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Re: A safari is a journey + an exciting buff hunt - Hunting
      16/09/15 03:29 AM

Last day, we decided to hunt in the morning and then in the afternoon pack up camp and stay in Katherine in a motel that evening. Meet up with Claydog the next morning, and then drive to the airport for JB to catch his flight back to France. We had enough time for all this, but I know I get nervous about days where international flights are required. All you need is something to go wrong, and time gets short or worse.

We had been checking out the three buffalo carcases from the track but decided this morning to see if any pigs were on it or camped near by.

Three stinky carcases and a fair amount of pig sign. None on it or lying near by. Tracked one of the pig trails and found another carcase further away.

Following some tracks, we headed for what looked like a line of trees in the distance which might be a stream. Lots of thick bush here making it hard to move. I think the line of trees was a stream as JB thought it was but in the end we headed through the bush which was actually passable and hot another stream. I could actually smell pigs before hitting it, but no pigs sighted. Followed it and it twisted and turned and took us back to the main river and track where our Landcruiser was parked.

We had been told a large bull buffalo might be found in a "delta" between two arms of the same river (system) so decided to hunt for it. Interesting creeks, spotted a bird which looks like a pheasant, but I can't remember its name, it flew off before a photo was possible. A good walk, hot and dry, but no sign of anything. Tracks which were probably cattle, nothing big at all and not a pig track in sight.



One of the little creeks we followed.

Eventually decided this was a waste of time and headed back to the Landcruiser.



Cattle on the track camped near our Landcruiser.



The crossing on the main river, a look each way from the Landcruiser during the crossing.






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JB stalks the gate.



Away we go, with the spoils of the hunt roped on the back.

Met up with Claydog at home, he generously agreed to take care of finishing off the buffalo skull for us, cutting it back and getting it freighted to KB in France. Along with other clients' trophies.

Good to meet up again, and hopefully will enjoy a dinner or a hunt one day!

Off to Darwin, a long drive and had a sandwich for lunch at the airport and a beer with JB. A smoke outside and then Jb was off to enter the international area of the airport.

It is really good to meet up with NE members, Claydog, Pato and also hunt and enjoy the company of larcher/JB. Thanks to Claydog and Pato for helping set us up on the property

The hunt without a bull was real fun and very enjoyable. But getting a bull finishes it off with a success.




A happy JB with his buffalo bull.

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* A safari is a journey + an exciting buff hunt - Drive North NitroXAdministrator 06/09/15 10:22 PM
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