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If a PH was in the habit of firing his rifle within a second or two of an arrow strike, however perfect, just because the animal didn't immediately fall over, I suspect he would find himself waiting a long time between bowhunter bookings.

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I've seen videos where the hero PH thinks he should shoot his own rifle at the SAME TIME as his cape buffalo client. I think a Boddington video and I think I remember the PHs name.

If a PH did this to me, I'd be saying he just paid that trophy fee himself.

Not enough experience with cape buffalo for me But with water buffalo I don't mind the PH shooting as well if the bull looks like it's going to run away. One GUIDE did shoot once a bit too quickly for my liking on one buffalo. Hecsaid he thought it was about to run away.

When I've taken guys out, I shot at a buffalo when my partners rifle was empty. The buff at maybe 100 to 200 yards away wounded. I missed but it hit a termite mound, the spectacular dust explosion brought the buff running anged past us. I ran after it to find it walking slowly away and pole axed it. With hindsight I wished I'd let my partner finish it off. But I also don't want to follow up a wounded buffalo for ten KMs in the dry waterless heat.

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John aka NitroX

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