Want to hunt 6-8 cape buffalo cows in Limpopo in August 2022.
We are two seasoned cape buffalo hunters from western Canada who keep it simple and like sneaking up close to a herd and making a clean kill on an old cow.

Please PM me. Thanks, Brian Gallup

Email me on charl@infinito-safaris.com

I have what you want!

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Originally posted by infinito:
Email me on charl@infinito-safaris.com

I have what you want!

Might be a good idea to post the details here, in case others are interested.

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Originally posted by Brian Canada:
Want to hunt 6-8 cape buffalo cows in Limpopo in August 2022.
We are two seasoned cape buffalo hunters from western Canada who keep it simple and like sneaking up close to a herd and making a clean kill on an old cow.

Pleas PM me. Thanks, Brian Gallup

Now that sounds like a fun hunt!

I've done a couple of buff cow hunts on RSA ranches. Tons of fun. Those buff can be incredibly switched on if they've been hunted previously.

Todd, Yes you are right. It can be very hard to get close to farm buffalo sometimes if they have been hunted.
I usually go in August and by that time the farm buffalo have been pounded on and they tend to run like church mice when I get close.

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Originally posted by Brian Canada:
Todd, Yes you are right. It can be very hard to get close to farm buffalo sometimes if they have been hunted.
I usually go in August and by that time the farm buffalo have been pounded on and they tend to run like church mice when I get close.

Funny you say this.

I have hunted plains game in South Africa twice.

Had an absolutely fantastic time, and will be very happy to do it again.

But, I refuse to hunt buffalo on a farm.

I have been very lucky to hunt with friends who let me have most - or all - their quota on buffalo.

Catching up with a bunch of bulls in long grass where all you see is their heads, and proceeding to get 3 or 4 down within 100 yards of each other, making every shot count, while they run about looking for you, is great fun.

And my professional hunter never fires a single shot.

On the occasion when he sees a bull coming for us, he screams "WATCH OUT WATCH OUT HE IS COMING HE IS COMING"

And leaves you to deal with it.

A 300 grain .375 caliber bullet, the minimum allowed by law for dangerous game, deals with it.

Then we all shake hands on a job well done, by everyone.

Non of the silly Hollywood grandstanding, gloating one sees from incompetent, unprofessional, selfish idiots!

Sounds like high adventure! Brian

We've pretty much beat this dead horse to ashes before but on the subject of buffalo hunting on RSA farms, my experience is you'll find one of two situations.

One, you're hunting an unhunted herd of animals that are almost "tame". No thanks. Nothing to it.

Two, you're hunting a ranch of about 10,000 acres, with buff that are used to being hunted on a regular basis. In this case, stand by for some serious fun.

There is no tracking because of the nature of the fence, they roam the ranch and go back over tracks on a regular basis. You hunt these animals by spot and stalk, with the key being the stalk.

Unlike free range buff, they will not tolerate the sound of a vehicle, the smallest sniff of man, the slightest sound, or the smallest visual sighting. They all know what any of that means and as soon as they get the smallest idea you are there, they are gone gone gone.

Where free range buff are curious as to what you are or why you are there, the hunted ranch buff will not tolerate you at all. From that standpoint, they are super tough to hunt, whether they be cows or bulls. Multiple bulls on a Tanzanian full bag hunt is the best but if you don't have unlimited funds and want to have an awesome time hunting buffalo, even multiple animals, an RSA ranch hunt for a herd that is regularly hunted is a one hell of a great time.

Todd.
Thanks for pointing that out. That is how I see it.
A late season buffalo hunt on a farm in the Lowveld can be a real work out!

I know that some folks look down their nose at me for being able to only afford a Limpopo farm hunt.

Hell, you can do a lot of walking, stalking, crawling and cussing and still never see a fence or get a good shot, when hunting buffalo on some of those big high veld farms. And the cows are usually the first to bug-out when you sneak close. Brian

Balule, Thanks,
It is a fun hunt. I'm an old guy and I don't hunt plains game any more. I spend all my hunting money on buffalo cows. Brian

Folks,

I think from my experience trying to sell fenced buffalo hunts that once you say "fenced" a lot of hunters stop hearing what you're saying. I'm trying to sell buff at a stupid price on a 20,000 acre fenced property with a herd of 250 wild buffalo on it. it's nearly impossible for me to sell. Folks don't care about the quality of the hunt they just get stuck on the "fenced" aspect. I think hunters with a limited budget are selling themselves short by not considering a fenced hunt as it can be a 1st class buffalo hunt in every respect.

Mark

You should post the hunt here. You never know who might show interest. The COVID stuff is what is holding me back.

Labman,

I have posted it. See the link below.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...2100588/m/4041026562

Mark

About 20 years ago, I shot a buff behind a fence……………after 18.5 miles of tracking .

That was fair chase to me.

To me, the FENCE is the part I do not like.

We were hunting a very large farm in South Africa.

A hunter with us shot an eland.

Somehow he was not too happy about his trophy - it was a young bull.

He wanted a particular bull he had seen.

They went looking for it, and after a two day chase, they got him.

One way or the other, that eland could never get away.

We were hunting in the Deka area in Zimbabwe.

A very old sable bull comes out of the park, and runs back into the park when anyone tries to follow him.

We saw him in the morning, he was running back to the park.

We ran after him.

He made the mistake to stop to look back shortly before the park.

He was in the bush, and only the top part of his body was visible.

A 300 grain SilverTip went into his neck.

If he had not stopped where he did, we would never have seen him again.

But at least in SA you get to keep the ear tag as a souvenir…..

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But at least in SA you get to keep the ear tag as a souvenir…..

That is only ONE of the incredible advantages of hunting buffalo on a farm in South Africa.

Imagine having a hero you worship, who invites you to go and hunt a buffalo with him.

He picks one of his prize pets - well passed its useful life of breeding.

He wants you to have a real life experience of actually HUNTING it.

They place it in an open field.

He gets you to within touching distance of your dream buffalo.

You get so worked up, you shake so much you actually miss it.

Then you wound it.

Then all the fun starts.

You and your hero chase that poor confused pet.

He thought he was a loved animal.

Gets petted every afternoon at feeding time.

Suddenly some strange individuals come along and he hears a BANG!

"What the hell was THAT" he said.

Suddenly, he feels a painful whack , and hears the same BANG again!

"OH SHIT!" he thinks, and takes off.

For hours and hours, the poor sod is being chased by those funny looking idiots.

They even speak a different language!

Finally, he gets tired late in the day, and decides to even the score.

Sadly, the attackers loosen up a fuselage of BANG after BANG.

And the poor buffalo is DEAD!

His soul left him, but due to the celebrations, it decided to see what is going on before heading to the Happy Hunting Grounds.

"THAT was one of the most SATISFYING, honest to GOODNESS buffalo hunt I have EVER been on in my PROFESSIONAL life! What GREAT shooting my friend! He is a seat of the pants story you can write to your admiring fans! Don't forget to mention my name. No one. NOT A SINGLE PROFESSIONAL HUNTER that ever lived hunts the way I do. Correction WE DO"

"By the way, that bull is called PERCY! I would make a specially engraved plaque with his name for you. You should be so PROUD of finally killing PERCY! He has survived all these years, but he finally met his match"

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Originally posted by MARK H. YOUNG:
Labman,

I have posted it. See the link below.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...2100588/m/4041026562

Mark

Damn Mark, that's one hell of a deal and I know it would be a ton of fun. Wish I could get away to do it this year but I don't think I can swing it at the moment.

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I have posted it. See the link below.

http://forums.accuratereloadin...2100588/m/4041026562

Thanks Mark: That is a good deal. Hopefully someone will take note with the bump.

Thank you to everyone who posted a cape buffalo offer here or made suggestion. You have been very helpful!
I think that I have narrowed it down to two choices. Much appreciated, Brian

I think its situation dependent. On my first trip to RSA, I hunted 8 different ranches. Some I never saw the fence, other than driving through the gate on the way in.

My eland was a different story...small ranch, NO TREES. Not a one. Drive to the high point, see the eland and go. Not much mystery there. I regret that to this day.

Jeff P, I agree, it depends on the situation. Brian

Actually, hunting on a farm, regardless of the size, is still hunting on a farm.

I KNOW it.

And that is enough for me.

Planes game I have absolutely no problems with.

Buffalo and lion?

Not for me.

Ono e of my hunts on a farm, the farmer asked if I minded shooting some fetal cattle he had.

I said it would be my pleasure.

But we did not see any.

If you enjoy it, do it.

That is the ultimate decider.

You.

For me, If it wasn't for low priced buffalo cow hunts on farms I wouldn't be able to afford hunting buffalo. I am very grateful that I can do it at all. Brian

Brian....I have hunted more than 40 areas in Africa. Some of a million or more hectares. Wild, right? Not always. Poachers, villages, kids herding goats, indigenous dignitaries on shooting trips, brush fires, snares, and sometimes road access to only a few small portion. Nope, I'll take a large fenced area in RSA over most of them. The fence is there to keep others out. The buff on 10,000 hectares don't know that they are fenced. Go for it.....WWB

Well said whitewater bob. Cheers. Luke

Thanks bob, That is how I see it too, Brian

I agree with everything you say, you can run into some or all the situations you mention in a free range area. But hunting buffalo in a wild part of Africa is not the same as a SA ranch.

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Brian....I have hunted more than 40 areas in Africa. Some of a million or more hectares. Wild, right? Not always. Poachers, villages, kids herding goats, indigenous dignitaries on shooting trips, brush fires, snares, and sometimes road access to only a few small portion. Nope, I'll take a large fenced area in RSA over most of them. The fence is there to keep others out. The buff on 10,000 hectares don't know that they are fenced. Go for it.....WWB

Reddy..........I believe you have a lot of experience, and I certainly respect your opinion. I took my 81 year old Uncle on a buffalo hunt. A little, easy hunt in RSA on a medium (6000 hectare) fenced property. Thought it was all he could handle. It turned out to be a great hunt. I was along as observer. After RSA, we went to Moz, where I hunted on 500,000 hectares. And encounter ALL the things I mentioned, and many more....much worse. But I hear what you are saying. .....WWB

My friend Walter, who has been on many safaris in both Zimbabwe and Tanzania, and two in South Africa.

He thinks South Africa is his best.

Because he can sit in the back of the truck and shoot!