H & G take on Timbavati Buffalo

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11 October 2013, 12:13

jkhunter

H & G take on Timbavati Buffalo

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John Oosthuizen joined us for 10 days Trophy Buffalo hunting with some of his Old Clients,

The Pictures speak for themselves, great to see the 577 H and H doing its work.

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11 October 2013, 17:11

farbedo

Beautiful animals. Well done.

The photos bring up two questions for me. Those appear to be very old buff, how old are they?

What is the little lever on the side of the H&H sidelock plate? I am a bolt gun guy, and have little experience with doubles. The safety is usually on top. Cocking indicator?

Thanks for your post. Trophy photos help stir the imagination while I am waiting for the next hunt to get here.

Jeremy

11 October 2013, 18:54

jkhunter

Farbedo

I might get punished for guessing age on AR but my true opinion is that both bulls are over 12 years of age and the Wide one probably closer to 14,

We have tried to hunt him for the last 3 years with no sucsess, just to bloody clever,

I will post a photo of him before he broke his one hook off last year,

Regards

JK

11 October 2013, 19:02

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Originally posted by Bryan W:
Great old bulls!! Well Done!

I hunted three times with JohnO. A Great PH!!!

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11 October 2013, 19:04

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This was the same bull( I think) the last time we saw him just over a year and a half ago,

reg

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11 October 2013, 19:37

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Those are wonderful old bulls! Thanks for posting the photos and I enjoy your hunt reports on what is going on at Timbavati.

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12 October 2013, 18:57

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Fantastic buff. These are the ones that should be hunted. Old gnarly buggers.

Great stuff.

Cheers

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17 October 2013, 12:25

Bwanamich

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Originally posted by jkhunter:

This was the same bull( I think) the last time we saw him just over a year and a half ago,

reg

JK

I like him better as he is now! Just my opinion though.

Superb bulls, both of them.

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19 October 2013, 06:56

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Originally posted by jkhunter:

THIS!!

Can you imagine anything nicer?

An old dugga boy with an absolutely outstanding, top of the line, double rifle in a classic big bore caliber! Literally the stuff my dreams are made of!

So much for the "A scoped .375 is your best bet" mantra!

19 October 2013, 08:11

cal pappas

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Originally posted by Todd Williams:
quote:
Originally posted by jkhunter:

THIS!!

Can you imagine anything nicer?

An old dugga boy with an absolutely outstanding, top of the line, double rifle in a classic big bore caliber! Literally the stuff my dreams are made of!

So much for the "A scoped .375 is your best bet" mantra!

Exactly! This is how it was meant to be.
Cal
PS. What is a scoped .375?

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19 October 2013, 08:42

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quote:
Originally posted by cal pappas:
quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
quote:
Originally posted by jkhunter:

THIS!!

Can you imagine anything nicer?

An old dugga boy with an absolutely outstanding, top of the line, double rifle in a classic big bore caliber! Literally the stuff my dreams are made of!

So much for the "A scoped .375 is your best bet" mantra!

Exactly! This is how it was meant to be.
Cal
PS. What is a scoped .375?

Beats the hell out of me Cal. Probably about as useful as tits on a boar hog I should think!