02 August 2010, 22:14
Rob HaughtBuffelspan Safaris- Limpopo plains game hunt
Hunters- Rob Haught, Tom Breen
Dates- July 18-30 2010
PH- Mr Johan Human and Mr LH Oliver
Location- Northern Province of South Africa near Limpopo River.
Rifles- Ruger 77Mk II 338WM
Ruger African 375 Ruger
Winchester M70 FWT 30-06
Ammo- Federal Premium 225gr Barnes 338
Federal Premium 180gr Barnes 30-06
Hornaday 270 DGX 375 Ruger
Game Hunted- Impala
Blue Wildebeest
Eland
Kudu
Gemsbok
Warthog
Red Hartebeast
Waterbuck
Nyala
Blesbok
Zebra
Game Taken- Kudu 59"
54"
Impala
Red Hartebeast
Gemsbok x 2
Blue Wildebeest
Warthog x 4
Blesbok
Zebra x 2
Operated by Buffelspan Safaris, the camp was located about a 4 1/2hr drive from J'burg in the Northern Limpopo Province. The camp was very well appointed and under the supervision of
Mr L H Oliver and Mr. Johan Human. Cooking was
done by "Ollie's" lovely wife Petro who had a never ending supply of great game dishes for the twelve days we were in camp.
This was my third hunt in RSA and Tom's first one. If the old saying about Beginners Luck holds true then Tom is a poster child.
On the 3rd day of the hunt he managed to bag an honest 59" Kudu. I told him there is only one way to go from there.
Weather was good, a cold front had just moved through and it was chilly the first couple nights but warmed up later on.
We both took good Gemsbok and Zebra, Tom also held true to form and took an exceptional
Blue Wildebeest and Blesbok.
The property is crawling with good Warthogs and I took three, one was a dandy.
We enjoyed great food, friendship and the African experience for 12 great days.
Anyone looking for a good outfitter for a
Plains Game Hunt should give this outfitter a
look. I will be going back.
03 August 2010, 00:57
BrettAKSCILet's see a picture of that kudu and 54" impala!

Brett
03 August 2010, 01:02
safari-lawyerquote:
Originally posted by Brett Adam Barringer:
Let's see a picture of that kudu and 54" impala!

Brett
Brett, you beat me to the punchline.
Rob, we need pics, pics, and pics, man!
04 August 2010, 05:25
Rob HaughtWorking on pics guys! Ive been bedridden since I got back, seems a nasty ole spider paid me a visit just before I came home. I will try to get some pics out soon. Rob
04 August 2010, 06:33
Mark KWelcome home Rob. In addition to posting pictures here I'm hoping you will bring a laptop to the SSG so we can see all the pictures. Mark
04 August 2010, 17:43
Rick RRob,
Sounds like you were having a great time until you got bitten by the
wrong safari bug.
Rick
16 August 2010, 10:38
x-ringI don't know which I want more...to see the pix or to find out if you survived the spider bite...

Seriously--hope you're okay--and would love to see the pix as well.
16 August 2010, 15:27
Tim Heraldsounds great Rob. Looking forward to seeing pics!
16 August 2010, 18:57
Rob HaughtThanks for the thoughts guys! The spider bite has pretty much run its course. The bite site has healed leaving a small divot in my back that they say will eventually go away. Still not sure which species got me but it was not a lot of fun for sure. Funny thing was, I dont even know when it happened. Probably the night before we left for home or on the plane itself, I will never know. I will try to email some pics to a more techno savvy person so they can post them if I have any volunteers?
