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First Cape Buffalo

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16 July 2016, 05:22

CharlesL

First Cape Buffalo

I will write a report as soon as I recover and get caught up. Here is a photo of my first buffalo.

16 July 2016, 05:50

Brandon.Gleason

Congratulations! Looking forward to the details.

16 July 2016, 06:00

wesley timmerman

Congrats the first one is always special.

16 July 2016, 06:32

Fjold

Great! It looks like an old white faced, hard head.

Frank

"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953

NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite

16 July 2016, 06:39

Colorado Bob

Nice, I've got to get over there and do that hunt.

16 July 2016, 06:48

D. Nelson

CharlesL,

Looking forwards to details! Congratulations!

Best regards, D. Nelson

16 July 2016, 06:58

Bren7X64

Great buff, Charles. Congrats.

16 July 2016, 07:01

bwanamrm

And a fine buffalo it is! Congratulations and look forward to your story.

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.

16 July 2016, 07:22

surefire7

Looks like a great old Buffalo!

Well done Sir!

16 July 2016, 07:24

df06

great looking buffalo, congratulations!

16 July 2016, 07:41

RAC

Congrats!!! Aren't you glad you went?

16 July 2016, 08:57

Steve416

Congrats. Nice bull.

16 July 2016, 10:16

eny

Nothing like walking up on that first one, good for you !

16 July 2016, 10:19

Ridgeman

Great old bull.
Congratulations.

16 July 2016, 15:49

DonW28

Very nice. Good Job.

16 July 2016, 16:24

163bc

excellent

16 July 2016, 16:28

CharlesL

quote:
Originally posted by RAC:
Congrats!!! Aren't you glad you went?

Yes I am! I am also glad that I spent the time preparing and communicating my desires to Pieter. We passed on wider buffaloes because he knew exactly what I was looking for. That is important because when hunting buffalo for the first time it would be easy to have a PH ask you to shoot a bull that isn't what you really want.

16 July 2016, 16:50

Tim Herald

Great old bull!

16 July 2016, 17:10

shootaway

Congratulations,nice buffalo.

16 July 2016, 18:22

JGRaider

Hey there CharlesL, a hearty congratulations to you! Looking forward to hearing your story and seeing more pics.

16 July 2016, 18:31

MJines

Waidmannsheil!

16 July 2016, 18:37

Slider

Congrats on a Fine Bull!!!

16 July 2016, 19:12

shotgun46

congratulations nice buff

16 July 2016, 19:51

Bama15

Your first , I bet it won't be your last. Pat on the back for you for hunting a OLLLD bull instead of looking just for the spread. A good PH will hunt for the type of animal you want. Congrants, looking forward to the report.

16 July 2016, 20:43

huntelkrc

Nice.

17 July 2016, 01:18

Aaron Neilson

Pretty darn cool!!!!

17 July 2016, 16:46

subsailor74

Hunting buffalo is like having sex - the only thing better than the first time is the second.

Well done, and nice old bull!

18 July 2016, 00:09

Bud Meadows

Well played, sir!

18 July 2016, 20:09

BuffHunter63

Be careful, buff hunting is addictive!

Good job on a nice trophy!

BH63

18 July 2016, 22:12

bwanajay

Congratulations on grand ol bull Sir!

18 July 2016, 23:18

JTEX

Outstanding! A fine Bull.

Can't wait for the story.

.

19 July 2016, 00:34

Custom

Congrats on a nice old dagga boy. I took my first last July and have booked a trip for my second next May (along with leopard). I second the emotion - it IS addictive!

19 July 2016, 01:36

Brian Canada

quote:
Great! It looks like an old white faced, hard head.

So does the buffalo !

That is actually a superior old bull. Looks like a huge boss. Congratulations!

I don't know you, Sir, but I still want to hear the story including distance and bullet(s). Pleeeze!

Thank you so much for posting it. Brian

19 July 2016, 03:16

dogcat

Well done!!!!

20 July 2016, 06:51

CharlesL

quote:
Originally posted by Brian Canada:
quote:
Great! It looks like an old white faced, hard head.

So does the buffalo !

That is actually a superior old bull. Looks like a huge boss. Congratulations!

I don't know you, Sir, but I still want to hear the story including distance and bullet(s). Pleeeze!

Thank you so much for posting it. Brian

Thank you. Distance was 62 paces. That is about 45 - 50 yards with my short legs. I used Barnes TSX 300 gr. .375 H&H handloads. I didn't load them so I don't have any details on them.

20 July 2016, 07:14

MikeBurke

Congratulations on a great buffalo

20 July 2016, 07:14

d.unger

Beautiful old bull, Congratulations.

20 July 2016, 07:43

Brian Canada

CharlesL, That is a nice range. Close enough!
Good bullet. Did he go far afterwards? I like these details, I don't mean to bug you. I just appreciate what you did.
Brian

20 July 2016, 09:58

Brian Canada

Charles, PS.
Can you tell me how the bullet(s) performed, if it's not to much trouble and if the bullet(s) was found.
Did it open up and still hold together? Penitration? (I am a bullet nut.)
Thanks again, Brian

22 July 2016, 06:32

CharlesL

quote:
Originally posted by Brian Canada:
Charles, PS.
Can you tell me how the bullet(s) performed, if it's not to much trouble and if the bullet(s) was found.
Did it open up and still hold together? Penitration? (I am a bullet nut.)
Thanks again, Brian

It performed very well. The shot was a slightly quartering frontal shot and they found it in the guts.