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Thanks for the comments Bigfive, it really is appreciated, nice to be accepted by your fellow hunters. I belong to the John Taylor School, always use enough gun and never take a shot unless you are sure. It's my proud boast that I have never had to take a second shot at a deer. Mainly because they are my main quarry and I will not shoot if there is a chance I will merely wound. I firmly believe we have a duty to despatch our quarry as quickly and cleanly as possible. I've seen too many people who just "Blaze off into the brown" and hope for the best.

I was amazed at the tenacity of African wildlife and was mighty glad I stuck to those priciples and selected the .375. My Wildebeeste took the fist shot too high and it smashed one of the fins off the vertabrae above the shoulder. It went down instantly but was up again in seconds. I put the second shot between the neck and shoulder right into the boiler room ( it was quartering towards me ) and it still needed a heart shot to finish it.
I'm convinced if I'd used a lighter calibre, I would have lost it. OK the first shot was muffed, we've all done that at some time I guess, but I took it as a lesson learned.

Unfortunately due to ill health, my working life and sporting life are on hold, but as soon as I'm back on my feet, both physically and financially, you can be sure an african trip will be fairly high up on the list of priorities.

I have never enjoyed an experience so much. After 10 days, I honestly felt like I'd known the PH's all my life, we laughed and joked for hours on end and it was true what the Kgama motto was. "Arrrive a client, leave a friend"

Here's hoping I will get to see RSA again sometime and hopefully our trails will cross too.

Happy hunting mate!!

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