albertan
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My first safari with ZimAfrica in April 2006.
http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff189/albertasafari
I hope this works. It's my first crack at posting pictures. 
Edited by albertan (06/09/07 04:05 PM)
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NitroX
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Albertan
Some great trophies in your photo album there. Ladies and gentlemen, it is worth checking out the link.
I may see if I can display some on here, slightly smaller in size.
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Here's three anyway (may re-size them yet). Great lion from Zimbabwe!
Who is the PH and where did you hunt? Tell us the story too.
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Here's three anyway (may re-size them yet). Great lion from Zimbabwe!
Who is the PH and where did you hunt? Tell us the story too.
**I agree--"awesome lion" too say the least--usually a lion like that is from S Africa...
Need to know where he was taken and with who???
Ripp
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albertan
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Thank you .
I booked this safari entirely myself. Made a few mistakes. Learned a lot. And had an overwhelming experience.
The young PH is {and now probably PH] is a freelance apprentice named Doug Gilbert. Great guy.
I went with ZimAfrica Safaris. Wayne Jardine was the PH, and the photographer of the lion and buff photos.
The safari took place in southern Zimbabwe in early 2006. A .338 Win. took everything but the buff. A .458 Win with 500 grain solids did the deed on the buff. A one shot kill on the buff. If I am privileged enough to hunt Cape buffalo again I would use the same load. It was devestating.
The lion was taken at 28 paces on April 4, 2006. The photo was taken at 4:00 pm {After Doug, Wayne, and myself had a tinkle. Nerves you know.}. I am looking directly into the sun. It didn't seem to bother me much.
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That's not this lion by any chance is it?
WINNERS OF THE 2006 ZIMBABWE TROPHY AWARDS
BEST HUNTER FROM PROFICIENCY TEST Warren Thorne
BEST GUIDE FROM PROFICIENCY TEST No suitable candidate
BEST RIVER GUIDE FROM PROFICIENCY No suitable candidate
BEST CANDIDATE FROM RIFA COURSE Kobus Botha
BEST WORKER FOR THE ASSOCIATION Roy Ludick
GALLANTRY AWARD for bravery beyond call of duty
Wayne van den Berg was attacked by a buffalo, and whilst it was goring the PH his Tracker, COWBOY NCUBE, attacked the buffalo in the face, trying to blind it with a knife. The buffalo then turned its attention to Cowboy, and chased him up a tree, thus diverting its attention from the PH, thus saving his life.
ANIMAL TROPHY AWARDS
BEST ANTELOPE
George Brown Bushbuck shot at Malangane measuring 51 and coming No. 2 in SCI.
BEST SABLE
Scott Kendall Sable measuring 107 7/8 and coming 80 in SCI.
BEST LEOPARD
John Sharp with a Leopard shot at Malangani measuring 18 and coming No. 8 in SCI.
BEST BUFFALO
K. Yeatman with a Buffalo shot at Sengwe measuring 125, coming No. 44 in SCI.
BEST ELEPHANT
John Sharp with an elephant shot at Sengwe with ivory weighing 162.9, coming No. 76 in SCI.
BEST ELEPHANT OUT OF THREE
William Mills with three elephants weighing 146.25; 105.75; 105.30
BEST LION
Wayne Dietrechsen on Tuli Safari Area with a lion measuring 24 10/16, which is 33 in SCI.
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Some pictures from Namibia
Some pictures from Zimbabwe
An Elephant Story
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albertan
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No. Mine is about 24. Not larger.
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Charles_Helm
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Well it looks pretty darn big to me!
Sorry about the confusion.
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Some pictures from Namibia
Some pictures from Zimbabwe
An Elephant Story
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Great animals!
Could we get the rifles make and what bullet in the 338 worked on the lion?
Which 500 solid did you use in the 458?
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albertan
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The .338 is an older, custom barrelled Sako. I used 250 Speer Grand Slams with enough IMR 4350 to get me 2650. In the .458 I used 74 grains of H335 powder and a Hornady solid that was heavily crimped. An accurate 2150 fps. Nothing fancy, but it worked.
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Great Lion, Would love to hear more about that hunt. How many days was the hunt ? How many lion did you see ? How many shots did you use...etc. etc... detail on such a great hunt would be appreciated... Good Work..
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The young PH is {and now probably PH] is a freelance apprentice named Doug Gilbert. Great guy.
I went with ZimAfrica Safaris. Wayne Jardine was the PH, and the photographer of the lion and buff photos.
My first safari in 1994 was part of my honeymoon with my wife and Wayne Jardine was the PH. Heard he was no longer PHing but recently heard he was back at it again.
Definitely looks like a great safari with lots of success. The lion is spectacular and the cape buff has nice hard bosses. Not to mention the excellent kudu and other plains game. 
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albertan
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I met Wayne Jardine at the 2006 Reno SCI show. The price as quoted was the same at the end of the hunt. Not priced into the hunt {free} was an unsuccessful PAC elephant hunt over several days, and the extra day it took to get my kudu. I had a tough time with the kudu with everything being green and lush in early April.
Would I hunt with him again? In a New York minute!
The hunt was to be a fourteen day afair. I kept several days on each side of the hunt for sight seeing, paper work,etc. The lion was taken on the 4th day of the hunt.
I chose early April as the lions had not been hunted for a winter. I think I guessed right. The other stuff was harder than hell due to the lush conditions.
Edited by albertan (09/09/07 02:27 PM)
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Ripp
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I picked the early lion hunt in Zim for the same reason--I am the 2nd hunter in camp for the season with thoughts being baits will be hung for 18 days before I get there--I realize there is a risk of best lion being taken but so be it...
Your lion is absolutely awesome-- I can only hope to get one even close to that..
Great job
Ripp
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