25 June 2003, 08:46
DennisHPBack From RSA
Hunted with "Chris Broster Safaris" along the Baviians River for these animals. Took 9 animals in 8 days hunting. Excellent food, accomodations, and most importantly, people. Plenty of game and lots of fun stalks. I used my Winchester Model 70 375H&H and 250gr Sierra Gamking handloads on everything from Kudu to Springbuck.
[ 06-24-2003, 23:59: Message edited by: DennisHP ]25 June 2003, 09:09
BoghossianHey,
Looks like you had a great hunt! BTW is that an East Cape Kudu? The area looks really lush and green...BTW did your gameking bullets ever exit?
25 June 2003, 09:55
DennisHPYes, it is the East Cape Kudu. This area was the lowest in elevation I hunted at 6000 feet and only a couple hours from the ocean and probably why it was so green compared to other areas I visited on this hunt.
Of the 9 animals shot only three kept the bullet; an Impala (shot in the neck on an elevated frontal quartering shot with the bullet ending in the off-side hind quarter), the Kudu (shot high broadside with the bullet ending under the skin on the off-side shoulder), and a Springbuck (shot while lying down facing away with the bullet ending in the off-shoulder area); clean pass throughs with small exit wounds on a Blesbuck, the Bushbuck, two Gemsbuck, a Mt. Reedbuck and a Zebra. Because of what I thought was good bullet performance, I don't plan to change a thing on my elk hunt this fall.
26 June 2003, 04:14
LorenzoDennis,
Nice pictures. I thought that my kudu was cool because of his very dark face but after watching yours mines looks a little bit sissy
It will be a shouldermount??
LG
26 June 2003, 05:34
T.CarrDennis,
Congratulations on a great hunt. The kudu defines Africa for me, fantastic animals.
Thanks for posting a report.
Regards,
Terry
[ 06-25-2003, 20:35: Message edited by: T.Carr ]26 June 2003, 05:39
DennisHPLorenzo, I can't imagine any Kudu looking "sissy".
They are all beautiful to me. Yes, it will be a shoulder mount. It had a "Swart Neck" (under correction of pronunciation and spelling) which I was told meant it's neck was black and swolen from rutting.