Y25 in Africa!

Northern · Post by **Northern** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:29 pm

Hello all, we are back from our trip with Melorani Safari’s in South Africa and what a great time we had! Stewart runs a great outfit and all his staff were outstanding! From the moment we arrived they made us feel like part of the Family. I went with the main objective to take a Cape Buffalo. Stewart had graciously offered to let me use his 470 Nitro Express Double Rifle for this hunt and it did an outstanding job, putting the big Buff down with one shot! We went on to take another 6 animals, 2 with the Excalibur.

My Wife took her first big game animal ever, a nice Nyala bull!

I have a bunch of pictures up on my facebook page if you anyone is interested in seeing them. You do not need to be a facebook member to look at them.

Darrin

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3 ... e8006c04ad

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:36 pm

Congrats, nice pics, thanks for sharing.

Normous · Post by **Normous** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:02 pm

It sounds like a trip of a lifetime. Those are awesome African trophy animals. Thanks.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 4:39 pm

congrats those are beauty trophies

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:02 pm

Great pictures! Sounds like it was a great trip and alot of game taken. Really neat to see you bring down African game with the Excalibur. I also especially like seeing the groundpounder mount in the pictures!

frisky · Post by **frisky** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:04 pm

CONGRATS!! Great animals and great pictures! WOW

vixenmaster · Post by **vixenmaster** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:11 pm

congrats on your hunt & animals harvested. i wager y'all had one great time over there

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:28 pm

Congratulations!
Looks like you had a great trip!

dick195252 · Post by **dick195252** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:35 am

Glad to see you had a very Successful adventure, I have one question did you eat any of the harvest and how did it taste?

Northern · Post by **Northern** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:06 am

Yes we did try all the game we harvested. Everything was great! Very mild and lean. The Cape Buffalo was tough, and we had the tenderloin! They waste nothing, all the meat is utilized and I mean everything!

Love that Groundpounder mount!

We were only the second Crossbow hunters they had hosted. They were very impressed with my Crossbow. If you’ve ever dreamed of hunting Africa I’d highly recommend this place!

Has anyone gone to the face book page? Just wondering if that link is working?

Darrin

dutchhunter · Post by **dutchhunter** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:30 am

the link is working fine great pics .Thanks for sharing DUTCH

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:54 pm

The Facebook link forks fine. All of the pictures are GREAT!!!!

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:40 am

link worked for me too

Long Trang · Post by **Long Trang** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 10:40 am

Wow, there sure has been a couple of threads with some very good, success pictures lately. I hope this is a sign of things to come!