Doc,
Interesting that you caught “kudu fever” even after thinking you weren’t susceptible. But that happens with many African animals, some when we least expect it. I never expected to be affected by my first sight of a gemsbok, but I was, and deeply—and getting one required another safari.
A PH I’ve hunted with a couple of times, late in the evening after a few beers, looked at me very seriously and said, “Some African animals you may hunt and never want another, but you’ll always hunt kudu.”