SOUTH AFRICA: Waterberg District, Limpopo Province, RSA - April 2025

[Nyati]

Great writing and pics !

Now, what I fail to understand, is how your PH directed you to shoot a kudu which you could not see, hidden behind bushes

 

[BJH65]

Congratulations! Great hunt report and photographs. You had an amazing hunt! When are you going back?

 

[LWood]

Thanks for sharing. Great recap and pictures.

 

[CZDiesel]

Amazing trip and hunt Franz! Memories and stories for a lifetime, let it soak in!

 

[Pablo]

Awesome pictures and writeup! Sorry about your kudu, but that’s a nice sable.

 

[JG26Irish_2]

20 April 2025
Waterberg District
Limpopo Province
Republic of South Africa
Bosveld Jacobs Safaris

My last day hunting was perfect!

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I have a small request. Please tell us about the rifle(s) you used, why they were chosen and the ammunition/bullets deployed and how they performed. I am a bit of a firearms geek and spend lots of time with a variety of rifles and am still learning about which bullets work well on African game.

I believe that there are many adequate solutions but I do enjoy learning about those that work really well. I think I read in your report of the use of a 275 Rigby? (same as 7x57 Mauser) and perhaps later use of a 300 Win Mag? Please share a description.

On my last Safari, I took a matched pair of FN Browning Mauser type rifles in 308 and 375HH. The 308 used 180g bonded and was one shot kill on all five of its animals. The 375 used 300g TSX ammo and required three shots to finish a Blue WB but the first shot killed it.

This year I am doing a different approach. Taking a better 375HH for Cape Buff, Kudu, and Zebra, and also bringing a 7mm/08 which is ballistically identical to the 7x57 for use on smaller PG. But with the 7mm I am bringing 4 different bullets. They are all loaded to the same POI at 200-300y. I am doing this merely to educate myself. It is not an ideal approach but I wanted to experiment on live game as I hunt. I am taking three loads for the 375 but they are all proven. One is for the Buff, and the others for the larger PG. Buffalo and Kudu are my main goals but one must see what Africa chooses to give you.

I talked to my PH after I read you report and he confirmed that they have had lots of rain and the bush veld is green and thick this year. My hunt is not for several weeks which will give things time to dry out some. I enjoyed your report and your photography was simply stunning.