Henrik's 14 and half inch Chobe bushbuck shot with a .338
One of Ralphs hippo bulls shot in
Nyakasanga at Mwenza Pan
off after the eland. The eland had stopped in the thick bush
after several hundred metres and Henrik took the 200 metre
shot which was no problem with the .338. Several moments
later I again had a very happy son!
Before the end of the hunt Jannie and his team surprised
me with a really good birthday song, a boat ride down the
Zambezi river and a big chocolate cake - of course we would
be back the following year.
And so – we did return the following year. This time it
would be a buffalo bull for Henrik and a tuskless elephant
for me. Henrik had chosen a CZ Magnum .416 Rigby with
400 grain solids and Swift A-Frame bullets and I had my
double with me again. We began the safari at the Sengwa
Research station which proved excellent for buffalo and
plains game. “Never change a winning team”, I say. This
proved to be right as early on in the hunt Henrik, guided by
Jannie, shot an excellent buffalo bull.
From Sengwa we continued on to Chete for a tuskless.
It was tough hunting in the thick bush and rocky terrain
but it was made bearable by a good camp, good fo