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Originally posted by GarBy:
Thanks Aziz....I appreciate it. I still hear the doves cooing in the morning....and the elephants at night sounds I could live with forever. The Lunangwa Valley is such an awesome place....absolutely my favorite so far...not sure I could top it.

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Originally posted by GarBy:
YOU, sir....are a lucky man. I wish you all the best. What are your primary species?

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Originally posted by Frostbit:

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Originally posted by GarBy:
YOU, sir....are a lucky man. I wish you all the best. What are your primary species?

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Buffalo, Croc, Puku, Impala, Warthog, other opportunities in that order.

Only there for 7 days so the Buff gets the priority. If I get nothing but some great Buff stalks and a decent Bull I'm a happy camper.

I'll be in Namibia first for some PG there.

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Originally posted by crbutler:
I agree that you will love it!

If you can, try to shoot a Cookson's Wildebeeste. Its only found in Zambia on the Luangwa and is quite pretty. I think it looks very different from the Blue Wildebeeste you are likely to find elsewhere.

Have a blast!

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Originally posted by adrook:

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Originally posted by crbutler:
I agree that you will love it!

If you can, try to shoot a Cookson's Wildebeeste. Its only found in Zambia on the Luangwa and is quite pretty. I think it looks very different from the Blue Wildebeeste you are likely to find elsewhere.

Have a blast!

I think the Cooksons are only available on a longer licence but I agree they are spectacular.

Frostbit,

You will have plenty of good stalks on buff and should have no problem at all taking a nice bull. We went about the same time of year that you are going and saw literally hundreds maybe thousands of buff, the herds cross over the river from the park. There are some real big boys (50" plus) living in the park that cross over to the concession so you may luck out and have a crack at a real monster. Good luck.

Cheers,
Andy

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Originally posted by GarBy:
Guys, you know that dredging up this post has me incredibly homesick for my chalet on the Luangwa!
Frost, I think the puku is a uniqe trophy, I'd take one if you see a shooter. Andy and Charles are correct, you will see A LOT of buff....and probably some lions following them.

All the best....you would have to work hard not to have a great time there....do you know who you're hunting with?

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Originally posted by GarBy:
Guys, you know that dredging up this post has me incredibly homesick for my chalet on the Luangwa!
Frost, I think the puku is a uniqe trophy, I'd take one if you see a shooter. Andy and Charles are correct, you will see A LOT of buff....and probably some lions following them.

All the best....you would have to work hard not to have a great time there....do you know who you're hunting with?

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Originally posted by GarBy:
I got on VERY well with Johnny. You'll have a great time....be sure you tell him and Laura hello for me....great folks.

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Originally posted by Frostbit:

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Originally posted by GarBy:
I got on VERY well with Johnny. You'll have a great time....be sure you tell him and Laura hello for me....great folks.

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I will Gary. Joyce and I can't wait. 2010 seems a long way off. She's been bringing home any video on Africa she can find at the library. Some have been hokey but one the other niight was a photo safari trip to the Okavango (Botswana), Luangwa Valley (Zambia), and Lake Kariba (Zim) Ivan Carter was in the Lake Kariba portion.

The Luangwa portion had a Buffalo herd that had an absolute monster in it. As it was running dead away from the camera you could see horns sting out past each side of the critter.

It's also been fun to watch as my wife has gotten better and better at recognizing animals that she would not have known the names of two years ago.

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Originally posted by Nganga:
Frosty,
Heck this thread was a long dang time ago, you see who even posted on it?
Steve

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Originally posted by Dog Man:
Good luck Frostbit, looking forward to a full report. Remember to prominately display that Selby endorsed .375 in every photo.

Come on Nganga, let's see a report on that sheep hunt.

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Come on Nganga, let's see a report on that sheep hunt.