Gene Wensel was the booking agent for this hunt, and there were six of us tolal including Gene (all shooting trad bows). Gene trusts a specific PH who works for or finds special ranches that meet our close range needs.
The nyala I filmed fighting were imature, but two people in out group took exceptianal nyala. I beleive they both kept entire capes for full-body mounts.
For the action shots, I cheated and used my HD video camera Canon XA10a, then downloaded a still shot from paused frame.
Gene has asked me to go for year, so I finally got my chance. I'm so glad I did. It seemed like a very long hunt that moved in slow motion because each day was just so full. The photos don't do any of it justice. I can still hear the breeding roar of the impala rams, and the bark of the kudu after filling his nostrils with my scent. Being in camp with all trad guys who were equally as successful as me was so exciting. We all learned a lot. One theme that remained constant was the statement that, "These animals are so tough!" The reaction time of impala is very impressive, but nothing compared to steenbok. We also saw a lot of duiker.
Topic: Hunted South Africa 2016 (Read 3553 times)
