I took the buffalo in Dande North, Zimbabwe with PH John Sharp on 12 June. Regarding the blood near the nostrils, there was a LOT of it by the time we got to him that was cleaned up for the photos. Allen, when the buff didn't go down until the third shot, I thought my initial first shot was a tad low, although it certainly broke his shoulder. You and others had cautioned me about the tendency to shoot to high, so I purposely aimed lower than I normally do on shoulder shots. Thanks, again for the welcome gents. jorge