Got it: "Frank Capstick Fjold". America's premier writer.Frank, thanks.You got a good one.Mr.Del,yes, some animals will stalk you after being wounded.That's the reason why to check your 6 often.You have a good day.
My bad tempered Buff
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Posted 23 June 2011 - 03:11 PM
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Posted 23 June 2011 - 03:23 PM
Wow, great story, and I am sooooo jealous! For an adrenaline rush a wounded cape buff in tall grass has got to be about as good as it gets. Hell, it got my heart rate up a little just reading about it.
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Posted 23 June 2011 - 05:06 PM
You should submit your story to Sports Afield
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 10:57 AM
Congratulations on your hunt. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 12:54 PM
Great read! well done. Thank you I agree, I was on the edge of my seat in anticipation.You should submit your story to Sports Afield
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 05:55 PM
After the care in the field you have to take the carcass to the skinning shed for them to do their work. I thought that some of you might like to see part of the process of caping out a buffalo for trophy preparation.Cutting the hide around the knees.
Splitting the hide from the top (The taxidermist will stitch this closed during the mounting)
Cutting around the horns. This is done with a thin flexible knife to follow the exact edge of the skin where it attaches to the horns.
Removing the hide
Splitting the hide from the top (The taxidermist will stitch this closed during the mounting)Cutting around the horns. This is done with a thin flexible knife to follow the exact edge of the skin where it attaches to the horns.Removing the hide
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 05:56 PM
Further hide removal
Skinning out the head
Cape and head removed
The head is completely skinned including around the lips, nostrils, eyelids, etc. Then the hide is laid out flat, scraped completely clean of all meat, fat and tissue and then spread out flat and coated with coarse salt to draw out all the moisture. The skull with the horns attached is put in a pot over a low fire to cook out all the fat, brains and other soft tissue for a couple of days and then hung out on racks to dry.
The dried cape and head are then dipped in a disinfectant and sent to the taxidermist in Africa or back here in the States depending on where you want to get your taxidermy done.
Skinning out the headCape and head removedThe head is completely skinned including around the lips, nostrils, eyelids, etc. Then the hide is laid out flat, scraped completely clean of all meat, fat and tissue and then spread out flat and coated with coarse salt to draw out all the moisture. The skull with the horns attached is put in a pot over a low fire to cook out all the fat, brains and other soft tissue for a couple of days and then hung out on racks to dry.The dried cape and head are then dipped in a disinfectant and sent to the taxidermist in Africa or back here in the States depending on where you want to get your taxidermy done.
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Posted 25 June 2011 - 11:01 AM
that was an awesome read !
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Posted 25 June 2011 - 03:00 PM
Peterson's hunting had an article last month on the requirements for submitting hunting stories. I think you should look into it, they pay for the stories. Being it was left over night does that damage the meat in in way? I need to go to work, i'll read in the am. Great story
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Posted 25 June 2011 - 06:00 PM
No problem with the meat. It's winter in Zimbabwe right now and it was about 40 degrees (F) at night. Thanks for all the compliments guys, I used to read a lot as a kid and always enjoyed writing.
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Posted 26 June 2011 - 11:47 AM
Wow - what a story. Isn't a .375 the minimum allowed? What will you bring next time? Those night escapes are for the birds. I have seen some videos where the leopards like to visit the blinds rather than the bait.Great job!
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Posted 26 June 2011 - 02:24 PM
Frank, that was a great article. Thanks for posting it, I enjoyed reading about your adventure.
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Posted 12 July 2011 - 01:06 PM
Thanks Fjold for the very entertaining story. I'm glad your PH knew what he was doing as I am sure you do too. What a Story!
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Posted 25 July 2011 - 07:51 PM
Hope you got double doors going into your gun room. Doesn't look like that monster would go through a standard door!I'm getting a full shoulder mount done to put up in my gun room. The deal with Wifezilla is that I can decorate my gun room anyway that I want but she gets the rest of the house.
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Posted 26 July 2011 - 06:06 AM
Very cool story and Pic's! 
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Posted 26 July 2011 - 05:46 PM
Thanks again guys, actually the minimum caliber for dangerous game (hard skinned, Ele and Buff) is the 9.3X64mm which is a .366 caliber cartridge that shoots a 286-293 grain bullet at about 2500 fps, very similar to the 375 H&H.I'm planning on rebarreling one of my little guns (7mm Mag) and turning it into a 416 Ruger.
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Posted 26 July 2011 - 08:11 PM
WOW great story and nice looking animal, even better plated!
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Posted 26 July 2011 - 11:32 PM
Way to go realy cool story and pictures. 
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Posted 27 July 2011 - 01:37 AM
I was curious about cape meat, how does the meat taste like? (please explain every details if possible)
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Posted 27 July 2011 - 05:10 PM
The buffalo meat if very lean. It's not quiet like beef, it has a different flavor not elk or deer like, just different. It wasn't gamey at all which really surprised me since he was full of adrenaline and and we didn't recover him until the next morning.
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