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Introduction To African Buffalo Hunting
We often call the African buffalo, genus and species Syncerus caffer, the Cape buffalo. But this isn’t always correct. The southern or Cape buffalo is the most widespread and has the largest horns. He’s also the largest in the body. He’s the most plentiful.
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Bulls and cows have horns that at first glance can appear similar. And females can grow horns that reach extreme spread. However, bulls grow thicker horns, and only the bulls have the thick helmet-like growth at the base of the horns. We call this the boss, and only a bull will have that.
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What Are the legal requirements to hunt dangerous African buffalo?
Most African countries, but not all, have established legal minimums for dangerous game, and this always includes buffalo. If in doubt, ask your professional hunter. Although we often state that the .375 is the legal minimum, this isn’t always true.
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How to pick out a mature african buffalo?
Most buffalo are going to be in a group. And bulls may be in a very large herd. They’re all big, they’re all black, and all buffalo, both male and females, have horns. Especially in herds, it can be very difficult at first to tell the bulls from the cows.
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How to stalk a Afrcian Cape buffalo?
Your PH’s default method will almost always be to set up the shooting sticks, but this requires both time and motion. There are situations when, often inadvertently, your stalk carries you so close to buffalo, that the extra movement necessary to set up the sticks is almost certain to spook the animals.
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learn about best shot placement on african buffalo
The African buffalo is one of the tough ones, well deserving of his reputation. Poorly hit, a buffalo seems to get a major surge of adrenaline and can be extremely hard to put down. Now, that said, buffaloes are not bulletproof.
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how to follow an african
buffalo after the shot?
Combining typically thick cover and the stamina of the animal, it’s relatively unusual for a buffalo to immediately succumb to even a perfectly placed bullet. In open cover, some PHs will immediately dash forward trying to keep the buffalo in sight.
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How to follow a wounded
buffalo?
This is a dangerous situation, but it’s also heartbreaking. Because despite everything you’ve heard and everything you’ve read, the most likely outcome of following a wounded buffalo isn’t a charge but that that buffalo will never be seen again.
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