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Drew 1st blood in Africa shot a very large blue wildebeest
Sorry no pictures downloaded yet.more to follow but it' s spectacular here!
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Looking 4-ward to the pics, enjoy your time
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Awesome! I hope it is the first of many!
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Helluva deal Dan, here's to continued success and safety.
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Congrats, My first blood in Africa was a blue wildebeest as well, stalked to 22 yards, great memory.
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Well done, actually the first thing I shot in Africa over 20 years ago (doesn't time fly!) was a Blue Wilderbeest and had its blood smeared all over my face, hope you had the same treatment!  Looing forward to seeing the photos. Cheers, Paul.
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Sorry, no pictures no hunt. Soon as the pictures are up we will believe as you might still be in your hotel in Cape Town  Congratulations meanwhile and knock 'em down.
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Still no pic's but Impala and Kudu today shortest shot has been 244 yds ...
Also have a picture perfect expanded 185 TTSX from the blue wildebeest on a frontal chest shot that captured the bullet every other is still traveling to parts unknown!
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Drew 1st blood in Africa shot a very large blue wildebeest I almost gnu you would get one! John
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Nice!
How is your wife enjoying the trip??
The squirrel hunting is great here, hurry up and get that Africa stuff out of your system. We're over run with grays..........<grin>
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Beautiful Zebra and a monster Blue Bull Eland.....sorry for the crappy pic,s but it all I can manage from here. Eland was shot at a ranged 359 yds after a long track and the crawling on hands and knees thru thorn bush and sand For over 250 ydsto close the distance . Perfect shot he went 50 yds and layed down ![[Linked Image]](http://imageshack.us/a/img703/6658/imagelij.jpg)
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That IS a MONSTER Eland! Congrats!! 
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