Guys,
I’m just returned from a Nyala hunt in Natal booked trough John Harris http://www.southernafricansafaris.co.za/
(500 nitro in the forum)
The hunting area was the Montezuma ranch about one and a half hours from Durban. Is a beautiful unfenced property of about 4000 hectares characterized by an almost endless series of rolling hills, shady valleys and meadows where you can enjoy a varied and interesting semi- tropical vegetation dominated by a large amount of scented euphorbia.






Is not a game ranch and the number of the game is not the same you can find in a fenced area but I knew this before as I ‘ve asked expressly to hunt in an unfenced area.Although hunting is harder even because there's a bit 'of poaching, I have had the opportunity to meet various species of game such as kudu, giraffe, impala, warthog, waterbuck, blesbok, etc.



There are also many bushbuck and several nyala, the game typical of Natal.
I stayed in an old farmhouse, located on the top of the highest hill from which one could admire the magnificent panorama of the farm.





I’ve ever hunted with John and with Siegfried Kühn. Both not only excellent PH but also a very pleasant company for the entire safari.
Unfortunately the first days of the hunt the wheather was really bad, with lot of rain, wind and cold.
Was almost impossibile cross the small rivers around the area.
Was under a storm that I’ve killed the first Nyala.



Before I’ve taken a nice Zebra stallion.


For this animal I used a John Winchester 30/06; for the others I’had the pleasure to use the beautiful custom mauser action cal 300 H&H.

In the following days we looked something special and I’ve had the opportunity of taken this very old Nyala bull with a massive trophy.




Last, we need 3 days of hunt for finally killed this very good common duiker.



Was my return in South Africa after 12 years and I can tell that in this country ther’ are still areas like the Montezuma where the game is really wild and where if you hunt hard you can obtain good results and great emotions.
Thanks John and Siggi.

Beautiful old Nyala and a toad of a duiker! Well done Mario.

Well done Mario !

Mario,

it was a real pleasure hunting with you.
Right now we have more of the same weather that greeted you when you arrived. Cold, wet, windy.
And we still cannot cross the mPambanyoni
until next time,

Ciao,

That second Nyala bull is a toad! I wonder how long the horns would have been if they were not worn?
Thanks for the report!!!

Excellent, Mario

Thanks for sharing.

Mario,
Congratulations, this is one of the few RSA hunt reports that truly interests me. Beautiful country and the mass on that second nyala is beautiful, a true trophy.

Yes I'm very proud of the second Nyala. The trophy is really massive. When we saw him under the shade we were in doubt if a Nyala or a young kudu.

What a beautiful nyala.

Beautiful animals! Congratulations

Congratulations on an outstanding hunt.

Gorgeous Nyala.

Mario,

Thanks for sharing your hunt with us. As always a great report and beatiful pictures. Congrats for those wonderrul trophies.

L

John
the pleasure was mine and about our attempts for to cross the mPambanyoni river I forgot to show how you have been intrepid:

Congratulations Mario. Fine trophies. John is a great guy to hunt with. I would love to get back to Montezuma. I would have guessed that some of those pictures were mine until I saw the pictures of the river.

Congrats, very nice trophies!

Great experience and incredible Nyala bull, congratulation!

I don't think I've ever seen mass like that on an Nyala!! BEAUTIFUL!!

Mario,
Very nice

Beautiful place! Nyala is the favorite plainsgame of mine. A magnificent bull like yours gives me goosebumps.

Great report Mario. Congratulations on the excellent trophies.

Hey...I know those guys...I know the place as well...All top shelf...
Excellent Report Mario. Congratulations.
Cheers,
Brian

Well done and congratulations on a successful safari!

thanks guys

Thanks for sharing this wonderful report and the brilliant photographs; what a beautiful Nyala !

Now that's a Nyala Trophy. Good work fellows!

Well Done Mario thats a great 2nd Nyala

Excellent Mario. Thx for sharing!

Congratulations. Love the Nyala.

Nice trophies. Thank you for sharing your trip.