Ammo selection for Africa, warthog, bush pig and impala

Firstly don't panick - when you get to SA you will be able to get local PMP ammo to hunt with - I hunted in the Eastern Cape, including Cathcart with that ammo for 25 years and killed more game than I can remember...

A 3006 shooting 180 grain bullets sighted 1" high at 100 meters will kill anything that you will come across in that region.


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I am thinking of just taking my 30-06. I may have a buddy or two with me and since they don't have rifles I may have to bring a second rifle if they show ie. the 602.

The guide has told me that my 600 is fine set up as it is. He recommends 180 grain premium ammo for the 06.

We will be hunting bushpig from sundown fro a few hours and then in the early hours of the morning till sunrise. Warthog and impala hunts will be morning and afternoon.

I won't need my rangefinder as the guide will have one and will guide me through each shot. I'll need to bring binoculars of course.
 
yup picking up pmp should not be a problem, lovely ammo and fantastic brass, I buy 300H&H virgin brass along with 7x57, but like any store they may be out so a word to the wise, the reason your hunting bush pig at those hours is because you will most likely be hunting a bait and those are the hours they will be active, ugly brutes fun to hunt. KUDU, where did you get your Nyala and what size was that? lovely animal. Im hunting Nyala next year in Kwa Zulu Natal, the mount is also exceptional done in country? Im going to take a stab and say 26inches
 
I think that's a very sound plan, everything on the list is light. I wouldn't change a thing personally on your zero, as you're familiar with the setup you have, simply demonstrate you can hit where they want you to. JHC-II is dead right however that you are expected to arrive without abnormal ideas, and the PH will likely want as many variables removed as possible such as high sight ins. All sorts of interesting misses occur in Africa and KISS is the name of the game, most clients arriving fresh in Africa shoot less than our on average well hunted membership here.

On that note sounds silly amongst a group that shoots as much as this, but practice your butt off with the rifle from 30-300 yards and you'll be a very happy hunter with a very happy PH. My brother can shoot, and shoot well, but for whatever reasons once on the ground he had a hell of a time hitting an apple at 100 yards. Nonetheless his shooting on game was good, as evidenced by the red mark. If you can quickly off hand a 500ml waterbottle from 50-150 with your -06, you'll see nothing but a tight, content smirk on the PH's face and will hit the field without further ado.
 
Geo.......are you going to be on a cull program or are you trophy hunting for export?

Kudu.....some nice mounts there, good pig in the bottom right. Nyala are one of the most beautiful and elegant animals on the planet, prettier than even the Cape kudu IMHO
I got exceptionally lucky in Kwa Zulu Natal..............



 
A-zone said:
Those are fabulous full mounts!
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Done by a guy just east of you A-z........out by St. Paul. He does very good work. He did all 22 of my critters from SA a few years back, 4 or 5 life mounts and the rest shoulder. I was extremely pleased when I got them back, it was the first work I had him do, certainly won't be the last. He's doing my son's and my WTs from this fall as well.
His name is Gary Padlesky and I believe he's in the St. Paul phone book.
 
Oh yes, piggly wiggly is also a fine one to have on your list. I had mine done as a skull only to find out that the poor guy had a busted face (behind the nose was broken free of the rest of the skull while he was alive) plus some other healed fractures around the head and face and teeth worn down to the jawbone. And still making his way in the Zambezi Valley. Almost feel bad for the old warrior, but shot by me can't be any worse than eaten by lions or leopards.
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Just shy of 15". 14 3/4" and 14 5/8" IIRC.

There's something to be said for hunting early-ish in a rainy year. Lots of cover to keep prying eyes off the small beasties. It's amazing what they can hide in. This guy jumped out of a patch of grass no bigger that a 45 gallon drum on it's side.
 
thats Roland Ward you got me beat by an inch, I agree I also hunt at the debut of season, a little wet but thats what gortex is for but my poor rifles, gave them some character, probably my favourite pig to hunt, did a warthog grand slam the first time, rained 20 out of 24 days last year, hopefully it does not rain so hard next year but alas the warthogs are not as big down south as up north, curious how you mounted him, im going to do a wall pedestal new time around
 
c-fbmi said:
Geo.......are you going to be on a cull program or are you trophy hunting for export?
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I am doing it more for the experience than the trophy. That's why I selected non rare species. I am not planning to bring back large mounts though I may keep the skull/horns of the impala.

I will ask the guide for exceptional animals and if I don't get one it won't be a big disappointment as long as the scenery is good and I get to enjoy the hunt.
 
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