Wendell's Kigosi Safari

28 September 2005, 03:03

Wendell Reich

Instead of posting pictures here, I just made a webpage to share.

Kigosi Reserve, Western Tanzania.

28 September 2005, 03:17

Palmer

Great hunt and report. Do you have any general pictures of the land in that area? It seems flat.

ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS

Into my heart on air that kills
From yon far country blows:
What are those blue remembered hills,
What spires, what farms are those?
That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.

A. E. Housman

28 September 2005, 03:31

Hugh W

Wendell,

Congratulations on a great hunt. Sorry about the malaria though. I hope you can return to finish your business with the hyena, sable and roan! Best wishes. Hopefully no continued issues with the malaria.

Hugh

28 September 2005, 04:31

MHC_TX

I love those swept back horns on a buffalo & that's a nice one!

Thanks for sharing!

28 September 2005, 05:24

Charles_Helm

Great picture and nice buff. Just think what you could have done if you did not get sick!

28 September 2005, 06:19

Harris

Very good report and pictures. I hope you are feeling 100% now.

Any plans for future hunts to compensate for the lost time?

28 September 2005, 06:24

475Guy

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Nice buffs. That reject one would probably please anybody that's hunted them hard. As you say, you gotta listen to your PH.

28 September 2005, 12:08

N E 450 No2

Wendell
Glad you survived. looks like you had a good hunt before the Big M got you.
Is that a Chapuis Double rifle I see?
How do you like it? I assume it is a 470.

28 September 2005, 18:59

Lhook7

Wendell,

Congratulations on the hunt! Those are a couple of nice buffalos.

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"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett.

29 September 2005, 05:42

retreever

Wendell,

Very well covered report and hope you are feeling alot better...Photos superb....

Mike

29 September 2005, 06:52

bwanamrm

Wendell,
Congratulations on some excellent Tanzanian trophies. The first bull you shot was beautiful and the second was certainly no slouch. Well done. Looks like you were able to "blood" your double, as well. Was this the same area Peter was hunting?

Shoot me some info on the area some time and let's talk.

On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling

Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.

29 September 2005, 22:35

30ott6

Wendell- Well done! I really like the first buff-great bosses. I would love to see Wild Dogs!
Hope you're feeling better.

John

30 September 2005, 05:28

Wendell Reich

Oops, I neglected this post.

Palmer, yes, I will post some pictures of the landscape.

I do not have any plans to return to exact vengence on the Hyena and Roan at the moment.

450, yes that is the Chapuis. I forgot to tell the story of how I got pushed off the anthill with the Chapuis. I was standing in a quite unbalanced form, comfortable for the shot, but not enough backing to keep me steady after the shot. Well, I squeeze the trigger and took a little "backwards jog" down the anthill. It was quite entertaining to those watching. Good thing nobody was behind me.

bwanamrm, Peter? I do not know who you are talking about.

All the rest who wished me a speedy recovery. Thank you very much thanks for the posts, e-mails and phone calls. I am about 85% now and getting stronger.

30 September 2005, 09:20

AnotherAZWriter

Here is one thing Wendell didn't say...

His shot on that first buff was fabulous - I bullshit you not, it was 350 yards. I measured the wind speed and told him to hold about 8 inches into the wind. He was using my .416 and had a one shot kill. It was a tremendous shot.

Wendell, you can post my pics if you want, but I can tell you my slides look much better than your digitals.

30 September 2005, 18:08

Cunningham

Great report. Thanks for sharing.

30 September 2005, 20:38

bwanamrm

Peter Barnard of Bvekenya Safaris.

Russell

01 October 2005, 02:58

Keith Atcheson

Wendell,

Nice report. Thanks for educating me on that area

Man, that is a terrible experience you had with the big M. It's something we all worry about everytime we go. Niki and I were bit by mosquitos several times in Cameroon and just kinf of held our breath. Guess we are lucky to tolerate Larium but it's still a crap shoot.

Sounds like Scotty had the right meds and Med Jet got you home PDQ. Glad you survived the ordeal. Yet another example of the need for fulland complete travel insurance. Continue your recovery! All the Best, Keith

04 October 2005, 00:08

ForrestB

Nice webpage and good report on the good and bad of your hunt. I'm sorry you didn't get a roan; that is the number one animal on my wish list. I hope you are back to 100% in short order. That was quite a scare you had.

04 October 2005, 00:20

Wendell Reich

Russell, yes that is right, now I remember!

Thanks Forrest and Keith,

The problem with the Roan was that I had picked a place on the wall where he would go. I believe that jinxed me.

I got my bags back and there are 5 rolls of undeveloped film. I will post the second part of the report when I get those back.

04 October 2005, 08:22

Chasseur

Great pictures Wendell, glad you made it back alright.

29 October 2005, 12:19

mboga biga bwana

Great Pictures/Hunt.
How about average Trophy Size for Buffalo and Sable in Kigosi ?!
There are many Roan in this Area ?

Regards
s.