Just completed a safari with a first timer to Africa. He had purchased my Roan, Sable & Buffalo package for this year. This fine young chap had specifically stated that the quality of hunt and experience should be priority and very much would like to try for a black Sable. An animal that he held in very high esteem and one that dominated his thoughts of Africa when visiting his friend Ule's trophy room.

His friend Ule an old African hand advised him to take the first mature Sable in the 40 inch margin that he came across and stated that in his many years of hunting his best was a 43 inch specimen from Zimbabwe.

The first bull Sable that the First Timer ever came across measured over 48 inches and adhering to both his friends and my advise he took this magnificent specimen. The beauty of free range is that you never are sure what stands around the next corner on any one day. I had never seen this bull prior to this safari.

Incidentally he took his Buffalo within three hours of the safari and this great dagga boy was very resident and easy to find. Roan was taken on day two and he hunted a selection of very fine trophies indeed.

I have loads of pictures of sunsets and birds and stuff and PM me if you want to see them.

Wow that sable is amazing! Fantastic trophies and it will be tough to top the quality of animals he took on that safari! Well done Andrew!

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Originally posted by bwanamrm:
Wow that sable is amazing! Fantastic trophies and it will be tough to top the quality of animals he took on that safari! Well done Andrew!

Thanks mate. Next we are going to Luangwa for Leopard, Hippo and Croc as the main species.

Beautiful sable and a tough looking old dagga boy.

I like that the bushbuck also. I assume that the bushbucks in Zambia get darker coats as they get older like the ones in South Africa.

Fantastic trophies Andrew. See your emails from me before you take off again if you can.

Fantastic first hunt
well done to all hunters invloved

The first is never forgotten and certainly this young man will not forget this safari

well done

Helluva first Safari...well done!

That is a stud of a Sable. The bushbuck looks exceptional too. Does he have any idea how fortunate/lucky that he is? Many folks hunt Africa many times and never get the kind of trophies that he has there. Well done Andrew. Bruce

Holy Cow! That's a beauty of a sable -- and dandy trophies all-around. Congrats to you both.

Best of Hunting,
Mark Hampton

Congrats! What dreams are made off! One day Andrew, one day....

Andrew,

Nice trophies all and the sable is not the only superb specimen. Huge congratulations to everybody involved.

Mark

Congratulations to the hunter and PH, Andrew. Those are great trophies. What a Sable! What an Oribi!

I can only hope to take such a Sable some day!

I think this new hunter is probably 'hooked' on Africa now. If this doesn't do it, nothing will.

Well done. Hard to ever top that sable and others. Great safari.

It will be hard to top that! And now for leopard, croc and hippo too?! Wow!

Very AWESOME job to both! A stud of a sable!

Andrew...fantastic hunt!

Congratulations to you and your hunter on another very fine bag of great trophies. Wonderful testimony to the success of your management model .
That old bull looks remarkably like the one you photographed a couple of years ago except he's lost a bit in battle. No doubt his genes are well established in your area for the future.

Awesome Andrew! Congratulations

Andrew, you did that young man proud. Wonderful trophies.

Congratulations great hunt nice pictures

Wowzer, what a sable.
Congratulations on a great safari!

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Andrew, simply amazing trophies and it would be tough for anyone to beat that bag ! Big congratulations to you and your "first timer"!

Superb sable and a great broken horn bruiser of a buff !

Well done!

Charlie

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Quality! Love that Nyati

Well played Gentlemen!

Amazing sable!!!

Great hunt for anyone - first timer or not! Although I am not a fan of the really old dagga boys, the sable and other animals were top notch IMO.

BH63

Spectacular trophies! Well done! You certainly know how to show a "first timer" a great time!!!

Best regards, D. Nelson

First bull seen eh!

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First bull seen eh!

That makes the two of you eh.

Outstanding! Amazing trophies!

Well done.

Magnificent Sable and some truly exceptional trophies amongst the others. It all points to good management of the area and sustainable quota's being set

Well done to you and your client!

Excellent!! Thanks for posting Andrew.

One hellofa hunt and a Sable of a lifetime! Congrats to you both!

Wonderful.

He will be back!!! Well done.

I concur with all of the previous replies and will echo the comments about the quality of that sable and bushbuck. Hooked for life!

Great Sable, congratulations to everyone involved.

Congrats all round and i have no doubt the experience itself was the the memory you will never forget.

Awesome mate. Congrats to all.