looking at an elephant hunt....to include Buffaloe..kudu....warthog and impala....anyone hunt this area?

outfitter would be lin stanton....bob

Bob,

Have you hunted with Lindon in the past?

Mike...I have not....so far everything I have dug up has been positive.....and this is the son from what I gather.

I am booking through mark young....bob

Mike....I dont mind hearing the good or bad.....bob

I hunted with Lindon in the Omay, last hunt of the year. I shot a buffalo on Thanksgiving Day. To say he put the extra effort in making that hunt successful would be a gross understatement. Late season hunts can be tough. We took a tuskless also and caught a ton of tiger fish.

Lin is a good ph and a good guy to be around.

I’ve hunted Kazuma. Buffalo, sable, kudu and warthog. Bit more primitive than Matesi which it butts up to. I liked it - Aframe type huts.

Mike and Ngrumba...this is for 25 the only dates I can get are nov 1st to 15th....worried about the rains starting.

you guys or anyone else have any thoughts or info for that time of year?

this is for trophy elephant....bob

I have been in Hwange (photo safari) in November. Just a little rain can definitely change game concentrations. IIRC Kazuma borders Hwange and I am sure both areas share the same elephants. I hate to say it would be detrimental for the fact I have not hunted Kazuma, but I remember reading reports on that area where the hunter felt he did not get a late season elephant due to rain.

That being said, it is an area I would like to one day hunt.

You may reach out to Buzz Charlton if you want a professional opinion other than your PH, Buzz has experience there. I am certain he would respond to an email.

Hey Mike thanks...have not talked to lin as I booked thru mark young...I was booked for oct 15th to the 31st....but something happened on their end....could have given it to someone else maybe?

anyway the idea of a hunt march april time frame is being kicked around.....thanks for the info.....bob

Bob
I am just trying to understand your post. Correct me if wrong.
You booked a hunt through a booking agent (Mark Young) for 2025 .
Original dates October 15-31
Did the agent (Mark Young) or the outfitter (Lin Stanton) want to change your dates to November 1-15 ?
And did you already receive a contract with the original dates of October 15-31 ?

jeff..sent pm.

rolling the dice going to go 1st 2 weeks in nov....

I would like to say everyone has worked and given me plenty of options and I am totally satisfied with the help given.

thanks for the help/replies....bob

Just want to be clear....I was only asking about that area pertaining to those dates.....now for the long wait....bob

I have hunted with Lin three times, in fact he and his wife Kim stayed with us for a couple days after SCI. He's a great PH and a hard worker. You will not be disappointed!

have heard nothing but good about him...thanks for the feedback......bob

Bob

November will be on the warm side.

You can check past temperatures for the area using Underground weather. I have hunted this time period and it was in the upper 90’s daily and some nights it did not cool off.

The flys can be a bother, so plan accordingly.

On the plus sides, with the warm weather the animals would hole up in the shade mid day.

Rain is always a possibility, but that with all hunts the weather cannot be controlled.

https://www.wunderground.com/weather/zw/victoria-falls

Find a close city and then look under history for the time period. I usually look a few years back to look at temp and rain fall.

Bwana...thanks for the link.....I understand weather and hunting...being in mt one minute you're good next one not so good.

just seeing how close I was pushing it.....thanks.....bob

https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/zimbabwe/harare

Here is another weather site i use