Charlton McCallum Safaris
2026 archive

Field journal 43

GB - Dande

20264 photographs2 field notes

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