First African Hunt June 1987

[inyati13]

Buffalo Range, Zimbabwe. In the Lowveld, Southeastern Part of the Country

Wildebeest

Kudu

Leopard Blind

 

[J&D Cattle]

I'd love to see the country and the animals. What kind of rifles and calibers did you take?

 

[inyati13]

I'd love to see the country and the animals. What kind of rifles and calibers did you take?

First Hunt. Remington 700 7mm Mag. Handloaded 175 grain Nosler Partition.

Second Hunt. Ruger M77 338 Win Mag. don't remember my handload. Sure the bullet was a Nosler Partition.

Third Hunt. Winchester Post 64 M70 375 Holland and Holland Magnum. M70 was one made after they went back to controlled cartridge feed. Handloaded 300 Grain African Grand Slam Tungsten Carbide Core.

Fourth Hunt. Same as Third.

 

[ez14]

looks fun i bet it takes A LOT of $$$$$$$$$

 

[inyati13]

Here are some pictures from other hunts:

Brain Shot Half Grown Tuskless Cow, barren, culling operation.

Eland

 

[ez14]

that tree is HUGE

 

[inyati13]

African Hunting Dogs Pulling down an Impala.

Eating Their Catch

The Famous Save River. Pronounced Sa bi

The Angwa River. Located in the Chewore Safari District. Flows into the Zambezi not too far from here. Dry season, sand. Wet season - you would face a torrential torrent of water, malaria, belharzia (Schistosomiasis, actually it is worse in the pools that linger in the dry season), crocodiles, heat, etc. No one goes there in the wet season. Hunting is like the US, a winter time affair.

 

[J&D Cattle]

Pics are amazing. Sounds like you increased the artillery each trip. That H&H had to pack a punch.

 

[inyati13]

.375 H&H has a recoil reducer. Makes it heavy but extremely easy to shoot.

Here are natives doing laundry. This is a tributary to the Angwa. That pool is loaded with crocs. We stood above those girls and counted 8.

Next two pictures was the culling elephant hunt. Most fun thing I have ever experienced. Walk within 20 yards of them while you are hunting.

Look in the distance for the herd of elephants.

At least when I was there, the only way to travel is by Land Rover.

 

[inyati13]

The Zambezi Valley is the Africa of Ruark, Karamojo Bell, etc. I would rather read about Africa than be a millionaire and to go there is better than heaven!!!

I am not a fan of Ranch Hunts.

 

[skyhightree1]

Looks good I would love to hunt there if it were closer lol

 

[Craig Miller]

Thanks for sharing Ron. Id like to see that place. Who's that young feller in all the pictures?

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

So, are you the guy who shot Cecil the Lion?

 

[callmefence]

That's awesome. What are you . Some kinda prince or something?

 

[True Grit Farms]

Excellent thanks for posting Prince Ron. I'm jealous, hunting in Africa is something that I've always wanted to do.

 

[inyati13]

It was a great pleasure to prepare this. These pictures were taken in the days of light exposed film. I pulled a few old photographs and scanned them for this thread. I will post pictures of my Cape Buffalo when I find them.

Craig, that young man in the pictures is no longer me but there are memories that connect us. Fence, I guess I am a Prince. I have lived a very good life. A very lucky life. I have lived so many childhood dreams.

TT, I saw many lions in the same area where Cecil was shot. One may have been his sire or grandsire. As I understand the story, Cecil was shot on the perimeter of Wankie National Park near Victoria Falls. The game from Wankie wonders out into the Safari Districts.

My only lifetime regret is the limited time we have. Life is short. Not much can be properly done in a Iifespan of anything less than 500 years. I would lIke to have lived 100 of my 500 years on the Continent of Africa. The cradle of mankind. The continent where time is old and dusty. Where primitive primates are still survived by the chimpanzees, gorillas and man.

TGF. You better go soon. Things there are going to change.

 

[M-5]

I thought this thread was about him hunting Africans

 

[ez14]

I thought this thread was about him hunting Africans

it is what your seeing now is just some of the other stuff he got when he was there ;-)

 

[SJB]

Are you a Carmichael fan? I'm fortunate enough to have been in his house, and like your pictures, it was amazing.

 

[js1234]

Zimbabwe is an amazing country. I've got a soft spot for Namibia as it was my "first" with my Dad but the Zambezi Valley is incredible.