water on the flats, which never helps in tracking them up. Even though you can see them plainly, the water can make your movement difficult and physically exhausting. Congrats to you both.

Now you must go up to the Bangwelu swamps for the Black Lechwe and Zambezi Sitatunga.


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Fine description of a difficult stalk and inspired work on Andrew's part to get you a shot on a wonderful Kafue Lechwe. From the pics it appears there was an abundance of water on the flats, which never helps in tracking them up. Even though you can see them plainly, the water can make your movement difficult and physically exhausting. Congrats to you both.

Are you keen Mike it will be a cracker of a safari.

Now you must go up to the Bangwelu swamps for the Black Lechwe and Zambezi Sitatunga.


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Well done to you both.

Andrew, how long after you spotted him did it take you to get into shooting position? A good candidate for the Zambia PH award.


Mike,

It was Brad who spotted him some days before and this shape is very difficult to judge so I convinced Brad to look at some more and then we came on him again and Brad called the shot.

Andrew

This was truly a joint effort. Chris actually spotted him in a small group while the rest of us were were glassing through a larger group. Andrew and I set out on foot after them. Andrew tried several different tactics from crouching and crawling from anthill to anthill, that didn't work as they seemed to move away from us at the same speed we approached them. He tried sticking the sticks up in the air to immitate the look of the fishermen they saw poling around them daily, that didn't work. He tried taking his shirt off and stretching it over the shooting sticks and approaching them as we hid behind it, that didn't seem to work. He finally made contact when he decided that he should move on alone up in front of them (acting as a diversion) as I snuck up behind or along side them, this actually seemed to work. Andrew also knew the area well enough that he knew if we kept pushing them we would eventually push them against some deeper water and they would be squeezed. The first couple of times I shot was a result of Andrews "diversion" tactic allowing me to get close enough to get a shot. The last time I shot was a result of the lechwe being pushed up against the deeper water, not being able to run forward because Andrew was already in front of them, consequently they had to turn around and run back by me behind them. It was truly a great hunt with Zambias #1 PH (my ninja skills helped as well). Is that an accurate assesment Andrew?


I have never hunted with a ninja before and I think the Lechwe did sense this. I would say they drawn like a magnet to you. Having seen you kick the poor thing to death what can I say?

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Andrew, "Real Swamp"? Now you really have my attention. I love hunting the swamps here albeit nothing by comparison in size. I am also usually by myself so it dosnt matter how long and how fast or slow I progress. The different swamps all have their own unique rythm and sounds. Special places where most men dont enter and in their own right some of the most peaceful yet still dangerous places around. How about a litle information on what you are planning?


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Mike,

I believe Bangweulu to be one of the world's greatest swamps and for the most unexplored. No one goes in there and no one ever has, not even local fishermen. We hunt the edges of this great morass. Try search Google and you will draw a blank.

I cannot pretend to take you in but only to hunt the remoter boundaries.

I got a pilot to fly me over it once and it was daunting. Kafue Flats has a swamp which no one has breached and I have not been there either.

What we need is an investor who can supply the equipment to get us in. An Argo is not going to work and we need a chopper with floats or something like that.

Food for thought.


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