Hunt Dates: August 31 - September 9, 2013
Travel Agent: STALKER (Moscow)\ Yuri Morozov
Country: Tanzania
Outfitter: MICHEL MANTHEAKIS SAFARIS
PH: Colin Blakely
Area: Lukwati
Gun: rented Winchester 70 375 H&H

Finally my first African safari! 10 days package including 2 buffalos, hartebeest, zebra, impala, warthog, baboon.

First buffalo. 3 hours stalking. No spread, no bosses Actually, taken by mistake. But anyway, I love it because it's my first buffalo.



At least it has nice curl



Hartebeest. 2.5 hours stalking. Nice old guy.



Zebra. 3 steps from car )



Second buffalo. 8 hours (!) stalking. We saw him in the evening, but trackers managed to find him next day! 6 bullets (2 neck, 2 shoulders, 1 spinal, 1 head). Wonderful old warrior. Huge bosses 14".



Impala. Taken from 232 yards. 4 shots, 3 - at impala.



As usual, best trophies were met after closing all licenses



About area. Open bush (miombo). A lot of water, few rivers. Almost no mosquitos, but huge amount of tse-tse flies. A lot of buffalos, hartebeests, zebras, sables, giraffes, warthoges. Were seen elephants, elands, bushbucks, greater kudus, impalas, klipspringers.

I hunted with my friend with the same package. He hunted with PH Ken Blakely.



Nice area. A lot of animals which have never seen a man. High lever of hunting and camping.

Thanks again to Michel, Colin and all crew!

Congratulations on your first safari!
It looks like you had a good time.
You & your friend collected many fine trophies.

Well done. What a place for a first safari. Congrats.

Great stuff. Great character on the old Buff.

Does your mate have a picture of his Buffalo? Looks like a good head on the right

Thanks, friends.

Fairgame, my friend Andrey is member of AR aka bulldog63. I hope he will add pictures and words.

Congratulations on your Safari

Sounds like a fine trip for your first time.
Congrats.

Great hunt,glad to see you post

Super hunt...Congratulations!
I really like that old CB indeed lots of character

Congratulations on a good hunt.Nice set of trophies!

Congrats.

I have hunted that area. Ken Blakley was an apprentice on my hunt. Great guy.

Thanks to all of you!

All 10 days I had smile on my face

By the way, I really enjoyed with 375 H&H. Before this hunt I thought about 416 for Africa, but now I will take 375 without any doubts.

Great safari. I love your zebra! Congrats to you and your hunting partner.

Wow, what a place to go for your first safari, congrats.

Ahhh Lukwati. Congrats on your first safari. You will have a hard time finding much wilder unsettled country in Tanzania.

Looks like a good time. First safari in Tanzania- you are blessed!

Glad that you shared it with us.

Well done, nice buffalo, great first safari!

What a great safari and report, congrats!

Thanks!

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Originally posted by bwanajay:
You will have a hard time finding much wilder unsettled country in Tanzania.

All my friends tell me that

What a great first safari, big congratulations. Hats off to you for making Tanzania the choice for your first African hunt. Well done!

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Originally posted by Roman BGH:
Thanks!

quote:

Originally posted by bwanajay:
You will have a hard time finding much wilder unsettled country in Tanzania.

All my friends tell me that

Did you see any lions? How many elephant did you see?

Congrats on the hunt..you are spoiled now!

Thank you!

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Originally posted by d.unger:
Hats off to you for making Tanzania the choice for your first African hunt. Well done!

I planned my first safari in Namibia, then Zim. But I could not go there due to circumstances out of my control. At last my friend canceled his safari in Tanzania and I decided go. As you understand, I've never regretted

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Originally posted by Safari2:
Did you see any lions? How many elephant did you see?

We did not see lions, but saw many fresh tracks, hairs. We heard them at nights. We even stalked same buffalos sometimes

I saw 3 ele. One of them was at least 60 lbs. Lots of tracks too.

Congratulations Roman what I met to say is that I have always enjoyed your NO nonsense commentary sorry did not proof read my first post very well

Great trophies, Roman, Congratulations.
Especially I really like the one a broken horn, I self love these trophies
We are waiting for a report on "Guns.ru"
Vasiliy from Kiev

Sounds like a great safari. Sixteen days and a wake-up and I'm heading for the same place. Thanks for leaving that buff in your picture. Hope he hangs around.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Sounds like a great safari. Sixteen days and a wake-up and I'm heading for the same place. Thanks for leaving that buff in your picture. Hope he hangs around.

You should see buff in the hundreds if not thousands from reports I have heard...read Aarons report from last year.

Thanks!

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Originally posted by Vasiliy_9:
Especially I really like the one a broken horn, I self love these trophies
We are waiting for a report on "Guns.ru"
Vasiliy from Kiev

Yep, this trophy has a story. I'm not going to participate guns.ru any more, Vasiliy.

quote:

Originally posted by lavaca:
Sixteen days and a wake-up and I'm heading for the same place. Thanks for leaving that buff in your picture. Hope he hangs around.

Good luck! PHs and trackers know where to find him

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Originally posted by Safari2:
You should see buff in the hundreds if not thousands from reports I have heard...read Aarons report from last year.

Absolutely. Don't hurry, you have opportunity to choose.

Another my friend is hunting in the same area the same package (10 days, 2 buffs + plains game). Spoke to him by sat phone. After 5 days he took 2 buffs, warthog, impala. A lot of buffalos to choose. It becomes hot.

Thanks for posting this report. It looks like you had a great time

Your a buff hunter! Good for you on a fine safari.

Thanks to all for kind words!

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Originally posted by Dave Fulson:
Your a buff hunter!

Yeah! I am addicted now Looking forward to new buff hunt.

Do you have an e mail address for Ken Blakley?

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Originally posted by Safari2:

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Sounds like a great safari. Sixteen days and a wake-up and I'm heading for the same place. Thanks for leaving that buff in your picture. Hope he hangs around.

You should see buff in the hundreds if not thousands from reports I have heard...read Aarons report from last year.

Roman: Sir, congrats to you - how exciting!

Safari2 - Roman would have been hunting Lukwati South. Not quite as many buff/lions as in Lukwati North for sure, probably a few more Sable, etc - but a good area for sure.

Thanks, Aaron!

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Originally posted by larryshores:
Do you have an e mail address for Ken Blakley?

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