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26 October 2009, 06:01

larryshores

Full Report- Zambezi Hunters SAVE Conservancy

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26 October 2009, 07:55

safari-lawyer

Very good read, Larry. I enjoyed it very much, especially the lion hunt. I also love the body on that eland.

26 October 2009, 11:04

JohnHunt

I am heading to Hammond next summer with my daughter. Not sure of Leopard or buff, but after this buff is in the lead.

26 October 2009, 20:14

MARK H. YOUNG

Larry,

Great safari and nice bag. A lion is a very special trophy. The Save is a great safari destination. I think Zambezi actually was over 80% successful on leopard in '09 and your results would have been differnt earlier in the year when it was cooler.

Congrats!

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26 October 2009, 21:09

matt u

Larry,
Very nice report.
Congratulations on a wonderfull Lion.

26 October 2009, 21:17

Bwana Bunduki

Awesome Job Larry!!!!!!!

I would have let that Kudu go though...

Never know how much bigger he might have gotten!!!

26 October 2009, 21:37

ovny

Impressive trophies. Congratulations.

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26 October 2009, 22:03

BrettAKSCI

Congratulations Larry!!!! Beautiful animals all around!!!!

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27 October 2009, 01:57

Chris Lozano

Congratulations on a super safari!! Wonderfull trophies.

27 October 2009, 03:05

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27 October 2009, 04:42

zhaba

Well done mate you got some really nice trophies there and what a great lion I am very jealous,congrats

27 October 2009, 05:11

Tim Herald

fantastic story, wonderful trophies and great pix. Thanks for sharing...

27 October 2009, 05:22

bwanamrm

Beautiful lion... congrats! Did you stay at Hammond? Very nice camp as I remember from my stay there in '06. Well done report and some excellent trophies.

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27 October 2009, 05:53

larryshores

No, I stayed at the ARDA camp. We were around the Hammond camp from time to time as the skinning area was there.

27 October 2009, 05:53

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I never would have picked you out of a crowd.

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27 October 2009, 05:57

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Originally posted by Brett Adam Barringer:
Congratulations Larry!!!! Beautiful animals all around!!!!

Brett

27 October 2009, 06:44

reddy375

Congratulations on some great trophies. Especially the lion, it is indeed a trophy to be taken now or lost forever.

27 October 2009, 09:05

Ahmed Sultan

Congratulations on an excellent safari, fantastic Kudu.

I am a bit surprised by your experience with Leopard hunting, from earlier reports the Leopard population in Save seems to be good.

31 October 2009, 23:38

safari-lawyer

I just read the lion report . . . AGAIN. What a hunt. I can't wait to hunt a lion in 2011.

Ahmed: Regarding the leopards on Hammond, ARDA, and the Save in general, they are there, but the hunting is much better earlier in the year (May & June).

01 November 2009, 01:07

larryshores

Will:

I think you are correct. The heat was a major problem. The heat was really tough. At times baits were lasting no more than 2 days.

I have been around the block a few times and I have a pretty good idea of the situation. Some of this area has to be absolutely crawling with leopards. It is also crawling all kinds of prey for them including some things one would not normally think about such as cane rats.

I believe June or July may well have yielded better results.

One other thing that I didn't mention was the major league bush fire that burnt a massive portion of the adjoining property while I was there. There is little doubt in my mind that it changed game behavior. Whether this had an impact on the leopards and elephants, I can't say with certainty. It is at least a possibility if not a probability.

03 November 2009, 06:17

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Sounds like a great hunt! Thanks for the report.

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04 November 2009, 11:14

jetdrvr

Very enjoyable report. Excellent trophies. We're looking at the same camp in 2011, but earlier. Very nice buff, too.

05 November 2009, 15:13

larryshores

One other interesting this that I forgot to add is the scientific study going on in the SAVE. Blood samples are taken on every animal as are jaw bones. They age each critter and test for diseases. They are very serious about it.

05 November 2009, 15:28

mboga biga bwana

Great Lion and nice Buffalo

Well done

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06 November 2009, 23:02

Eland Slayer

Congratulations!!

That is one HELL of a nice Eland.....I'm jealous!!

26 November 2009, 08:23

Elton Rambin

Excellent. Really enjoyed the lion hunt as you told the story well. As to shaking... I think we all do. You paint good word pictures.Congratulations.
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26 November 2009, 14:20

larryshores

Thank you sir.

I got my raw footage from Osprey yesterday. I will take it in next week and see if I can manage to post the lion video.

26 November 2009, 16:19

A.Dahlgren

Larry: Who did your film ?

26 November 2009, 16:54

larryshores

Anton:

Murray Osborne of Osprey was my camera man. I understand his wife does the editing. There are 6 dvd's of raw footage.

I think I will get the edited version in about 2 more months. She has about 6 ahead of me.

Larry

03 December 2009, 05:25

GarBy

Congrats, Larry!....great stuff. Looks like an awesome time. Bet you're glad you live in Florida and we all that hot weather up until you left, eh?
Glad you had a good time....welcome back.

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03 December 2009, 23:38

larryshores

Gary:

Yes, the heat was tough even for an old Florida cracker like me.

When I get the edited DVD, I will send you a copy. There is some good stuff in there.