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GB - Dande

PH Comment - Dean

Early season conditions very tough. Thick bush and water everywhere. After the third day, buffalo were found and approached every day, not easily. We shot at 12m in thick jess on day 8, a very well deserved and earned bull! Nice shooting by GB in the jesse! An impala ram was also taken the following day. Camp was amazing, food great, staff very good. Also saw a lovely kudu bull, a huge bodied warthog, sable, waterbuck, elephants, other buff, impala, duiker etc. A very fun hunt with lovely new friends.

Client Comment

I couldn’t have expected a better experience. First days watching and tracking single bulls, meeting elephants, we were told exactly how to act and felt very safe. Got a great introduction as to how and where to shoot a buffalo at the beginning. It helped a lot to place a good shot on a short distance. Even tough first days contained a lot of walking and tracking, we had a lot of fun and it was great hunting, never got tired about that. We saw a lot of different species already described. After switching to tracking herds, we always found them. Great to experience coming close to groups of buffalos after tracking them for hours. And then to be surrounded by buffalo’s and place a close shot, followed by action around was extraordinary. Also always feel very safe. Overall Dean and his team did an amazing job. Always in a good mood, preparing great bush lunch, setting up hammocks and taking great care with my girlfriend. Camp is great as well, a lovely place to stay with friends and caring staff.

Thanks for these great hunting days

PW - Unit 6

PH Comment - Buzz

One for the record books. CMS most ambitious hunt to date. We wanted to take the big 4. Taken with open sight, with the very first Shikari Rigby Double. The only 450 Rigby ever built. We also wanted to take a lion by tracking. The massive lion was taken after 9km of tracking on day 4. It was a huge cat and will measure very high in the record books. Not that I am remotely interested in that.

We then had a leopard we needed bait for, and PW then dropped a hard bossed buffalo with one shot, and bait problem was solved. After 3 sittings Phil got a great old leopard in broad day light, with the open sighted double, no mean feet.

We then had several days to work on the ele and tracked and turned down lots of bulls. But decided to take a huge bodied 50lb. Again PW shot amazingly well, and it was a perfect side brain shot.

I must complement PW he is the best open sighted double shootist I have had the pleasure of guiding.

Client Comment

The plan was an ambitious one.
Take a brand-new Rigby Double in a caliber that had never been made before. 450 No 2, and hunt 4 of the big 5 in 21 days. All with open sights. A tall order.
Buzz and his team of course pulled it off in magnificent fashion.

A huge old lion was tracked on foot first
Next was a hard boss cape buffalo, hunted up in the hills in a teak forest.

Then a beautiful old leopard that toyed with us a couple of times before giving us a shot. Three of the big four in eight days. Remarkable.

We took the elephant on day 16. Completion of the four of the big five in 16 days. Buzz’s entire team did a perfect job as usual. A fantastic hunt.

SB - SW Lowveld

PH Comment - Alan

As usual, a great hunt with SB. It was very wet and the first few days there was plenty of rain. First day we tracked a lone bull but had to quit as it gained a large herd. Tracks were tough to find because of the rain and most bulls seemed to be in herds still. Day 2 we had a slow start but around mid-morning we found a very fresh lone bull track and after checking for 20 minutes we heard him but couldn't see him it was thick and stoney, eventually we spotted him but he was only he only ran 50 yards stopped. We snuck up and around 30 yards from where he was standing and then gaining broadside, SB put a good shot and he took off. We waited a few moments then moved forward little by little until we could hear him it was clear he was down but not yet dead we cautiously moved around the thicket where we heard him in and eventually saw him lying down. We had to get within 20 yards or less to see clearly enough to finish him off. He would have died soon if we had waited for longer for the first shot went through both lungs. Day 3 we found the loan bull track and tracked 9 kilometers only to find that it had joined the herd late afternoon we saw two bulls on the road 1 mature 40 plus but decided he needed a few more years to breed the other was young. Day 4 we followed along track early but he busted us so we let him be and continued looking for others we found tracks of two bulls followed for less than an hour we were bumped by a giraffe cow and calf which ran past us. We continued for a little then in the track suddenly did a U-turn now facing back we had come from in the meantime the giraffe must have run past the buff and spooked the old one which ran into the open where we had just been and presented SB with a great shot his first shot was perfect and then he made a brilliant running second shot. Buff only ran 30 yards and died. In all a great area excellent camps and staff we saw rhino at different lion Buffalo not so fair as zebra wildebeest and parlor some water back plenty of water and grass.

SS - Dande

PH Comment - Alan

We had a very tough hunt with no a lot of bulls moving in the north and hard tracking. We saw one decent 30 pounder, but turned him down. The rest we tracked were less than 30 lbs. We then moved to the East for the last 5 days, we found most of the bulls we saw tracks of, but nothing decent size. We worked really hard and walked many kms. SS is a real trooper and a great guy. He made a brilliant 200 yard shot on a hyena with his 450 #2 double open sights.

CT - SW Lowveld

PH Comment - Dean

Accommodation at camp is top notch, the food is absolutely outstanding. The staff were very friendly and professional. The buffalo hunting is off the chart, we found dugga bulls daily, affording an authentic and exciting dagga bull hunt, up close and personal, in true tradition. Collection of a brown and spotted hyena out of the same blind, the same night was an exciting bonus! Top Drawer.

Client Comment

Outstanding area, very well fun and funded. A real privilege to hunt there. Both buffalo were taken in proper fashion, we took them both after long tracking sessions (up to 6 hours) ending in exciting close range shots in thick cover. I couldn’t have scripted it better. Thanks to Dean who gave it 100% and the trackers. You can't get a more capable and professional team. Thanks!

WB - Dande

PH Comment - David

Fantastic hunt in Nyakasanga. We had a very wet season, so lots of water and thick bush. We had a very successful hunt. Lion movement was not as much as we hoped for but after 2 weeks we had got our lion and buffalo, and a good amount of plains game. We had some awesome sightings, lots of elephants, wild dogs, buffalo and plains game.

JW - SW Lowveld

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GB - Dande


PH Comment - Dean
Early season conditions very tough. Thick bush and water everywhere. After the third day, buffalo were found and approached every day, not easily. We shot at 12m in thick jess on day 8, a very well deserved and earned bull! Nice shooting by GB in the jesse! An impala ram was also taken the following day. Camp was amazing, food great, staff very good. Also saw a lovely kudu bull, a huge bodied warthog, sable, waterbuck, elephants, other buff, impala, duiker etc. A very fun hunt with lovely new friends.

Client Comment
I couldn’t have expected a better experience. First days watching and tracking single bulls, meeting elephants, we were told exactly how to act and felt very safe. Got a great introduction as to how and where to shoot a buffalo at the beginning. It helped a lot to place a good shot on a short distance. Even tough first days contained a lot of walking and tracking, we had a lot of fun and it was great hunting, never got tired about that. We saw a lot of different species already described. After switching to tracking herds, we always found them. Great to experience coming close to groups of buffalos after tracking them for hours. And then to be surrounded by buffalo’s and place a close shot, followed by action around was extraordinary. Also always feel very safe. Overall Dean and his team did an amazing job. Always in a good mood, preparing great bush lunch, setting up hammocks and taking great care with my girlfriend. Camp is great as well, a lovely place to stay with friends and caring staff. Thanks for these great hunting days

PW - Unit 6






PH Comment - Buzz
One for the record books. CMS most ambitious hunt to date. We wanted to take the big 4. Taken with open sight, with the very first Shikari Rigby Double. The only 450 Rigby ever built. We also wanted to take a lion by tracking. The massive lion was taken after 9km of tracking on day 4. It was a huge cat and will measure very high in the record books. Not that I am remotely interested in that. We then had a leopard we needed bait for, and PW then dropped a hard bossed buffalo with one shot, and bait problem was solved. After 3 sittings Phil got a great old leopard in broad day light, with the open sighted double, no mean feet. We then had several days to work on the ele and tracked and turned down lots of bulls. But decided to take a huge bodied 50lb. Again PW shot amazingly well, and it was a perfect side brain shot. I must complement PW he is the best open sighted double shootist I have had the pleasure of guiding.

Client Comment
The plan was an ambitious one. Take a brand-new Rigby Double in a caliber that had never been made before. 450 No 2, and hunt 4 of the big 5 in 21 days. All with open sights. A tall order. Buzz and his team of course pulled it off in magnificent fashion. A huge old lion was tracked on foot first Next was a hard boss cape buffalo, hunted up in the hills in a teak forest. Then a beautiful old leopard that toyed with us a couple of times before giving us a shot. Three of the big four in eight days. Remarkable. We took the elephant on day 16. Completion of the four of the big five in 16 days. Buzz’s entire team did a perfect job as usual. A fantastic hunt.

SB - SW Lowveld




PH Comment - Alan
As usual, a great hunt with SB. It was very wet and the first few days there was plenty of rain. First day we tracked a lone bull but had to quit as it gained a large herd. Tracks were tough to find because of the rain and most bulls seemed to be in herds still. Day 2 we had a slow start but around mid-morning we found a very fresh lone bull track and after checking for 20 minutes we heard him but couldn't see him it was thick and stoney, eventually we spotted him but he was only he only ran 50 yards stopped. We snuck up and around 30 yards from where he was standing and then gaining broadside, SB put a good shot and he took off. We waited a few moments then moved forward little by little until we could hear him it was clear he was down but not yet dead we cautiously moved around the thicket where we heard him in and eventually saw him lying down. We had to get within 20 yards or less to see clearly enough to finish him off. He would have died soon if we had waited for longer for the first shot went through both lungs. Day 3 we found the loan bull track and tracked 9 kilometers only to find that it had joined the herd late afternoon we saw two bulls on the road 1 mature 40 plus but decided he needed a few more years to breed the other was young. Day 4 we followed along track early but he busted us so we let him be and continued looking for others we found tracks of two bulls followed for less than an hour we were bumped by a giraffe cow and calf which ran past us. We continued for a little then in the track suddenly did a U-turn now facing back we had come from in the meantime the giraffe must have run past the buff and spooked the old one which ran into the open where we had just been and presented SB with a great shot his first shot was perfect and then he made a brilliant running second shot. Buff only ran 30 yards and died. In all a great area excellent camps and staff we saw rhino at different lion Buffalo not so fair as zebra wildebeest and parlor some water back plenty of water and grass.

SS - Dande




PH Comment - Alan
We had a very tough hunt with no a lot of bulls moving in the north and hard tracking. We saw one decent 30 pounder, but turned him down. The rest we tracked were less than 30 lbs. We then moved to the East for the last 5 days, we found most of the bulls we saw tracks of, but nothing decent size. We worked really hard and walked many kms. SS is a real trooper and a great guy. He made a brilliant 200 yard shot on a hyena with his 450 #2 double open sights.

CT - SW Lowveld






PH Comment - Dean
Accommodation at camp is top notch, the food is absolutely outstanding. The staff were very friendly and professional. The buffalo hunting is off the chart, we found dugga bulls daily, affording an authentic and exciting dagga bull hunt, up close and personal, in true tradition. Collection of a brown and spotted hyena out of the same blind, the same night was an exciting bonus! Top Drawer.

Client Comment
Outstanding area, very well fun and funded. A real privilege to hunt there. Both buffalo were taken in proper fashion, we took them both after long tracking sessions (up to 6 hours) ending in exciting close range shots in thick cover. I couldn’t have scripted it better. Thanks to Dean who gave it 100% and the trackers. You can't get a more capable and professional team. Thanks!

WB - Dande






PH Comment - David
Fantastic hunt in Nyakasanga. We had a very wet season, so lots of water and thick bush. We had a very successful hunt. Lion movement was not as much as we hoped for but after 2 weeks we had got our lion and buffalo, and a good amount of plains game. We had some awesome sightings, lots of elephants, wild dogs, buffalo and plains game.