My best friend and I hunted Chewore South last year in the end of May and the first of June. We hunted 14 days out of Western Safari's Rosenfel Camp. We did a 2X1 hunt with PH and good friend Nigel Theisen.

The camp and camp staff were excellent. We had a great time eating and visiting there in the evenings. John Rosenfel, his son James, Peter Barnard, Nigel Theisen (our PH), my father, my buddy, and myself solved all the worlds problems every evening over a nice mopane fire with our bellys full of good grub while sipping on the appropriate beverage.





We had a great hunt too!!!

Our primary animal was buff. We looked over 1000's buffalo and I had a choice of good shots on over 15 bulls.





We ended up shooting 2 nice old dugga boys. My buddy's was 36" and we estimated his age to be around 10 - 11 yrs.



And I shot and even older bull of 11 - 12 years (his incisors were almost gone) that was 37 inches.



We shot various available PG including a very nice Kudu which measured 57 3/4 & 57 1/2. And a very nice 17" Bushbuck.











We saw lots of other game including tons of ele, lion, leopard, hippo, and wild dog.









As I have said before in other posts, Nigel Theisen is a salt of the earth person and a great PH. I highly reccommend him to anyone.



I have known him for several years now and he is like family. He was born and raised in Zimbabwe but hunts mainly in Tanzania. He was with Luke Samaras for many years until he joined Brittingham's new company Tanzania Wildlife Company Ltd. for this season.

Lane,
Great report and nice trophies! Glad you had a great hunt and always enjoy seeing guys take their fathers along. My Pop is 73, has six safaris under his belt and is wanting to know where we are hunting in Africa next year! Congrats again on an excellent adventure.

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He was with Luke Samaras for many years until he joined Brittingham's new company Tanzania Wildlife Company Ltd. for this season.

Understand I corectly Nigel Theison is not hunting 2007 for Luke Samaras ?!

Last year (2006) was his last season with Luke. He is now working with Jack Brittingham's Tanzania Wildlife Company Ltd.

Congratulations on your memorable hunt with your Dad and best friend. Does it get any better?

We drove through Chewore South last September on our way to the North and it truly is a beautiful area.

ledvm,

Congrats on a very successful safari in one of Africa's very wild places. Its been over 10 years since I shot my first leopard in Chewore South and I'd love to get back sometime. Your pics bring back some nice memories.

Mark

Good report Lane and great pics. Congrats on the Buff. The Bushbuck looks like a Chobe? Waterbuck is a toad! The mass is excellent.
Good hunting,
David
PS: Looks like our voice to CITES via SCI helped

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PS: Looks like our voice to CITES via SCI helped

Hi David,

Glad you had a great hunt! Yes it seems that the letters did help! Glad to see that!

Great pictures. You were luckly to run across wild dogs.

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Originally posted by dlroxby:
Great pictures. You were luckly to run across wild dogs.

Not that lucky.
Chewore area has plenty of them.

Andy,

Your right. The first wild dogs I saw were in Chewore. Since then I've seen them in 3 other locations so I'm wondering if they really are that endangered. They are not very wary around people so maybe that has added to their decline.

Mark

Congratulations on some magnificent animals. My hat is off to you for taking those magnificent, old bulls. They are superb trophies and exactly what every hunter should strive for. The kudu, bushbuck & impala were also "world class"! Well done! jorge

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Originally posted by jorge:
Congratulations on some magnificent animals. My hat is off to you for taking those magnificent, old bulls. They are superb trophies and exactly what every hunter should strive for.

Ditto - Well done