Firebird24
Beginner
- Sep 3, 2024
- 70
- 226
An early start as we are hunting buffalo today. Fried eggs, the good bacon, toast juice and the regular accompaniment. Everyone here runs on coffee except me, and I like the orange juice. Took my .375 wby with 300gr A Frames, leupold 1-6 with an illuminated dot in the center of the crosshairs. Love this scope and while I should put a beautiful wood stock on the rifle, the painted composite stock is very accurate and I don’t sweat the elements with it.
Buffalo are common on the home property and we drive to a plateau to glass for an old bull. Located 4 together with one stud and one other shooter. We managed to get ahead of them. This is very thick brush and the ground here resembles ground shale. Makes for difficult tracking and noisy stalking.
The oldest bull stopped broadside and I was waiting for him on the sticks. The ph said “take him on the shoulder” and then Plugged his ears. The camera man said “Wait!” As he tried to maneuver for clear filming. I should explain that I am having this hunt professionally filmed. I am left handed and the videographer is having to adapt to my style. This time we Lost the opportunity. . .
We spent the next couple hours tracking and trying to outwit the very clever bulls, coming close but never had them in the clear again. It is very thick brush and exactly the height of s bulls back.
Had one Other bull in the crosshairs with my bright Red light Illuminating on his chest.. he bolted just a second too soon as well.
On our way to lunch at the main lodge we spotted a bunch of warthogs feeding with a good boar in the group.
Very literally dropped him in his tracks with the .375 wby and 300 gr A Frames. Passed through, have lots of confidence in this set up if we can get a buffalo to stand still long enough!
Buffalo are common on the home property and we drive to a plateau to glass for an old bull. Located 4 together with one stud and one other shooter. We managed to get ahead of them. This is very thick brush and the ground here resembles ground shale. Makes for difficult tracking and noisy stalking.
The oldest bull stopped broadside and I was waiting for him on the sticks. The ph said “take him on the shoulder” and then Plugged his ears. The camera man said “Wait!” As he tried to maneuver for clear filming. I should explain that I am having this hunt professionally filmed. I am left handed and the videographer is having to adapt to my style. This time we Lost the opportunity. . .
We spent the next couple hours tracking and trying to outwit the very clever bulls, coming close but never had them in the clear again. It is very thick brush and exactly the height of s bulls back.
Had one Other bull in the crosshairs with my bright Red light Illuminating on his chest.. he bolted just a second too soon as well.
On our way to lunch at the main lodge we spotted a bunch of warthogs feeding with a good boar in the group.
Very literally dropped him in his tracks with the .375 wby and 300 gr A Frames. Passed through, have lots of confidence in this set up if we can get a buffalo to stand still long enough!
