JS - Nyakasanga

PH Comment - Alan Shearing

This was JS first buffalo hunt, so wanted to see a few buff before shooting one. We had a great first day, tracked a dagga boy and found him resting in the same jesse. We left him. The in the pm found tracks of a herd and followed. We caught up and spent some amazing hours sneaking into the herd. Could have taken a good hard bull. Day 2 was slow, then Day 3 we chased a very wild herd, which did not give us many chances to see them well. Day 4 we tracked 2 bulls early am and we nearly got a shot at a very nice bull. The other was young, but eventually they bust us and took off. We left them. Day 5 we found tracks of a hug herd, we caught them fairly quickly, and after seeing bits and pieces on the outskirts of the herd, which were already mostly in some thick jesse. We spotted a small group farther off from the herd mainly consisting of bulls. We got into +/- 60 yard and one was good, so decided to take when he presented a shot. A few minutes on the sticks and the bull walked in a bit of a clearing. JS took the shot! He ran off +/-70 yards and after waiting 30 minutes went in and finished him off. 1st shot was a little low but broke his front leg. The rest of the days were spent hunting impala with David leading and collecting 2 nice rams. A bit of game viewing and tiny bit of fishing.

Client Comment

I had a great time. It wasn't just the hunt, but the whole experience. Alan was a great choice for me and I hope to hunt with him again. David was also a pleasure and I look forward to him passing his exams in November. It was good to see you at breakfast and I will look forward to SCI in Nashville!