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bigmaxx
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Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari
#114716 - 18/09/08 06:43 AM

This old daggaboy was quite a bit of excitement! He took a frontal shot from the .458 lott and turned to run. A backup solid beside the tail was recovered from his throat. He was taken in Sapi with Professional Hunter Gary Fraser of Roger Whittall Safaris.

This old bull hippo was badly scarred and pushed from the pod. We crept in from the back of this island in the Zambezi and leopard crawled to within 20 yards. My PH, Gary Fraser told me to stand up and shoot him. When I stood up and looked through the scope all I saw was hippo. He went down to one shot and the insurance premium was paid via a side brain shot.

Here are a couple of pics of some plains game from Humani:

First impala taken at Sapi, one for the pot. Got two better ones later at Humani.

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bigmaxx
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114719 - 18/09/08 07:14 AM

Pics are too big, sorry...

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Ripp
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114739 - 18/09/08 12:51 PM

Pics are awesome---great shots...pun intended..

Man, you really did have an awesome hunt..that old buff has some serious character..and wow..what a hippo...

Great Job..glad it worked out so well..

Ripp

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114753 - 18/09/08 04:15 PM

Wooah - bigmaxx - awesome buff - lots of character - Weidmannsheil!

BTW - what is the bump on buff's left shoulder on first pic?

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: 93mouse]
#114754 - 18/09/08 04:17 PM

Bigmaxx congrats!

Glad to see that all your research has paid off and you got what you wanted.

Well done!

Regards,

MOG

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bigmaxx
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: 93mouse]
#114759 - 18/09/08 08:24 PM

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Wooah - bigmaxx - awesome buff - lots of character - Weidmannsheil!

BTW - what is the bump on buff's left shoulder on first pic?

Not for sure on that bump. He had alot of dime sized ticks and the lions had been hold of him before. May have been from an old scape or something. Bottom line i reckon is I just dont know. Thanks, he was a blast.

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Edited by bigmaxx (18/09/08 11:23 PM)

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tinker
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114790 - 19/09/08 02:11 AM

Max-

Great time you had out there it seems!
Great way to boost the self-seteem of your bolt gun too...

Did you build the rifle yourself?

--Tinker

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: tinker]
#114805 - 19/09/08 05:16 AM

Congratulations on so wonderful SAFAR, giblets trophies.

Regards,

Oscar.

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JPK
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: tinker]
#114806 - 19/09/08 05:28 AM

Congrats! Glad you had a great hunt!

JPK

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: JPK]
#114826 - 19/09/08 09:50 AM

Very well done, Maxx! I love that old buffalo bull, he has character for sure.

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114828 - 19/09/08 11:05 AM

Yowsers!

Great Safari!!

Looks like you had a blast!!

Makes all the perparations worth it!!

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: hoppdoc]
#114834 - 19/09/08 12:37 PM

Hey bigmaxx, great pics! You are very privileged to have hunted with Magara. He is absolutely top notch even though he speaks no English.

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bigmaxx
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: 500grains]
#114837 - 19/09/08 01:21 PM

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Hey bigmaxx, great pics! You are very privileged to have hunted with Magara. He is absolutely top notch even though he speaks no English.

Yes you are quite right. He only knows a few words of english, but I think he may be psychic...LOL. He is truly a great tracker, and a licensed PH. I would have struggled to get a fraction of the game I got without Magara. His son is a fine tracker too. His name is Nmo. I truly enjoyed Magara's company even though we seldom expressed ourselves in words.

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JPK
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114841 - 19/09/08 01:38 PM

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Hey bigmaxx, great pics! You are very privileged to have hunted with Magara. He is absolutely top notch even though he speaks no English.

Yes you are quite right. He only knows a few words of english, but I think he may be psychic...LOL. He is truly a great tracker, and a licensed PH. I would have struggled to get a fraction of the game I got without Magara. His son is a fine tracker too. His name is Nmo. I truly enjoyed Magara's company even though we seldom expressed ourselves in words.

FYI, Magara has another son, Pearson, who is quite a good tracker and who has eagle's eyes. But Pearson, who I've hunted with, has some attitude problems apparently. None I saw though.

I would love to hunt with Magara someday.

JPK

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bigmaxx
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: JPK]
#114842 - 19/09/08 01:47 PM

Apparently Magara has a couple of wives, I am not surprised to hear he has other offspring. Nmo is quite pleasant. I enjoyed hunting with them very much. I told Magara when I came back we would get an elephant. He was pleased. I can't wait!

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114851 - 19/09/08 03:44 PM

congratulations, very sexy bag.

I especially love your old dagga boy. Plenty of character with its worn off horns.
Was the frontal shot that nicked his right horn?

You're a lucky boy to have the opportunity to approach a hippo when out of water. I think it helps a lot to recover it. IMO it's fair chase, I couldn't feel any pleasure with shooting a hippo when trapped in his pond.
thanks for sharing

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Edited by larcher (19/09/08 03:45 PM)

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bigmaxx
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: larcher]
#114860 - 19/09/08 09:09 PM

No, it had been done for a while apparently. So had the broken tip. Magara said he had been running into things and fighting. Gary said the same thing. He was with three other old bulls. I suppose there is some pecking order even with duggaboys.

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JPK
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114862 - 19/09/08 09:44 PM

BigMaxx,

A bull elephant hunt with Magara would be the pinacle of bull elephant hunts. I've been told that Magara can look at a set of prints and often recognize the elephant. He'll then know whether the track is worth following.

Comments like, "Ah, Roger and I followed this track ten years ago in October, and when we caught him, we found he had fifty pound ivory..." And he isn't making it up, its true.

That would be a treat.

JPK

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bigmaxx
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: JPK]
#114866 - 19/09/08 10:21 PM

I can't wait. I sincerely hope that another dream can become reality. I want to do that hunt with a double rifle too. Now the search begins. Magara is quite a fellow. When do you leave John? Your getting close arent you? -Max

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Edited by bigmaxx (20/09/08 04:24 AM)

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88MauSporter
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114905 - 20/09/08 05:29 AM

Hay!! It looks like the hunt I dream of!!! No fair!
Just wish it was me! Great looking hunt. Must have been a blast. The bag mix looks like what I would like to put together. Nice looking rifle too.

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JPK
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#114980 - 20/09/08 10:58 PM

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I can't wait. I sincerely hope that another dream can become reality. I want to do that hunt with a double rifle too. Now the search begins. Magara is quite a fellow. When do you leave John? Your getting close arent you? -Max

Max,

I leave the 28th.

On the double rifle topic, unless you are a collector for collecting sake, I would point you toward a newer rifle. There is a nice "as new" Searcy in 450NE for sale in the AR Classified. Hornaday will be making brass if they don't already since they are bringing the cartridge out this fall.

This rifle should give you 480grs at 2150fps or so, which it good for elephants.

Of course I'm not sure if the rifle would fit yu or not, but you might want to take a look. I have no interest in the rifle or the seller, fyi.

Here is a link:
http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2711043/m/959107139

JPK

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#115531 - 26/09/08 12:58 AM

Looks like you had a fun and productive time spent, congrats to you my friend.

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#115534 - 26/09/08 01:13 AM

Congratulations on a wonderful, and successful safari. Excellent job all around.

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bigmaxx
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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: mikeh416Rigby]
#115567 - 26/09/08 01:37 PM

Thank you all for your kind comments and all the help and encouragement during the planning and preparation. Especially to Ripp for all his help. I had him and JPK on NE Forums, PMs, emails and telephone for the last two months! I can't imagine what it would have been like without the advice and help you all gave me. A hillbilly in Africa, what a trip!

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Re: Pics from my Zimbabwe Safari [Re: bigmaxx]
#115685 - 27/09/08 10:43 PM

Maxx,

Did the tribal guys like your body art?

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