We wrapped up our mountain days and heading to the lower/coastal area for the remainder of our hunt.
Blesbuck, springbuck, and warthog seemed to show themselves here and there.
Our PH is the owner (parents included) along with his wife who also operates as a PH. Our first evening interaction over dinner presented a comforting sense of integrity as we spoke options, pricing, and realistic objectives. The unknown variable of uncertainty turned relaxing.
Came across a good group of blesbuck a distance away. We routed to a peak with view of a recessed area that is saddled between another. Dropped off our tracker to walk along a route that pressed the blesbuck into the recessed area below our location.
In they came, I was prone shooting straight down, it seemed. There were four shooting males within the group. PH pointed out the best and waited for it to clear and turn broad side.
Then he moved into position. Easy breath, reticle on line, and easy trigger pull. Videographer reviewed as the blesbuck and it's group ran off. I shot over it's shoulder / back and killed a poof of dirt!
Those animals are beautiful! Clean miss and a bit a personal kick in the ass - repeatedly.
Blesbuck, springbuck, and warthog seemed to show themselves here and there.
Our PH is the owner (parents included) along with his wife who also operates as a PH. Our first evening interaction over dinner presented a comforting sense of integrity as we spoke options, pricing, and realistic objectives. The unknown variable of uncertainty turned relaxing.
Came across a good group of blesbuck a distance away. We routed to a peak with view of a recessed area that is saddled between another. Dropped off our tracker to walk along a route that pressed the blesbuck into the recessed area below our location.
In they came, I was prone shooting straight down, it seemed. There were four shooting males within the group. PH pointed out the best and waited for it to clear and turn broad side.
Then he moved into position. Easy breath, reticle on line, and easy trigger pull. Videographer reviewed as the blesbuck and it's group ran off. I shot over it's shoulder / back and killed a poof of dirt!
Those animals are beautiful! Clean miss and a bit a personal kick in the ass - repeatedly.