Photos: Blackpowder Cape Buffalo in Mozambique

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posted on September 29, 2017
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Editorial Director John Zent recently had the opportunity to join CVA Muzzleloaders in Mozambique to hunt one of the Dark Continent's most dangerous residents—the Cape buffalo—with a blackpowder rifle. You can get an inside look at his trip with the gallery embedded above.

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