MrCreedmoor
AH senior member
Got back from my first safari with Nick Bowker and had the most incredible hunt, the hunt of a lifetime. I will have to post my report over the next few days. I had 9 successful stalks, one very exciting stalk with a close encounter and near miss of a warthog, but I will get to that later. To start, I must say Nick and his staff run the most efficient and professional operation I have ever seen. The food was awesome, accommodations were very comfortable, and the hunting opportunities were unbelievable.
The hunting grounds spanned approximately 125 square miles and consisted of several connected sheep and cattle ranches. All wildlife here are free ranging with only low fences (nothing stopping the game animals from roaming). One high fence operation bordered Nick’s hunting grounds, but never did I feel we were not having a fair chase hunt. The number and diversity of game was outstanding. I saw literally several thousands of animals over my 8 days of hunting. To get an idea of what we saw on a typical day, here is a log my friend recorded. This day was towards the end of the safari with no shots fired:
Driving in search of a warthog
7:15 50 impalas
7:20 trophy kudu
7:32 3 impalas
7:35 2 spring bucks
7:36 15 springbuck
7:38 3 jr warthogs
7:39 4 male springbucks
7:40 sow warthog with 3 babies
7:41 45 springbuck
Pair of blue cranes
Stopped to glass
7:49 2 baby spring buck, 3 adults
While glassing saw
12 impalas
3 warthogs
6 kudu
3 springbucks
25 monkeys
PH saw 12 pigs,15 Impala, 6 kudo, 50 springbuck
It’s now 9:17 driving
9:21 1 springbuck
9:27 25 Impala family group
9:29 springbuck
9:30 springbuck
9:31 3 springbuck
9:34 Kori bustard bird one of the largest flying birds in the world
9:35 springbuck
9:37 9 springbuck
9:40 20 monkeys running across road
9:41 warthog
10:04 Toyota blown fan belt
10:18 spring buck
Lunch break
2:41 out to search for wart hogs again
2:50 9 spring buck
1,000,000,000 locusts
2:51 1 spring buck
3:00 1 mountain reedbuck
3:01 12 Gemsbucks & 2 warthogs, 2 bulls and 3 cows Kudu, 3 mountain reedbucks, 6 springbuck
3:12 7 monkeys
3:16 10 monkeys
3:17 4 black impalas
3:18 1 dieker & 6 gemsbok with babies
3:23 copper spring buck
3:24 1 young male warthog
3:27 5 warthogs
3:30 2 warthogs
3:33 2 steinbeck rams
3:36 2 Impala
3:37 2 monkeys 1 copper springbuck
3:39 13 Blesbok
3:48 1 black Impala, 1 common Impala
3:55 Steinbeck
3:56 jr warthog
3:59 9 springbuck and 3 warthogs
4:04 sable bull
4:07 4 kudu, 2 big bulls, 5 gems buck
4:09 1 waterbuck
4:14 spring buck
4:20 spring buck
4:21 17 Springbuck 2 Steinb
4:28 impala
4:30 springbuck
4:33 springbuck
4:34 3 pigs 4 babies
4:41 4 springbuck
4:48 10 springbuck, 2 kudu
5:01 3 spring buck, 5 warthogs
5:05 25 warthogs, 50 Impala
5:50 7 springbucks
5:56 5 spring bucks 3 blue cranes
5:59 6 spring bucks, 1 copper springbuck
6:01 almost hit a warthog with truck
6:05 1 scrub hair, 8 spring buck, 4 warthogs
6:07 nightjar bird
The hunting grounds spanned approximately 125 square miles and consisted of several connected sheep and cattle ranches. All wildlife here are free ranging with only low fences (nothing stopping the game animals from roaming). One high fence operation bordered Nick’s hunting grounds, but never did I feel we were not having a fair chase hunt. The number and diversity of game was outstanding. I saw literally several thousands of animals over my 8 days of hunting. To get an idea of what we saw on a typical day, here is a log my friend recorded. This day was towards the end of the safari with no shots fired:
Driving in search of a warthog
7:15 50 impalas
7:20 trophy kudu
7:32 3 impalas
7:35 2 spring bucks
7:36 15 springbuck
7:38 3 jr warthogs
7:39 4 male springbucks
7:40 sow warthog with 3 babies
7:41 45 springbuck
Pair of blue cranes
Stopped to glass
7:49 2 baby spring buck, 3 adults
While glassing saw
12 impalas
3 warthogs
6 kudu
3 springbucks
25 monkeys
PH saw 12 pigs,15 Impala, 6 kudo, 50 springbuck
It’s now 9:17 driving
9:21 1 springbuck
9:27 25 Impala family group
9:29 springbuck
9:30 springbuck
9:31 3 springbuck
9:34 Kori bustard bird one of the largest flying birds in the world
9:35 springbuck
9:37 9 springbuck
9:40 20 monkeys running across road
9:41 warthog
10:04 Toyota blown fan belt
10:18 spring buck
Lunch break
2:41 out to search for wart hogs again
2:50 9 spring buck
1,000,000,000 locusts
2:51 1 spring buck
3:00 1 mountain reedbuck
3:01 12 Gemsbucks & 2 warthogs, 2 bulls and 3 cows Kudu, 3 mountain reedbucks, 6 springbuck
3:12 7 monkeys
3:16 10 monkeys
3:17 4 black impalas
3:18 1 dieker & 6 gemsbok with babies
3:23 copper spring buck
3:24 1 young male warthog
3:27 5 warthogs
3:30 2 warthogs
3:33 2 steinbeck rams
3:36 2 Impala
3:37 2 monkeys 1 copper springbuck
3:39 13 Blesbok
3:48 1 black Impala, 1 common Impala
3:55 Steinbeck
3:56 jr warthog
3:59 9 springbuck and 3 warthogs
4:04 sable bull
4:07 4 kudu, 2 big bulls, 5 gems buck
4:09 1 waterbuck
4:14 spring buck
4:20 spring buck
4:21 17 Springbuck 2 Steinb
4:28 impala
4:30 springbuck
4:33 springbuck
4:34 3 pigs 4 babies
4:41 4 springbuck
4:48 10 springbuck, 2 kudu
5:01 3 spring buck, 5 warthogs
5:05 25 warthogs, 50 Impala
5:50 7 springbucks
5:56 5 spring bucks 3 blue cranes
5:59 6 spring bucks, 1 copper springbuck
6:01 almost hit a warthog with truck
6:05 1 scrub hair, 8 spring buck, 4 warthogs
6:07 nightjar bird
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