CM SAFARIS 2012 HUNT REPORT!

Folks here is a brief hunt report for the 2012 season and some pictures for you to enjoy! Traditionally in the valley we try to do our ele bulls and cats early as we have found that, despite having been almost 100% year around (sorry Mike Jines!) early season produces more and better quality eles and cats.

Our first client in was “Gunny” on the AR and his charming wife Jane. They hunted in the Dande East and shot what I consider one of the most beautiful ele bulls I have seen in a long time out of a group of over 100 elephant. This set the trend for the rest of the season on eles which we were 100% on for ele bulls. We shot 18, all hunted, tracked and shot in the good old fashioned way- the way it should be on foot in day light hours. Huge credit goes to the trackers without whom we would never be able to boast such an impressive success rate!! Below are some pics of our eles!















The leopard hunting was truly fantastic this season and the leopard hunts seldom went into the second week with most cats been shot with in the first 4 days. To date we have only had 1 failure on leopard in Dande in 3 years! Below are some pictures of our leopard.








In the Dande Safari Area we only have 1 tag on lion and I hunted it with Mike Jines. Originally we were set for an early season hunt which is the prime time for lion. Unfortunately business commitments resulted in Mike coming in later than planned and despite seeing several lions which we turned down we came away empty handed. Todd took up a late season opportunity and shot a beautiful old lion with his double.





Buff and plains game hunting was very good also with some great trophies getting shot. The kudu and sable have come a long way in the Dande in particular in the East were we are now seeing herds of 30 plus sable with some great bulls. All in all a great season which is sure to be eclipsed by next season with the addition of Ward 1 and Ward 2 which we have bought from Swainsons and gives us the right to hunt from the Angwa River to the Zambezi!!























A big thanks from CMS to all our clients/friends that have hunted with us. Have a great Christmas and New Year and we look forward to hopefully seeing you at the shows in January. In Dallas we will be in booth numbers 2620/22 and in Reno we will be in booth number 2649.

Cheers Buzz and Myles

Buzz, your report caused me to pause at my desk, reliving a few moments from my own adventure this year, stalking elephants with a bow & arrow in ward 11!
Congratulations on a great year and a professionally run outfit.
JCHB

Fantastics trophies, congrats to all the people that make CM Safaris such a top notch out fit!!!
Buzz hope you enjoy Sat night and do not come out too worse for wear
Scott

Excellent! Thanks for sharing, Buzz!

Very impressive season. Congrats.

Buzz...not having pics of Alex with Keelers elephants was a marketing mistake! LOL.

Awesome trophies across the board. I've never thought about going to Zim, I might have to change that!

Some very nice trophies. Massive elephants, very nice cats as well.

Congrats on a great season Buzz.

Congratulations to all of you on a great season.
The only thing missing in those photos is me!

Outstanding!! Congratulations on a GREAT season!!

Hope 2013 is even better!

BUZZ,

WOW!WELL DONE BY ALL!!
THOSE ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE TROPHIES. LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF HAPPY CLIENTS! LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU & MYLES IN DALLAS IN JANUARY.........CS

very IMPRESSIVE season...Congratulations!

Wow great trophies! Bill's ele is very impressive and those toms are big boys!!

Very nice Buzz. Your team put together some outstanding trophies there. Outstanding eles, Kudu bulls, and that one particular Bushbuck!!

For those of us who have hunted with you, we realize that the great animals taken are only part of the story. The rest is the outstanding experience you guys deliver to the client. I stand by my statement that this year's hunt in Dande were some of the best 18 days of my life!

Congrats on another great season. May you have many more!

Well done Buzz. You know how much Beau and I enjoyed hunting with Alan in Chewore. I do appreciate how you always acknowledge the major contribution of the trackers, as it seems they are often left out of the equation.

See you at the shows.

Wow Buzz! Great pics! I had to bring myself back to reality when my secretary yelled and I realized that I really wasn't in Africa!

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Buzz...not having pics of Alex with Keelers elephants was a marketing mistake! LOL.

oryxhunter 1983- I left it to the girls in the office to do the pictures and I have a feeling there may be a little jealousy there!!!!

Nice. I wish I was on some of those pictures. Well done guys !

Hi Buzz,
fantastic hunts with your great team and organisation.
Damn, those Eelphant pictures are really tempting !
Abraço.
Frank

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Originally posted by Buzz Charlton:

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Posted 07 December 2012 17:40 Hide Post
Buzz...not having pics of Alex with Keelers elephants was a marketing mistake! LOL.

oryxhunter 1983- I left it to the girls in the office to do the pictures and I have a feeling there may be a little jealousy there!!!!

Oh that explains it!!!

Very well done. Very impressive collection of trophies, especially the elephants and leopards.

That one bushbuck is huge!

Great job,CMS. I really appreciate the thought and effort that African PHs put into staging great photos. In the states, photos are often an afterthought, but my African trophy pics rank right up there with the mounts.

Buzz- sent you a PM.

Great photos of awesome trophies. Thanks.
Steve

Thanks Buzz for the opportunity. You guys truly are one of the great outfits in Africa today and I hope to be back soon.

Regards
H

Great year Buzz and Myles. Those elephant bulls are amazing. You have assembled quite a staff of PH's. Jane and I will see you in Reno where you can make us an offer that we can't refuse.

Superb season Buzz and Myles! Well done guys.

That "Bouffant" bull 7th from the bottom is a dream bull for me! Love those bosses!

Some seriously impressive trophies.

Thank you for taking my daughter and I as clients. It was such a great adventure.

Hi Guys

Thanks for the comments and look forward to seeing you in Dallas at booth 2620/22 and in Reno 2649! Cheers Buzz

Buzz-
I won't be at the shows this year. Will you have a US cell number?

Glad you will be at SCI. I would love to visit about a tuskless/buff safari. Travel safe.

Marty my cell is 7753134956- it will be great to hear from you. Little Joe looking forward to chatting at SCI!

Hi Buzz,
We look forward to meeting you @ your booth and discuss our upcoming hunt w/ you all in early June! My wife, Bev, will be with me this trip and is looking forward to seeing it all. My hunting partner, Ed, said to say, "hello".
Brittman

Buzz-
The phone number above says "not accepting calls at this time," and has all week. Is this the right number? We should talk.

What a fantastic season and what excellent trophies across the board. Congratulations to all at CMS and all who hunted with them. Great to see you guys not only forging ahead but doing it so well. Also nice to see Oliv...,um I mean CMS, gave Myles some days last season. All the best for 2013!

David

To Buzz and all at CMS:

This past year I had the opportunity to have a once in a lifetime experience with my Dad...a double bull ele hunt in Zim. I cannot Thank You enough for giving us that opportunity to share together as father and daughter. Thank you to CMS for giving us the hunt of a lifetime. I recently purchased my own .416 dreaming of hunting Zim again with my Dad and Alan with CMS.

Hi Alex and Marty

Alex congrats on your beautiful gun! You guys did so well and it was our pleasure to have you both. I know Al raved about his hunt and looks forward to hunting with you guys again!

Marty- I am sorry in true Buzz style I gave you the wrong number! My us number is 775 313 4956. I am in Dubai but will be in Reno the day before the show. I will give you a call then!

Looking forward to seeing you all there! Cheers Buzz