You're typically going to need 2 days to acclimate to the time change 100% ..... well maybe 80%!
Many guys travel the two days here, (6-9 hours lost in time change depending upon east or west coast departure). Then arrive with the urge to sleep during the day and be awake at night. Napping in the afternoon the first couple days is a bad idea, just prolongs the sleepless nights!
Ive watched them struggle with this for a couple days, now they are on day 4-5 of the trip. By Day 6-7 they are energetic and happy ready to rock and roll. But on the 7 day hunt they are leaving two days after that. They hunted 5 days and were 100% conscious for maybe 3 of them!
Very wise words. And to add to that there is the additional pressure to shoot a buffalo early, it takes me a couple of days and stalks to really learn the PH (and vice versa), and everything would be rushed in general, all of which distract from the experience. For me hunting is far more than shooting an animal, especially in Africa. Figure out a way to hunt at least 7 or 8 days with an extra day or so in town prior to the hunt.
