I have been hunting with Barry Styles of Buffalo Range Safaris for the last week in Zimbabwe. Three nights ago we had a hit on one of our leopard baits so we decided to sit on the bait in the hope that the leopard would come back to either finish off the bait or at least to protect it from other leopards. The next morning we went to the bait site and started building a blind about 75 yards from the bait. After the blind was finished we left to make sure that we didn't disturb the site any more. We waited until about three o'clock to go make sure that the rifle was sighted in at 75 yards and than went back to the blind to wait for the leopard.  Barry and I get settled in the blind by about 3:30pm and alternately start taking turns looking at the bait. A little before dark, the leopard came in. Barry looked at it to see if it was a male or female. He said it was a good sized male. He told me to get ready to take a shot. We already had the scope lined up on the bait by a string tied to a tree limb. I looked through the scope and saw the leopard grabbing the bait and lifting it onto the branch. Barry told me that when I was ready, I could take the shot. It was going to get dark soon so I didn't want to wait too much longer because we would have had to use a light and that might have disturbed the leopard. I could still see the silhouette of the leopard and so I took the shot. The leopard jumped ten feet in the air and then fell to the ground and took off running. We waited for fifteen minutes and then Barry went to get the trackers to start looking for the leopard. He was confident that it was a good shot and that the leopard was dead. They found blood under the tree and followed the blood trail to the leopard who was nearby and already dead. This was the third night of my ten day hunt. I felt relieved that it had been a good shot. I was very excited to share the news with my family. Everyone came out to the land cruiser to meet me. They played a trick on my mom and told her she was going on a night time game drive. When she saw me she burst into tears. I just feel so grateful and honored to have had this opportunity. It is an experience that I will remember for the rest of my life.

This hunt took place in July sorry abouth the late post

Congratulations Hunter White! Sounds like a great safari. Any leopard photos to share?

Congratulations

Photos please!

Good shooting and chui is always special to me.

Mike

COngrats...it is definitely a special feelling

Way to go!!!!!! BUT, WE NEED PHOTO'S!!!!!!!!

Have you got Barrys (or Robs) email address or web page?? I need to talk to them about an elle in 2013. thanks

buffalorange@googlemail.com

Posting for Hunter at Barry's request.

Nice work bro!

Well done! That stock cracks me up, but it worked. Hmmm, rethinking my strategy on having more success...

Monstrous leopard and very well done. Indeed a trophy of a lifetime.

Zimbabwe is tops for Leopard.

Damn rifle looks like a leopard. Congrats on a very fine animal.

Mike

Damn! That thing is a hog!

Congratulations!

Wow, nice cat, he's 100% TOAD!

That's next on my list with another buffalo, of course. Very well done.

That is a super cat well done

Nice cat!!!! Big ole mellon head on him.

Very nice cat!
Congratulations.
Quite the camo on your rifle!

Very well done, Hunter White.

And I like your riflestock

Thank you all for the awesome response to my tale

Rifle stock was painted to look like a leopard by mg arms inc

Wonderful cat.

Way to go! Congratulations!

Regards, D. Nelson

Good job!! Glad the leopard didn't try and mate with your rifle.

Just got some bad news the ware house my trophies were being stored in in south Africa just burned and all the trophies are gone

Oh Christ! I would be absolutely sick...

I hope you have plenty of photos.

Very sorry to hear this.

I do thank god but it still sucks at least I'm young and will have many more opportunities to return to the dark continant

That's a true hunter's attitude. WELL DONE YOUNG MAN !!!

Thank you but I would still love to find out how the fire started and if it was arson shoot the bastards

This fire was in Zimbabwe, (Freight Consultants), I believe, unless there was another (second) trophy warehouse fire that we're all unaware of.

I think he was hunting in Zimbabwe. I am sorry for your loss. I hope your future hunts are as successful and your trophies make it home.

Regards,

Don

You are right the Fire was in zim I just re read the email

toad of a leopard congrats!!!

Thank you

Nice cat and great attitude young man!

A monster of a leopard and as mentioned the right attitude! Well done indeed. The Style Brothers run a good show. Buzz

It was a nice cat. It's a sour consolation but you at least have your pictures and the memory of the hunt. You've got plenty of time to do it again. Sorry for the loss.