26 August 2006, 20:03
DomHunt Report, Namibia Aug 06
First, thanks to all the great guys and gals on AR for sharing information, experiences, and general knowledge. I hunted on Astra Jagdfarm, T.H.E. Goldbeck, PH, 100km East of Windhoek.I experienced my hunt in Africa and enjoyed it greatly. Ya know, I guess I'm like a lotta guys, always dreamed what it would be like. I consider myself fortunate that I was able to experience the Dark Continent. Pictures never show how you really see things. I hunted plains game and enjoyed the scenery, the animals, nature pure and simple. It's hard to put into words all that I experienced. I've got a few really good hunting friends, so about a year ago we started planning our trip. Where to go, prices, a lot of reading, I owe my thanks to the web and sites that provided me with answers, hunters with experience sharing details, etc. Thank you all.
All animals were taken with a Steyr Mannlicher Safari, .375 H&H Magnum, scoped with a Docter Optic 1.5-6x42, all reloads, using Barnes TSX 270 grainers at 2575 fps.
100 km East of Windhoek, Namibia --
Nice Hartebeest Bull, tips of horns flared out for what would be called abnormal. Shot approx. 160 meters, 1 shot.
Springbok, the National Animal of Africa, 150m, 1 shot.
Mountain Zebra, a large, tough animal. Sharp, clear stripes, no shadow, I must admit 3 shots, 220m. You don't always get the perfect, close shot. This was after 2 1/2 hours climbing mountains.
Impala, beautiful, sleek animal, 180m, 1 shot.
Warthog, nothing spectacular except to me, but this one got my heart pounding the most. 50m, 1 shot.
Kudu, another tough animal. I had about a 150m shot, took it behind the shoulder even though I wanted to break the shoulder. Ran 400m w/o a drop of blood, a chunk of lung plugged the exit hole. 1 Shot.
Gamsbok or Oryx, another tough animal. At the exact second I shot, it turned. Took the shot crosswise right front to left rear, ran 40m. 120m, 1 Shot.
Baboon, good sized. .375 plowed him under, face down. 160m 1 shot.
I shot a Cow Hartebeest also, 220m, 1 shot, for the kitchen. What made it cool was the horns were also turned outwards, so I got a matching set! One jackal finished my hunting. I did not take a tape measure or search for exceptional trophies, I wanted to hunt mature, good representative plains game animals. Two were classed Gold and 4 were Bronze, just for the record. I never want to take the fun out of hunting!! Enjoyed many evenings and the memories will last forever, Waidmannsheil, Dom.
