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wombat
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Omay elle hunt in Zim
#35782 - 13/08/05 10:08 PM

Have just booked a cow elle hunt in the Omay
area and a plains game hunt in the Kwekwe area
with Buzz Charlton.
Any info. on the areas?????

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NitroX
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Loc: Barossa Valley, South Australi...

Re: Omay elle hunt in Zim [Re: wombat]
#35785 - 13/08/05 10:39 PM

This year or next year? Month?

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wombat
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Re: Omay elle hunt in Zim [Re: NitroX]
#35809 - 14/08/05 10:04 AM

Sept 2006

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NE450No2
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Reged: 10/01/03
Posts: 942

Re: Omay elle hunt in Zim [Re: wombat]
#35814 - 14/08/05 11:20 AM

wombat
I hunted in the OMAY with HHK Safaris in June of 2004 for 21 days. I took some nice plains game, a good buff, 2 cow elephants and a 55/50 lb Bull Elephant.
There are elephants everywhere. The only animal in greater numbers in the OMAY might be baboon.
I have not hunted with Buzz, but my videographer has and recommends him highly. I have met him and he seems like a fun guy to hunt with.

What rifle and load are you hunting with.
I shot my cows at 6 yards, frontal brain, and 12 yards, side brain.

I am going back to Zim with Brooklands in March 2006. I hope to shoot 2 trophy bulls and 4 crop raider bulls in Deka, and 5 cow elephants in the OMAY.
Elephant hunting is the most fun hunting I have done.

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mikeh416Rigby
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Reged: 24/02/03
Posts: 6051
Loc: The beautiful Oley Valley, PA....

Re: Omay elle hunt in Zim [Re: wombat]
#35819 - 14/08/05 01:02 PM

One of our own, Ann, is off to hunt with Buzz. She's leaving in a day or two. I've heard some good things about Buzz Charlton.

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wombat
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Posts: 163
Loc: Australia

Re: Omay elle hunt in Zim [Re: NE450No2]
#35861 - 15/08/05 10:28 AM

NE450No2

The primary weapon will be a Searcy 500 Nitro double,
the back-up rifle is 416 CZ Rigby.
Suitable?? to the conditions.

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500grains
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Reged: 16/02/04
Posts: 4732
Loc: Salt Lake City, Utah USA

Re: Omay elle hunt in Zim [Re: wombat]
#35862 - 15/08/05 10:40 AM

wombat,

I have shot 3 elephant with my Searcy .500 NE and I am going back this Sept for a hunt with Buzz. The Searcy will be my primary rifle.

My honest opinion is that you do not need 2 elephant rifles. Last trip I took 2 and it was a pain in the butt. I ended up borrowing and renting plains game rifles, both making a nuisance of myself and not shooting quite as well as I should have.

So I would suggest that you take your .500 plus a larger bore plains game caliber, such as the 9.3 or .375. If you have 4 or 5 solids for the smaller rifle, then you can use it as backup just in case the double is damages in some way. But you can also enjoy the plains game portion of your hunt with a proper rifle for it.

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Maineguide
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Reged: 09/03/05
Posts: 88
Loc: New Hampshire

Re: Omay elle hunt in Zim [Re: 500grains]
#35904 - 15/08/05 11:12 PM

500,

That sounds like execellent advice. I'll remember that when I have an elephant hunt booked in the future.

Maineguide

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