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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.   ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | ||
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Brad, the Cromeens Lechwe and I  ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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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?  | |||
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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.......  "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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Brad & Andrew - Awesome!! That's all I can say. | |||
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Fellows...well done!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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One of my favorite animals obviously. Simply outstanding!! NRA Life Memebr | |||
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Awesome...Congrats to you both! 30+ years experience tells me that perfection hit at .264. Others are adequate but anything before or after is wishful thinking. | |||
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Brad, You suck!!!!!!!!!!!  Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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A true Rowland Ward grade trophy. Cheers, ~ Alan Life Member NRA Life Member SCI email: editorusa(@)africanxmag(dot)com African Expedition Magazine: http://www.africanxmag.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.p.bunn Twitter: http://twitter.com/EditorUSA Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. ~Keller To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. ~ Murrow | |||
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A STUD! congrats NRA LIFE MEMBER DU DIAMOND SPONSOR IN PERPETUITY DALLAS SAFARI CLUB LIFE MEMBER SCI FOUNDATION MEMBER | |||
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Awesome critter. Steve "He wins the most, who honour saves. Success is not the test." Ryan "Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Stalin Tanzania 06 Argentina08 Argentina Australia06 Argentina 07 Namibia Arnhemland10 Belize2011 Moz04 Moz 09 | |||
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holy cow, that's a once in a life time trophy for sure. Congrats! Thanks! Brian Clark Blue Skies Hunting Adventures www.blueskieshunting.com Email at: info@blueskieshunting.com African Cape Trophy Safaris www.africancapesafaris.com Email at: brian@africancapesafaris.com 1-402-689-2024 | |||
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and not a bad lechwe either. | |||
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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! Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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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, Walter Enslin kwansafaris@mweb.co.za DRSS- 500NE Sabatti 450 Rigby 416 Rigby | |||
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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! Happiness is a warm gun | |||
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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.   ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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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. | |||
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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? ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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What a beauty ! Turning green as I write . Dave Fulson | |||
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Boddington on Lechwe? ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Did the bastard whine and beg for the gun?  | |||
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Whine he scared every Hyena out of the district. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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WOW!!! OUTSTANDING Mike | |||
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Will be doing this again in September if anyone is interested? ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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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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Brad's Lechwe makes Rowland Ward (30" longest horn for Kafue Lechwe) easily, and then some. - mike ********************* The rifle is a noble weapon... It entices its bearer into primeval forests, into mountains and deserts untenanted by man. - Horace Kephart | |||
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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 ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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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 ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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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. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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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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Brad- 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. Mike ______________ DSC DRSS (again) SCI Life NRA Life Sables Life Mzuri IPHA "To be a Marine is enough." | |||
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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? What happened to what goes on tour stays on tour? ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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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? Happiness is a warm gun | |||
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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. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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