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The "Hairy", the Buffalo & the Hippo - Tanzania
This story has been translated from French to English by Google translate. The original French version can be found below.
Tanzania (Selous), male elephant at sunset near the river Mbaragandu (hunting area Mkuyu).
Christopher is on the box Luhaniandu amodi馥 the company for which he works, Tanganyika Wildlife Safari. This is an area located in southern Selous. His hunter is a Russian who wants primarily a lion.
Obviously, the man seeks above all as the say in their jargon hunting guides: "a large hairy" which is incidentally the opposite of what is called in the same jargon, "an Iroquois" It will be served!
Christopher, who that very evening of the arrival of his client, he has focused his rifle 300 Weatherby, he proposes to attack the next day "in the drive.
It was indeed knowledge, 3 hours drive from the camp near the Luwugu place or hang around big yellow cats.
It does not take more to motivate the hunter, the next day, immediately after breakfast, is one of the first to climb into the 4x4.
At daybreak, the team hunting finds herself on the spot.
It is a magnificent site, slightly hilly with a beautiful lake and of course the presence of the river Luwugu.
"There," as Christopher said, "any wildlife on the water: hundreds of hippos, crocs but to also to increasing waterbuck, bushbuck ..."
"After the wonder, of course, we look for traces of cats" he said.
Very soon, the hunting team discovers a trace of a male of 10 inches wide but it is not of prime freshness ...
Now that the guide reinforces the fact that lions are still in place.
The travels continue ... "A little later, we came across a kill of a young hippo (a kill is a carcass, a result of predation, editor's note) which was a lioness" notes Christopher.
"We approached the lion was furious and grumbled terribly but we could see or perceive the male.
Once the lion part cons heart, the team searched more deeply around the corpse and found a fresh trail of a "big daddy" ...
"I knew when it was there! Remained to be stronger than him ... against predators predator!" said the guide Tawisa.
With experience, Christopher decided to move the carcass dragging over one kilometer before tying a acacia.
"It seemed the wiser," he says: "where the lions would follow and therefore this is the lion, knowing that it was absolutely necessary to complete the remains of the hippo meat fresh."
The guide then take his hunter one of the favorite foods of lions and well represented in the area, namely a growing waterbuck.
It goes perfectly in addition to the remains of the hippo.
Christopher also takes care to build his men in a tree, 75 meters, a lookout for the next day.
The next day, everyone is back in place before the day comes up.
The meat has been eaten but there is still no trace of male.
By mutual agreement with his hunter, Christopher decides to spend not only the day but at night there. They have it for water and food needed.
The waiting begins.
Around 18 hours, 2 lionesses come then they are hyenas and all the nocturnal predators.
"It growls, it's squabbling, it makes a lot of noise but at daybreak, it is clear that the lion did not come" summarizes the guide.
This is far from being discouraged, the team decides: 1 to deliver fresh meat, 2 to go on the site an extra night. This will avoid once more the 6 hours of tracks.
Then the team took the road back.
Initially, the hunter and the guide decided to feed the bait to draw a hippo.
Branch Lake or so hundreds of these animals frolic.
At 10 hours, the mass grave is re-fed with the carcass of a horse River (hippopotamus), male, adult, whose "baby teeth" measuring 67 centimeters or 26.4 inches!
In a second step, the team decides to take a short rest before going back up to 16 hours...
But as they seek a quiet, shady and sufficiently distant from their carriage to "pose" a little guide, hunter and trackers fall into a canyon on a herd of buffalo.
They watch and sees 3 males detach. There were some very good representative of the species.
The bait is far enough, Christopher decides to make the draw.
The band of buffalo is 114.3 cm or 45 inches! At 16 hours, is taken up on the lookout.
At 18 hours, three lionesses arise. But still no lion.
"Ca va, ca just until 1 am when we heard a huge roar," said the guide.
"I look in the binoculars in the moonlight, I distinguished. IT is there, he wears a beautiful mane ... But we must expect the dawn."
All times are strung slower than days but I am confident. On the hippos, the "large" remain.
Finally the first rays appear. We see at last. It is beautiful. A "big hair" as we are few in the wild!"
"My hunter does more. He has, in front of him a lion-standard, one of his dreams, his lion!"
But he must wait while the fawn is this good for the stroke is fatal immediately.
This is the case a few moments. The opportunity to enjoy a little of this splendid creature.
And then suddenly the lion is in perfect position, and rare magic moment of "shoot" an animal that has been sought and for which we have done everything.
The ultimate moment or two predators confront...
The Russian fighter looks at me, gun propped in the crook of his shoulder...
A simple nod will suffice. The 300 tonne, the lion collapsed. It is all over".
Clarification: If the mane of the lion is beautiful, the animal was not very long body (2.70 meters or 106.3 inches) and had no skull except (SCI total score 23).
It weighed, however (on balance) 197 kilograms or 434.3 pounds!
He had also beaten as recently evidenced by his scar near his eye.
Note that Christopher believes that the age of the animal was between 6 and 8 years.
This story has been translated from French to English by Google translate. The original French version can be found below.
Tanzania (Selous), male elephant at sunset near the river Mbaragandu (hunting area Mkuyu).
Christopher is on the box Luhaniandu amodi馥 the company for which he works, Tanganyika Wildlife Safari. This is an area located in southern Selous. His hunter is a Russian who wants primarily a lion.
Obviously, the man seeks above all as the say in their jargon hunting guides: "a large hairy" which is incidentally the opposite of what is called in the same jargon, "an Iroquois" It will be served!
Christopher, who that very evening of the arrival of his client, he has focused his rifle 300 Weatherby, he proposes to attack the next day "in the drive.
It was indeed knowledge, 3 hours drive from the camp near the Luwugu place or hang around big yellow cats.
It does not take more to motivate the hunter, the next day, immediately after breakfast, is one of the first to climb into the 4x4.
At daybreak, the team hunting finds herself on the spot.
It is a magnificent site, slightly hilly with a beautiful lake and of course the presence of the river Luwugu.
"There," as Christopher said, "any wildlife on the water: hundreds of hippos, crocs but to also to increasing waterbuck, bushbuck ..."
"After the wonder, of course, we look for traces of cats" he said.
Very soon, the hunting team discovers a trace of a male of 10 inches wide but it is not of prime freshness ...
Now that the guide reinforces the fact that lions are still in place.
The travels continue ... "A little later, we came across a kill of a young hippo (a kill is a carcass, a result of predation, editor's note) which was a lioness" notes Christopher.
"We approached the lion was furious and grumbled terribly but we could see or perceive the male.
Once the lion part cons heart, the team searched more deeply around the corpse and found a fresh trail of a "big daddy" ...
"I knew when it was there! Remained to be stronger than him ... against predators predator!" said the guide Tawisa.
With experience, Christopher decided to move the carcass dragging over one kilometer before tying a acacia.
"It seemed the wiser," he says: "where the lions would follow and therefore this is the lion, knowing that it was absolutely necessary to complete the remains of the hippo meat fresh."
The guide then take his hunter one of the favorite foods of lions and well represented in the area, namely a growing waterbuck.
It goes perfectly in addition to the remains of the hippo.
Christopher also takes care to build his men in a tree, 75 meters, a lookout for the next day.
The next day, everyone is back in place before the day comes up.
The meat has been eaten but there is still no trace of male.
By mutual agreement with his hunter, Christopher decides to spend not only the day but at night there. They have it for water and food needed.
The waiting begins.
Around 18 hours, 2 lionesses come then they are hyenas and all the nocturnal predators.
"It growls, it's squabbling, it makes a lot of noise but at daybreak, it is clear that the lion did not come" summarizes the guide.
This is far from being discouraged, the team decides: 1 to deliver fresh meat, 2 to go on the site an extra night. This will avoid once more the 6 hours of tracks.
Then the team took the road back.
Initially, the hunter and the guide decided to feed the bait to draw a hippo.
Branch Lake or so hundreds of these animals frolic.
At 10 hours, the mass grave is re-fed with the carcass of a horse River (hippopotamus), male, adult, whose "baby teeth" measuring 67 centimeters or 26.4 inches!
In a second step, the team decides to take a short rest before going back up to 16 hours...
But as they seek a quiet, shady and sufficiently distant from their carriage to "pose" a little guide, hunter and trackers fall into a canyon on a herd of buffalo.
They watch and sees 3 males detach. There were some very good representative of the species.
The bait is far enough, Christopher decides to make the draw.
The band of buffalo is 114.3 cm or 45 inches! At 16 hours, is taken up on the lookout.
At 18 hours, three lionesses arise. But still no lion.
"Ca va, ca just until 1 am when we heard a huge roar," said the guide.
"I look in the binoculars in the moonlight, I distinguished. IT is there, he wears a beautiful mane ... But we must expect the dawn."
All times are strung slower than days but I am confident. On the hippos, the "large" remain.
Finally the first rays appear. We see at last. It is beautiful. A "big hair" as we are few in the wild!"
"My hunter does more. He has, in front of him a lion-standard, one of his dreams, his lion!"
But he must wait while the fawn is this good for the stroke is fatal immediately.
This is the case a few moments. The opportunity to enjoy a little of this splendid creature.
And then suddenly the lion is in perfect position, and rare magic moment of "shoot" an animal that has been sought and for which we have done everything.
The ultimate moment or two predators confront...
The Russian fighter looks at me, gun propped in the crook of his shoulder...
A simple nod will suffice. The 300 tonne, the lion collapsed. It is all over".
Clarification: If the mane of the lion is beautiful, the animal was not very long body (2.70 meters or 106.3 inches) and had no skull except (SCI total score 23).
It weighed, however (on balance) 197 kilograms or 434.3 pounds!
He had also beaten as recently evidenced by his scar near his eye.
Note that Christopher believes that the age of the animal was between 6 and 8 years.
Original French Version
Le "Chevelu", le Buffle et l辿ippo - Tanzanie
Tanzanie (Selous), 駘駱hant m稷e au coucher du soleil aux abords de la rivi鑽e Mbaragandu (zone de chasse de Mkuyu).
Christophe est sur la zone de Luhaniandu amodi馥 la compagnie pour laquelle il travaille, Tanganyika Wildlife Safari. C弾st une zone qui se situe dans le sud Selous. Son chasseur est un russe qui veut prioritairement un lion.
Bien 騅idemment, l檀omme recherche avant tout comme le disent dans leur jargon les guides de chasse: "un grand chevelu" qui est, soit dit en passant le contraire, de ce qu弛n nomme dans ce m麥e jargon, "un Iroquois" Il va 黎re servi!
Christophe, qui d鑚 le soir m麥e de l誕rriv馥 de son client, lui a fait cibler sa carabine 300 Weatherby, lui propose d誕ttaquer d鑚 le lendemain "dans le dur".
Il a en effet, connaissance, 3 heures de voiture du campement, au bord de la Luwugu dç½®n lieu ou "tra?ent" de grands chats jaunes.
Il n弾n faut pas plus pour motiver le chasseur qui, le lendemain, d鑚 la fin du petit d駛euner, est l置n des premiers monter dans le 4x4.
A la pointe du jour, lå¸quipe de chasse se retrouve donc sur place.
Il s誕git d置n site somptueux, l馮鑽ement montagneux avec un superbe lac et bien 騅idemment la pr駸ence de la rivi鑽e Luwugu.
"Il y a l?, comme le pr馗ise Christophe, "toute la faune du bord de l弾au: des centaines d檀ippos, de crocos mais aussi des cobes croissant, des guibs..."
"Apré‘š lå¸merveillement, bien 騅idemment, nous recherchons des traces de pr駸ence des f駘ins" poursuit-il.
Tré‘š rapidement, lå¸quipe de chasse d馗ouvre un trace dç½®n m稷e de 10 cm de large mais elle nå¼¾st pas de toute premi鑽e fra?heur...
Maintenant cela conforte le guide dans le fait que les lions fr駲uentent toujours l弾ndroit.
Les p駻馮rinations se poursuivent... "Un peu plus loin, nous sommes tomb駸 sur un kill d置n jeune hippo (un kill est une carcasse, r駸ultat d置ne pr馘ation, ndlr) sur lequel se trouvait une lionne" note Christophe.
"Nous avons approch? la lionne é¨ait furieuse et grognait terriblement mais nous n誕vons pu voir ou apercevoir le m稷e".
Une fois la lionne partie contre cå¿–r, lå¸quipe fouille plus profond駑ent les abords de la charogne et d馗ouvre une trace fra?he dç½®n "gros papa"...
"J誕i su dé‘š lors qu段l é¨ait l ! Restait 黎re plus fort que lui... pr馘ateurs contre pr馘ateur!" indique le guide de Tawisa.
Fort de son exp駻ience, Christophe d馗ide alors de d駱lacer la carcasse en la tra?ant sur un kilom鑼re avant de l誕ttacher un acacia.
"Cela me paraissait le plus judicieux" dit il: "l o les lionnes allaient la suivre et donc de ce fait le lion tout en sachant qu段l fallait absolument complé¨er les restes de cet hippo de viande fra?he".
Le guide fait donc tirer son chasseur lç½®n des mets pré¦é§»é§¸ des lions et bien repr駸ent駸 dans les parages, savoir un cobe croissant.
Il va ainsi parfaitement s誕jouter aux restes de l檀ippo.
Christophe prend 馮alement soin de faire construire ses hommes, dans un arbre, 75 m鑼res, un aff?, pour le jour suivant.
Le lendemain, tout le monde est de nouveau sur place avant que le jour ne se lé’e.
La viande a bien é¨ mang馥 mais il n馳 a toujours pas de traces de m稷e.
D置n commun accord avec son chasseur, Christophe d馗ide de passer non seulement la journ馥 mais aussi la nuit sur place. Ils ont pour cela l弾au et la nourriture n馗essaire.
L誕ttente commence.
Vers 18 heures, 2 lionnes se pr駸entent puis ce sont des hy鈩es et tous les pr馘ateurs nocturnes.
"Ca grogne, 軋 se chamaille, 軋 fait é§orm駑ent de bruit mais au petit jour, force est de constater que le lion nå¼¾st pas venu" r駸ume le guide.
Ceci é¨ant, loin de se d馗ourager, lå¸quipe d馗ide: 1 de remettre de la viande fra?he, 2 de passer sur le site une nuit suppl駑entaire. Ce qui va 騅iter, une fois de plus les 6 heures de pistes.
Puis, lå¸quipe prend la route du retour.
Dans un premier temps, le chasseur et le guide d馗ident pour alimenter l誕pp穰 de tirer un hippo.
Direction donc le lac ou des centaines de ces animaux så¸battent.
A 10 heures, le charnier est r?alimenter avec la carcasse d置n cheval du fleuve (hippopotamus), m稷e, adulte, dont les "quenottes" mesurent 67 centim鑼res or 26.4 inches!
Dans un deuxi鑪e temps, lå¸quipe prend la d馗ision de s誕ccorder un peu de repos avant de se mettre de nouveau en place vers 16 heures...
Mais alors qu段ls cherchent un endroit calme, ombrag et suffisamment 駘oign de leur aff? pour se "pose" un peu, guide, chasseur et pisteurs tombent dans un canyon sur un troupeau de buffles.
Ils lå¼›bservent et voit 3 m稷es se dé¨acher. Il y a parmi eu un tré‘š beau repr駸entant de lå¼¾spéµe.
L誕ppç©° é¨ant assez loin, Christophe d馗ide alors de le faire tirer.
Le bandeau du buffle est de 114.3 centim鑼res or 45 inches! A 16 heures, place est reprise sur l誕ff?.
A 18 heures, trois lionnes se pr駸entent. Mais toujours pas de lion.
"Ca va, ca vient jusquäº 1 heure du matin lorsque nous entendons un é§orme rugissement" indique le guide.
"Je regarde dans les jumelles et dans la clart de la lune, je le distingue. IL est l? il porte une superbe crini鑽e Mais il faut que nous attendions la pointe du jour".
Les heures så¸gr鈩ent plus lentement que des jours mais je suis confiant. Sur les hippos, les "gros" restent.
Enfin les premi鑽es lueurs, apparaissent. Nous le voyons enfin. Il est magnifique. Un "grand chevelu" comme on en observe peu lå¸tat sauvage!"
"Mon chasseur ne tient plus. Il a la, en face de lui un lion hors normes, celui de ses ré»es, Son lion!"
Mais il lui faut attendre cependant que le fauve se pr駸ente bien pour que le coup soit mortel, imm馘iatement.
Ce n弾st l誕ffaire que de quelques instants. L弛ccasion de profiter encore un peu de cette b黎e splendide.
Et puis subitement, le lion est en parfaite position, l段nstant magique et rare du "shoot" d置n animal que l弛n a recherch ; pour lequel on a tout fait.
L置ltime moment ou deux pr馘ateurs se confrontent...
Le chasseur russe me regarde, l誕rme bien cal馥 au creux de lå¸paule...
Un simple signe de t黎e suffira. La 300 tonne, le lion s弾ffondre. C弾n est fini".
Pr馗ision: si la crini鑽e de ce lion est magnifique, l誕nimal nå¸tait pas tré‘š long de corps (2.70 m鑼res or 106inches) et n誕vait pas un crç©—e då¼¾xception (score total SCI 23).
Il pesait toutefois (sur la balance) 197 kilos or 434.3 lbs!
Il så¸tait, en outre battu tré‘š r馗emment comme l誕tteste sa cicatrice proximit de l凋il.
A noter que Christophe estime que låœge de l誕nimal é¨ait compris entre 6 et 8 ans.
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