African Experience: Episode 14
Cape buffalo hunting can be hours of boredom punctuated by moments of adrenaline. A hunter in search of an exceptional bull will work hard. Key is finding a fresh track—not always the simplest task.
The Accidental Buffalo
The author is reminded of the old adage, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.”
Big Smoke Buffalo
We were on a mission to hunt the African troublemaker with muzzleloaders. Our mantra: Better get that first shot right.
Cultures Collide on a Buffalo Hunt Down Under
While Africa’s Cape buffalo may be more infamous, the wide-horned bulls of Australia’s Arnhem Land are no less of a force to me reckoned with. Realizing that is simple, especially when the locals—and history—provide the lesson.
Hardware: Riton X3 Primal 3X-15X-44mm
Built for accuracy and quick target acquisition in the most extreme environments, the X3 Primal 3X-15X-44mm is a 30mm main-tube, 5X zoom range scope covering magnifications for hunting anything short of lions and buffalo leaping out of the brush at 10 yards or less.
Boers, Big Bullets and Buffalo
Big-bore lever-action rifles have the ammo capacity, dependability and speed to be considered ideal African dangerous-game rifles, as long as you do your part.
Hunting Africa on a Budget
With some imagination, flexibility and patience a hunter may be able to save a few bucks when planning an African hunt of a lifetime.
Rigby Returns
One hundred four years after it was designed, the venerable .416 Bore made famous on the game fields of Africa is again being made in London on a genuine Mauser Magnum action.
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