Hunting Pics

[LennyM]

Hi All

Hunting season is in full swing here in the RSA. Here are a few images of the animals we
hunted. We hunted for Kudu, Black Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Blesbok, Springbok and
Warthog.

The Kudu were in excellent condition considering that we are experiencing the worst drought for more than
100 years. Here is the first one - a nice bull:



The second bull also in good condition:



A Red Hartebeest.



A big Warthog:



Looking for animals in the valley below:



A steep climb above the river leading to the dam:



A Black Wildebeest - one of the top species to hunt in Africa:



A handsome Blesbok:



Our hunting group with a nice Kudu bull:

 

[stonecreek]

Nice animals. Tell us what part of the country, Western Cape? Would also like to know about guns and loads.

We in the Northern Hemisphere tend to forget that it is "November" in the south half of the world. Time to go hunting!

 

[LennyM]

Nice animals. Tell us what part of the country, Western Cape? Would also like to know about guns and loads.

We in the Northern Hemisphere tend to forget that it is "November" in the south half of the world. Time to go hunting!

Hi

We were on a 5 day hunt in the Eastern Cape on a reserve called Commando Drift near the town of Cradock. The reserve is managed by Nature Conservation.
This is also a heritage site for battles fought against the British during the Anglo Boer War. We spent some time at these sites imagining the battles that unfolded.
The area is ice cold in winter and very hot in summer. The reserve is very well managed, we had excellent guides, skinners and trackers. Our group of four included two of my hunting buddies who are Professional Hunters, both of whom have a wealth of knowledge. Both of them hunt in short denim pants and seem to be immune to the thorns on the trees and thickets which scratch
and cut your legs if you are not wearing long pants.

I took my Mossberg .308 which I prefer when we hunt in harsh conditions; climbing up and down mountains, crossing rivers and streams and rocky terrain
which can be very hard on a rifle - conditions I would not expose my Sako rifles to. The Mossberg is also very light which makes a big difference when climbing
up and down the mountains. We also make sure that we can retrieve the animals we have shot on the best terrain possible. Dragging carcasses down a mountainside
is heavy work.

My hunting buddies were hunting with .308 Norma Magnum, .270 and .243. For the bigger animals we use a minimum of 150 - 180 grain bullets. The .243 is ideal for the smaller animals over long distances. We all managed clean shots with minimal meat damage. The longest shot I took was 240 meters on a Black Wildebeest. My
buddies were also in the 200 - 300 meter range while the short distances were down to around 75 meters. I was watching a Red Hartebeest through my binoculars
when my buddy shot it at 250 meters - a spectacular shot in very bad conditions. The animal dropped before I heard the report from the rifle.

The hunting starts at 7.00 am when the trackers and guides arrive and we are back at camp around 6.30 - 7.00 pm - a long day in the cold weather. The fireside chat
at night makes for great stories especially from the PH`s who hunt for Leopard, Buffalo and Lions in different parts of Africa. We all consider ourselves very fortunate
to be able to hunt in our part of the world.

 

[deergoose]

Great story, great pics, great hunt !!!

thanks for sharing.
DeerGoose

 

[LennyM]

Glad you liked the post.