Karoo Wild Safaris

We're currently hunting with the Burton family (Tim, Deb, Jordan and Brooke) and friend Colin Pietz from Wisconsin. PH Arnold Klaasen and Jordan shot this cape kudu bull a couple of days ago. He measures L=56 3/4, R=55, Bases 9.5 per side. Jordan was looking for something completely different and he certainly got what he bargained for. Although far from a classic kudu bull, once officially measured he's expected to be near the top of the SCI book for Cape Kudu. Like Arnold so humbly says "even a blind chicken can pick up a piece of corn once in awhile". Well done to Jordan on an outstanding hunt and once in a lifetime trophy.

Jordan also hunted a blesbuck, springbuck, impala, nyala, bushbuck and blue wildebeest

After 14 fruitless days in Zimbabwe last year, Colin and PH Craig got a fantastic Cape Buffalo after 4 days of hard hunting. He followed that up with a red lechwe and a kudu.

Jordan's father Tim, hunted with Nibbs and they began their hunt with a great sable. During the course of the week Tim has hunted hard and taken an eland, springbuck, nyala and bushbuck. He shot a kudu in deepest darkest Africa and it took the whole force of the hunting team to recover it from where it lay precariously on a mountain.

Well done guys on a great hunt so far! It’s been a week filled with fun and lots of laughter. Last hunting day today...

Nice!

Awesome Cape Kudu. Well done

Very nice, Vic. Certainly not a classic shape at all.

I see by the other photos that you are now guiding people for bushbuck with two horns.

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Originally posted by Fjold:
Very nice, Vic. Certainly not a classic shape at all.

I see by the other photos that you are now guiding people for bushbuck with two horns.

Thanks guys

Yes, hunters are getting fussier these days

The guys got these two on their last afternoon...

Good looking Nyala, Vic!

My best to Lindsay and the kids.

Very nice Vic. All the animals taken look good to me.
Tom

Great stuff Vic.
Dang nice Kudu and I like the Nyala.

very nice!
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Nice trophies! A 56 inch CAPE Kudu is indeed a trophy!

Victor,

That's a heck of Cape kudu. We saw one in '15 that the PH thought that might go 50 plus and he said you see one per season like that.

Mark

Some awesome trophies taken! Congratulations.

Very nice selection of trophies there and well photographed.

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Originally posted by Bushchook:
Very nice selection of trophies there and well photographed.

The photography there is excellent.

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Originally posted by BenKK:

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Originally posted by Bushchook:
Very nice selection of trophies there and well photographed.

The photography there is excellent.

Certainly is.
Probably the most disappointing part of my own recent trip is the quality of the photos. Need to buy a better camera but the composition of my photos doesn't reflect the quality of some of the animals taken and my face is barely visible in the shade created by my hat. We just didn't take enough time to get it right, unlike whoever took the photos in this thread.

Fantastic animals and a pocket full of memories.

Monsters!

Thanks for your great comments. Here are also some pics of two recent hunts. The first was with Van and Diane VanCorbach from Artistry Outwest Taxidermy in Weippe, Idaho. Their friends Dave and Rich joined them.










The second hunt was with Bob from Reno, Nevada

Very nice Victor . Those mountains are Beautiful! And sable too