10 days in South Africa

[grayghost]

After lunch we began searching for Black Wildebeast and Blesbok. We found them out on the prairie/plains and after glassing several herds, we noticed a lone bull off by himself. He looked good to me but Meyrick said he was a real bull. We circled around and hid in some Acacia bushes. He was still coming our way so we waited. I had hoped he would stop but he didn't. Meyrick whistled at him but the wind was blowing and he didn't stop. Again, I let him walk into my cross hairs and fired. He thumped real good but mule kicked the air and kept going. A second shot put him down but it took a third to expire him. All three shots were tight in the kill zone. I had always heard they were tough, but this one was like terminating a Buff. They can really take punishment. Initial range was 220 yards, so I still had considerable foot pounds striking him from my .280. This bull turned out to be everything I could have wanted in a Black Wildebeast. Long, heavy upturned horns and massive bosses. Everyone that has seen him says he will score very high. Don't really know, but he scores high with me regardless. This will conclude my posts for today. I'll get back on it over the weekend and try to finish my report. This is old news to you guys who live and guide in Africa, and some of you that have done this many times from here at home. So please bare with my long posts. I just want some of the guys and gals who've never been to feel some of my excitement. Good hunting, grayghost