We welcome another article submitted by Mark B depicting his recent experience cape buffalo hunting in South Africa! As written by Mark B.: In a previous post to this site I documented my Hippo hunt. Unexpected as the Hippo harvest was, the main safari animal on my list, which was to begin the next day, […]
An Unexpected Hippo Hunt
The following story and hippo hunting video was written and submitted by our client Mark B. See the video at the bottom of this post. I had a successful Plains Game Safari booked by JD African Safaris in May 2016. I harvested a Gemsbuck, Blue Wildebeest, Kudu, Zebra, Warthog, Impala and a Blesbuck. Afterwards I […]
Tuskless Elephant Hunting – A True Conservation Effort
To many people African safari hunting brings fond memories of watching “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” with Marlin Perkins on TV, or Ernest Hemingway novels pop into their heads. I was no different, as a kid I dreamed of safari’s just as many other boys did. I was lucky enough to have my dreams come […]
This Ain’t Indiana! A non-hunters first safari experience
If you’ve read any of my previous articles, you know as an article contributor to JD African Safaris, I’m a non-hunter, and a lady. What you don’t know is, I’m originally from the mid-west. This story talks about the very first day, on my very first safari in Zimbabwe, which sets the tone for what […]
My First Big Five Safari – African Cape Buffalo
I’ll start this article by using one of my favorite lines, “Sometimes you take a trip, and sometimes the trip takes you.” This is very befitting of describing my personal Big Five safari, on an African Cape Buffalo hunt in Zimbabwe. It all begins in the wildest, most remote area, in fantastic weather, prime season, […]
The Ridge Elephant
I remember it well. A few years ago, I was invited to go on my first African safari. I’m a lady, and a non-hunter, so I was happy to go on vacation and take some photos as an observer on a hunting safari. This safari was to be in the wilderness of Zimbabwe in the […]
