Cape Buffalo stories...

[IdahoSharpshooter]

I have this friend in RSA. He's a PH, and being a Boer, has more than his share of strange stories to share.

A policeman in Johannesburg stops a man driving a car with a baby Buffalo in the front seat on a Friday. "What are you doing with that Buffalo" he exclaimed? "You should take it to the zoo.". The next Friday the same policeman sees the same man with the Buffalo again in the front seat, with both of them wearing sunglasses, and pulls them over. "I thought I told you to take that Buffalo to the zoo!" The man replies, "I did. We had such a good time we are going to the beach this weekend!".

It gets worse...

A devout PH lost his favourite Bible hunting in dense bush. Three weeks later, a Buffalo walks up to him carrying the Bible in its mouth. He took his precious Bible out of the Buffalo's mouth, raised his eyes Heavenward and exclaimed, "It's a miracle!". "Not really, said the Buffalo. Your name is written inside the cover."

 

[butchlambert]

A good story goes with this. Don Creech's son.

 

[Robert]

I have this friend in RSA. He's a PH, and being a Boer, has more than his share of strange stories to share.

A policeman in Johannesburg stops a man driving a car with a baby Buffalo in the front seat on a Friday. "What are you doing with that Buffalo" he exclaimed? "You should take it to the zoo.". The next Friday the same policeman sees the same man with the Buffalo again in the front seat, with both of them wearing sunglasses, and pulls them over. "I thought I told you to take that Buffalo to the zoo!" The man replies, "I did. We had such a good time we are going to the beach this weekend!".

It gets worse...

A devout PH lost his favourite Bible hunting in dense bush. Three weeks later, a Buffalo walks up to him carrying the Bible in its mouth. He took his precious Bible out of the Buffalo's mouth, raised his eyes Heavenward and exclaimed, "It's a miracle!". "Not really, said the Buffalo. Your name is written inside the cover."

Its for me a PH showing disrespect for the fiercest afrcan big game…

R.G.C

 

[dragman]

I will try and find some pictures:
buddy of mine about 4 years ago shot a nice cape buffalo to cap off his impressive hunting carrier at age 72. Oh and he used a hoyt recurve bow to do it with.

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

Robert,

it's called humor. By time you have guided clients for ten years and been in on over 120 Cape Buffalo kills you will understand.

 

[dragman]

He didn't want in the picture, but you can see his bow hanging in window of truck.

 

[Robert]

Robert,

it's called humor. By time you have guided clients for ten years and been in on over 120 Cape Buffalo kills you will understand.

Dragman,

My number of years is only 8 from 1954-1961 in the east of what is now Central African Republic and my number I did not count exactly. What I can say they were for most in thick bush. The count I know exactly is the numner of times I was charged, one sending me to hospital with a quadruple arm fracture.

Hence my greart respect for them...and other species as well.

Friendly
R.

 

[mr45man]

It was hurting my neck so I took the liberty of rotating the pic.

 

[dragman]

Dragman,

My number of years is only 8 from 1954-1961 in the east of what is now Central African Republic and my number I did not count exactly. What I can say they were for most in thick bush. The count I know exactly is the numner of times I was charged, one sending me to hospital with a quadruple arm fracture.

Hence my greart respect for them...and other species as well.

Friendly
R.

Yeah i respect them as well. I don't think I was the one you were wanting to direct that to

 

[oldhoward]

Nice Buffalo, good hard bosses.

 

[Intheshop]

Thats a Hoyt "buffalo" recurve in the truck window..... I think that's humorous,but the buff on the hook probably didn't?

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

My first real quality bow was a Hoyt 6PM, back when he had his shop in St Louis. A couple years later he built me a second one, with an extra glass lam that pulled 56 lbs for hunting the always dangerous Southern Illinois and Missouri Whitetails.

I want to say he was in University City, about two miles from where Townsend Whelen lived with his younger sister and her family; but I am not sure. That was nearly 50 years ago.

 

[swd]

Zim in 09'. I'm on the right. For those of you into big bore revolvers that's my good friend Jack Huntington the big bore revolver gunsmith guru on the left. And no my rifle isn't actually pointing at Jack.. Merkel 141 DR in 9.3x74R, Jack has his Chapuis DR also in 9.3x74R slung over his shoulder. We both shot 320gr Woodleigh soft and solids. This buff turned away and started to run for my second shot. I hit him high in the left rear kidney area. The solid exited at the right front neck shoulder junction, basically full length penetration from the little 9.3.

 

[hogpatrol]

Its for me a PH showing disrespect for the fiercest afrcan big game…

R.G.C

 

[hogpatrol]

I have this friend in RSA. He's a PH, and being a Boer, has more than his share of strange stories to share.

A policeman in Johannesburg stops a man driving a car with a baby Buffalo in the front seat on a Friday. "What are you doing with that Buffalo" he exclaimed? "You should take it to the zoo.". The next Friday the same policeman sees the same man with the Buffalo again in the front seat, with both of them wearing sunglasses, and pulls them over. "I thought I told you to take that Buffalo to the zoo!" The man replies, "I did. We had such a good time we are going to the beach this weekend!".

It gets worse...

A devout PH lost his favourite Bible hunting in dense bush. Three weeks later, a Buffalo walks up to him carrying the Bible in its mouth. He took his precious Bible out of the Buffalo's mouth, raised his eyes Heavenward and exclaimed, "It's a miracle!". "Not really, said the Buffalo. Your name is written inside the cover."

I heard the U.S. version a while back. Guy breaks down on a back road in California. Blond pulls over and asks him if he needs help. He says no, I can get it fixed but would you by any chance be going to San Diego. She says yes. He says, I've got two chimps going to the zoo there, do you want to make two hundred bucks and take them there for me? She says sure, chimps get buckled in and off they go. Two hours later, the guy sees the blond walking down the street with a chimp in each hand and a crowd gathered round them. He pulls over and asks what's the scoop? You were supposed to take them to the zoo. Blond replies, I did but we had money left over so now we're going to Sea World.

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

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[pirate ammo]

got mine in Kenya in 92,,scared the hell out of me,,

 

[Knotwild]

For me, nothing tops the videos of the "Trunk Monkey".

 

[hogpatrol]

A good story goes with this. Don Creech's son.

The bosses on that are humongous!