Nyamazana Safaris Leopard Hunt

22 June 2018, 19:59

Never posted a hunt report, and not about to post something long, but I am now in JNB waiting to fly home. Wayne Van Den Bergh is awesome when it comes to leopards. I know nothing is guaranteed, but I can't imagine not getting a leopard with Wayne. A few days into the hunt I asked one of the trackers (who speaks very good English) if he was willing to go double or nothing on his tip: if I got a leopard, he got twice the tip. If I didn't, he would get nothing. He immediately said he would go double or nothing. There is a no way a tracker is going to take that deal unless he knows the odds...

Here is a link to the hunt offer:

http://forums.accuratereloadin...2100588/m/1351091832

I also shot a 15 inch bushbuck among other animals.

22 June 2018, 21:05

Safari2

Congrats!

What did you think of the overall game numbers and variety at Bubiana?

23 June 2018, 18:17

Bud Meadows

Congrats AAZW. Please P M some pictures.

24 June 2018, 20:28

AnotherAZWriter

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Originally posted by Safari2:
Congrats!

What did you think of the overall game numbers and variety at Bubiana?

Plenty of waterbuck, but nothing huge (saw a few 28-29). Bushbuck should be no problem. Saw some blue wildebeest that would hit 30. Eland cows but no bulls. Saw some kudu, but only one in the mid 50s. Lots of warthogs and zebra. Should have shot a bushpig but wasn't enthusiastic about shooting one. Saw a klipspringer that might have been five; would have shot him if I could have.

Nakihunter will post a pic of my leopard; need to transfer photos today among a million other things I need to get done.

25 June 2018, 02:16

Safari2

quote:
Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
quote:
Originally posted by Safari2:
Congrats!

What did you think of the overall game numbers and variety at Bubiana?

Plenty of waterbuck, but nothing huge (saw a few 28-29). Bushbuck should be no problem. Saw some blue wildebeest that would hit 30. Eland cows but no bulls. Saw some kudu, but only one in the mid 50s. Lots of warthogs and zebra. Should have shot a bushpig but wasn't enthusiastic about shooting one. Saw a klipspringer that might have been five; would have shot him if I could have.

Nakihunter will post a pic of my leopard; need to transfer photos today among a million other things I need to get done.

Thanks...any elephant or buffalo?

25 June 2018, 03:00

Nakihunter

That is a very nice leopard! Well done.

25 June 2018, 03:10

AnotherAZWriter

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Originally posted by Safari2:
quote:
Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
quote:
Originally posted by Safari2:
Congrats!

What did you think of the overall game numbers and variety at Bubiana?

Plenty of waterbuck, but nothing huge (saw a few 28-29). Bushbuck should be no problem. Saw some blue wildebeest that would hit 30. Eland cows but no bulls. Saw some kudu, but only one in the mid 50s. Lots of warthogs and zebra. Should have shot a bushpig but wasn't enthusiastic about shooting one. Saw a klipspringer that might have been five; would have shot him if I could have.

Nakihunter will post a pic of my leopard; need to transfer photos today among a million other things I need to get done.

Thanks...any elephant or buffalo?

Saw one small bull ele, but elephant droppings are all over the place (I really noticed on my every-other day four mile run at lunch breaks). Saw a small group of buff the same day as I saw the ele and two different leopards in broad daylight. I wasn't after buffalo or ele; Wayne has other places he hunts for these, although I know he has shot buff there before (not sure about ele).

25 June 2018, 03:50

Bud Meadows

That’s a STUNNING leopard, AAZW. Must be the great training you received at the Fort Benning School for Boys that allowed you to successfully complete your hunt. I’m approaching the 50th Anniversary of graduating from IOBC at Benning.

25 June 2018, 03:59

Fjold

Nice Kitty!

25 June 2018, 06:05

AnotherAZWriter

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Originally posted by Bud Meadows:
That’s a STUNNING leopard, AAZW. Must be the great training you received at the Fort Benning School for Boys that allowed you to successfully complete your hunt. I’m approaching the 50th Anniversary of graduating from IOBC at Benning.

Thanks; I did EOBC at Belvoir.

25 June 2018, 06:16

Steve416

Congratulations. Beautiful Leopard.

25 June 2018, 06:18

Slider

Beautiful Leopard!!! Congrats

26 June 2018, 15:27

Bakes

Very nice mate

27 June 2018, 03:21

ryry4

Gorgeous cat! Congrats.

27 June 2018, 19:41

DLS

Very nice leopard. Congratulations!

27 June 2018, 20:08

Capt. Purvis

Great trophy. Congrats.

27 June 2018, 23:46

Frostbit

Nice cat!!

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29 June 2018, 03:04

df06

Congrats on the cat!

29 June 2018, 15:31

Beretta682E

Nice cat.

Mike

29 June 2018, 20:04

shotgun46

congratulations nice leopard

06 July 2018, 17:30

Bushchook

Nice cat. Can you get him back into the U.S.?

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10 July 2018, 03:26

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10 July 2018, 23:41

AilsaWheels

quote:
Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
A few days into the hunt I asked one of the trackers (who speaks very good English) if he was willing to go double or nothing on his tip: if I got a leopard, he got twice the tip. If I didn't, he would get nothing. He immediately said he would go double or nothing. There is a no way a tracker is going to take that deal unless he knows the odds...

My guess is you were talking to Sam. If so, last I knew he had been involved in over 150 successful leopard hunts.

Great looking cat! Congratulations.

11 July 2018, 00:03

AnotherAZWriter

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Originally posted by AilsaWheels:
quote:
Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
A few days into the hunt I asked one of the trackers (who speaks very good English) if he was willing to go double or nothing on his tip: if I got a leopard, he got twice the tip. If I didn't, he would get nothing. He immediately said he would go double or nothing. There is a no way a tracker is going to take that deal unless he knows the odds...

My guess is you were talking to Sam. If so, last I knew he had been involved in over 150 successful leopard hunts.

Great looking cat! Congratulations.

Yes, I am talking about Sam! In fact, I just chatted with him via Whatsap. Great guy. I know the question of tipping comes up all the time, but tipping Sam and Cowboy generously was a real pleasure.

11 July 2018, 21:50

fairgame

Well done on your Leopard.

12 July 2018, 01:04

AilsaWheels

quote:
Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
quote:
Originally posted by AilsaWheels:
quote:
Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
A few days into the hunt I asked one of the trackers (who speaks very good English) if he was willing to go double or nothing on his tip: if I got a leopard, he got twice the tip. If I didn't, he would get nothing. He immediately said he would go double or nothing. There is a no way a tracker is going to take that deal unless he knows the odds...

My guess is you were talking to Sam. If so, last I knew he had been involved in over 150 successful leopard hunts.

Great looking cat! Congratulations.

Yes, I am talking about Sam! In fact, I just chatted with him via Whatsap. Great guy. I know the question of tipping comes up all the time, but tipping Sam and Cowboy generously was a real pleasure.

The people a PH surrounds himself with go a long way to determining his success. Wayne has chosen well. We would all be blessed to have a Sam and Cowboy in our lives.

16 July 2018, 16:17

Vaquero

Very nice!

16 July 2018, 17:06

bwanajay

Well done! Thanks for posting.

16 July 2018, 17:53

Dutch44

Oh that's nice. Congrats!

16 July 2018, 19:03

AnotherAZWriter

Thanks everyone. Like I said, after four leopard hunts, I can say the key is to hunt with a PH that knows cats. Wayne Van Den Bergh knows cats; Fulvio in Tanz knows cats. I am sure Andrew knows cats and there are others I am sure.