Focus in the South Bank of Lake Cabora Bassa (Mozambique), looking to get a Cape Buffalo, which we pick up a big herd of buffalo (about 150) and star tracking late at 12:00 and after 30 minutes we were on them there were some great genetics but after 2 hours of follow them we did`t had luck and did not fire my 416 (the pigmy) . We saw great game, Kudus, Impalas, etc.

The same we start following the tracks of a group of 5 daga boys at 8:00 am without know this hunt it was going to be a tuff 25 km 7 hours walk, temperature around 42 Celsius. We saw a roan and a group of 6 elephants on our walk back - with our daga boy in the bag. We caught them after 5 hours, excellent tracking and team work.

After the hunt of the day before we decided to check some islands on the lake by canoe from one of the villages looking for hippo, but as it was very windy we did not have any luck, so after lunch we took a walk near camp on the north bank, we saw some female grysbok and duikers, and after an hour walk we saw a male bushbuck about 60-70 meters and smoked! It was a 14 inch windy bushbuck. A great little walk, a walk to remember.

We start the day on the cruiser looking for a lake fisherman to paddle for us into the channels of the Cabora Bassa looking for Hippo and in the last channel we went into a small dam between some thick brush and there they were about 8 hippos and just before the day was gone we decided to take the side brain shot of the biggest one from the dugout, we left the dirty work for next morning, knowing it was a good shot. My heart was pumping hard the all day as we were always between hippos and crocs.

Just day 5 and it was Mission hippo, the same way we got there the day before (by dugout) we went to the place to recover the hippo. It was a difficult morning! First finding the hippo and then watching all the people (about 100) coming out from everywhere to help to get the beast out of the water, all just to get some meat.
This afternoon we went to set some baits for the croc`s, and we sat in one of our blinds and saw a lot of them - one particular Big , dark and heavy croc, but it was dark when he decided to get out of the water and we did not risk the shoot, but waited for the next day.

Leopard bait checking and walks for Duikers and Grysboks

Big Croc Day, we sat at one of our baits in a 49 Celsius temp. After 3 hours to be waiting and looking to several crocs none come out to our bait. Finally our beast was out and got it with 3 shots brain, neck and a body shot.

We cross the crussier back to Zimbabwe by ferry in the morning very relaxing, Leopard bait checking, Hunt a Kudu cow for more Leopard bait. Saw some leopard tracks

Leopard bait checking without luck, hunting for duikers that afternoon no luck.

Roan tracking morning. We pick the track at daylight and after 3 hours of excellent tracking we were on them, we saw them for about 3 minutes eating some fruits about 70 yards, 2 females and one small male that we decided to pass. In the night we went for hyenas and missed one.

Went back to Nyankok spring to try to track a Roan and again just day light and we pick a male single track that we decided to follow but went with the wind and after 1 hour we decided to quit the hunt so we went back to the cruiser and went to check our leopard bait and tracks. Our last bait was hit by a leopard so we decided to built a blind there and hunt it that afternoon we set until 9:00 pm with out luck.

In our way to check our last baits we found 5 elephants bull tracks from that morning that we follow and after 3 hour of tracking we were about a 100 mts. From them went they wind at us and disappear running so no luck that morning.
That night we went to our hyena spot and we kill one with 2 shoots.

Our last day of hunting was planning to be easy going for tiger fish fishing and get ready to go back to Zimbabwe; but that morning Carel give us the advise to give the last check on our very last bait for leopard and for 9:30 a.m. we were on the bait and for our surprise it was hit by a the leopard the we kill the very last minute of our hunt (7:53 p.m.) after we did again the blind that we were pick up the day before. WHAT A WAY TO END A VERY SUCCESSFUL AND UNIQUE SAFARI.

Is always an honour to hunt with professional hard working team. Great to hunt again whit Buzz, they always have or make a plan! The highest hunting skills and there is always an extra effort to get the trophies. Thanks again.

- Antonio Trevino, October 2006