Charlton McCallum Safaris
2025 archive

Field journal 25

TL - Nyakasanga

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PH Comment - Buzz

I had been planning this hunt with TL for several years. I knew we would have a fun hunt – I just didn’t know it was going to be that much fun!!What a great 10 days and what a privilege to do my very last tuskless with a great guy like TL. His shooting was outstanding. We also got a 13 year old dagga boy and several great plains game species also. I could not ask for a nicer client than TL. What an amazing hunt and 2028 is planned.

Client Comment

There are times in your life when you come across extraordinary people. I just had the privilege of hunting with Buzz Charlton of Charlton McCallum Safaris. This was one of those times. Buzz possesses the highest level of hunting aptitude combined with the ability to interact comfortably and effortlessly with his clients and every member of his staff. I came to camp as a new client and left as a close friend. We had great fun each day on safari, always ending with a sundowner around the fire and justifying another cigar. I am honoured to have been his last client to hunt tuskless cow elephant. The hunt was conducted successfully without incident, and I was put in a position to make a 10-yard. frontal brain shot. The tuskless was ancient and was almost worn through her last set of molars. A perfect tuskless cow! Buzz and his team led me on many successful tracking sessions to old Dugga Boys. We set out on seven different tracking sessions across 4 days of hunting, finally ending by taking a 13+ year old ancient warrior Cape Buffalo. Additionally, Buzz has very high proficiency for hunting Sharpe's Grysbok. This might seem insignificant, but this animal is very difficult to hunt and is likely the most difficult of the tiny ten. We saw 19 Grysbok in 2 days of hunting. Unbelievable! It is incredibly exciting to see Buzz and his team of trackers, Criton and Nyati, work the tracks with success. Unbelievable skill to track all these various animals. I am looking forward to another hunt with Buzz and his team in 2028