Cape Buffalo Hunting 2022. I'm serious. Any outfitter recommendation?

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I'm turning 50 in october 2021. I'll never have 50 again. And I'll only live once.

One of the best thing I did in 2009, was to buy a Toyota Tacoma. Once the Tacoma was paid, I continued to save the almost exact amount of payments in another account. This way, I piled plenty of cash for my dream hunt, a Cape Buffalo and for a solid deposit on my next truck, that I'll buy when the Tacoma will passed out, or at my retirement in 2026-2029. Those Tacoma's are tough beasts. 385 000 km and he' still rolling like a ball bearing, well maintained, no rust, but with a lot of hunting scars all around the body.

I already have the rifle, a Model 70 375 H&H. I'll probably use 300 grains Partitions bullets propelled by 77 grains of IMR 4350. I want to bring my rifle. No matter the additional costs, it's part of the trip and the memories. And I can shoot it very well.

Now the question: Does someone have recommendation for an outfitter in Africa? Free range is more important in my heart than the size of the animal, if you know what I mean. But I want good chance to have a shot opportunity.

I would also like to add a few animals, like a zebra and I don't know what else.

Thanks for you time. ;)
 
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Yes

I have 4 PH’S with licences in at least 6 countries I can recommend.

they are all different with different terrain and scenarios which adds to excitement

Happy to share some experience.

I have hunted with all our them multiple times

best Advice is

the last thing you want to do is to compare prices and cut it down to the last penny - sorry cent.

If it’s not in your ball park then change country. Have done that many times.

PH has got to have the right temperament and balances yours under duress.

if not, things will go wrong and there will be disappointment.

remember it’s no different than shooting a farm bull. A good PH can make it memorable and as exciting as you want.

there is a lot of hype and rubbish being peddled on shooting forums about capes.

If not guided properly you will just going for a walk in the bush and shoot a cow.

I am being serious.....

don’t worry about the hardware , what you have is plenty.

More over, ask yourself, can you place it where it needs to be under stress ....

I have shot half a dozen capes and they are all different

You must combine it with something else.

my advise is a few dozen baboons. This will sharpen your senses for the main event.

in the right area and season you can finish it in a day but defeats the whole point.

Reinforcing what I said before, a good PH can make your 10 days feel like a drama. Act 1 Act 2 and finale.

again you pay donuts you get baboons.

Your PH should be totally in control and you are there for the ride until the last 30 seconds when you are on stage for your

soloist performance.

Hope this helps.

By the way, I agree , a Tacoma is easily tougher than a dugger boy
 
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True free range proper Cape buff hunting, will lead to Zim, Zambia, Moz, Tanz. I suppose Botswana is opening up aswell. There’s a couple other countries, of course SA but you have to search real hard and give the outfit a fair shake to figure actual size of area and fences. There is proper buff hunting there but there’s ALOT of small properties.

Zim can be the cheaper of them; there is technically an arms embargo against Zim with Canada so no firearm export but guys work around it too.

I had the same prospect for my first trip to Africa. I wanted to hunt Buff the right way. In close, thick cover, tracking Dugga boys, didn’t want to see a fence and get as close to an old world experience as I could. . Lead me to Zambezi Valley and CM Safaris. I can reiterate, you generally get what you pay for. I wouldn’t take the lowest quote from multiple outfits. Not all are the same.

I’d love to see Zambia and hope to one day. It and Tanzania generally cost a bit more, but the bulls can be wider/bigger there.

Good luck and wish you the best. I’m hoping to return 2022, all I think about.
 
Crazy farmer

you am me know about the arms embargo , please be careful discussing about circumventing it on open forum.

Nanny Trudeau is everywhere.....

as I say in my signature I KNOW NOTHING but internet hunters knows everything
 
Value for money looks like Zimbabwe to me, Zambia or the Caprivi in Namibia are good choices of location too. Tanzania if you have lots of money and have read a lot about East African hunts of the past. I hunted the Caprivi ( Zambezi ) region of Namibia last year, Liked it a lot. Plenty of buffalo and interesting country. Now I need to go back and try someplace else, but more buffalo hunting is certainly my objective. It gets in your blood.
 
long time ago when i worked in CAR for an outfit, my boss was also guiding and operating in Zambia and he told me that is the place to go for big dagga boy.
i enjoyed my time in zambia even if technically i was not an hunter .... even zimbabwe can be great but technically and legally you re not supposed to bring your firearm there.
bragging about it is the last thing to do ...

if you re doing it once do it right ... while i never hunted with him andrew baldry seems a very good ph and you need to find the right fit for you (3 of my friends along they ears had hunted with him multiple times for different games).

i do not know about nosler partition and cape in a 375 but better ask your PH what are is thought on it. you may need some fmj depending when you re hunting.

have fun to prepare your trip and be ready.
 
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Crazy farmer

you am me know about the arms embargo , please be careful discussing about circumventing it on open forum.

Nanny Trudeau is everywhere.....

as I say in my signature I KNOW NOTHING but internet hunters knows everything
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Yes, that’s WHY I didn’t say anymore. Felt it prudent as he said it was important to him to use his rifle and that’s info you should have from the start. I don’t think CGN will be an issue, google is just as harmful with the needed info.
 
Andrew is a superb PH, and wild area! I hope to hunt with him someday.

As to the original post, you are very much on the right path. Plan a proper buff hunt and then anything extra is icing on the cake. 1-3 plains game as opportunities arise. Shooting a laundry list 10-15 animals in a week should not be expected in a true wild area
 
I plan on going as well in 2022 for a buff . Caprivi or Zambia I think. Working out a few details with my PH.

I loved Namibia when I went. I can't wait to return.

Africahunting dot com is a great forum for all things related to African hunting . People from all over the world posting about doing just what you are wanting to do. Great hunt reports, friendly forum members and many african outfitters and PH post there.
 
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Dave Landsborough at Landsborough Auctions hunts Africa and can either recommend or set you up with a PH. Africahuntingdotcom as mentioned above is an excellent place to do research.
 
I am a bad influence ......

By the way, best of luck Baboon whacking with your 375

you know your scope is on by the end of the day

I am told if you go now 2021 you pay for a dozen and get a dozen free.
 
ah ah the baboons are the worst you can ever met. they can ransack a case or a camp in just a matter of short time ... i was reluctant at shoot them then i saw what they did to a dog and a camp after that that it was shoot anytime ...
 
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ah ah the baboons are the worst you can ever met. they can ransack a case or a camp in just a matter of short time ... i was reluctant at shoot them then i saw what they did to a dog and a camp after that that it was shoot anytime ...
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I was going to shoot a baboon until I had him in my sights milling around with the rest of the troop. Felt a little too much like shooting folks.

Then my brother shot one and I got up close with him.

Not like folks at all.

I ended up with a dandy old dog baboon whose face was split from the top of his nose down through his lip. Scrappy AF.
 
Qc_BearHunter said:
I'm turning 50 in october 2021. I'll never have 50 again. And I'll only live once.

One of the best thing I did in 2009, was to buy a Toyota Tacoma. Once the Tacoma was paid, I continued to save the almost exact amount of payments in another account. This way, I piled plenty of cash for my dream hunt, a Cape Buffalo and for a solid deposit on my next truck, that I'll buy when the Tacoma will passed out, or at my retirement in 2026-2029. Those Tacoma's are tough beasts. 385 000 km and he' still rolling like a ball bearing, well maintained, no rust, but with a lot of hunting scars all around the body.

I already have the rifle, a Model 70 375 H&H. I'll probably use 300 grains Partitions bullets propelled by 77 grains of IMR 4350. I want to bring my rifle. No matter the additional costs, it's part of the trip and the memories. And I can shoot it very well.

Now the question: Does someone have recommendation for an outfitter in Africa? Free range is more important in my heart than the size of the animal, if you know what I mean. But I want good chance to have a shot opportunity.

I would also like to add a few animals, like a zebra and I don't know what else.

Thanks for you time. ;)
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I have a friend that used to be a PH in most parts of Africa for a few decades. He currently resides in Chilliwack, BC and will definitely be able to assist with some good contacts. If interested send me a pm and ill put you in contact.

Just an alternative
 
In Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve, I got my buff on my 51st birthday, but in recent years the safari prices in Tanzania have gone out of sight. I'd look at Zambia, Mozambique, and South Africa, depending on the type of hunting you'd prefer. I believe all 3 offer less expensive packages than Tanzania and are safer than Zimbabwe if you intend to take your wife or kids. In a conversation I had with Mark Sullivan while we were planning our trip, I told him we wanted to visit Victoria Falls after the safari, his response was not to go into Zimbabwe with anyone you cared about; instead we did a camera safari throughout a number of northern parks instead. The day we arrived in Arusha we stayed at the same hotel that John Wayne stayed in during the filming of Hatari. One of our trackers on the hunting safari was from Zambia, and he spoke well of the hunting opportunities there, although clearly his comments couldn't be considered impartial. Since Mugabe's death things might have improved politically in Zimbabwe, but I wouldn't count on it. If you're set on Zimbabwe, I'd probably look at Chifuti Safaris who got lots of press due to Boddington's buffalo video. Actually I like the idea of Mozambique, which like Tanzania offers true wilderness hunting, but I doubt I'll ever make it there.
 
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