I booked a hunt for next year to hunt Water Buffalo in Florida, well yesterday I found out they were running a special this year. It is $1000 less if I go this year. So I booked a hunt for August. :-D
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I am going to Brady Ranch for Water Buffalo in Florida
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Have fun and post some pics.
Have fun and post some pics.
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Please give us all the details once you are back.Such as how difficult was the hunt? What did you use for a gun?
Please give us all the details once you are back.Such as how difficult was the hunt? What did you use for a gun?
I am going to Brady Ranch for Water Buffalo
I am going to video my hunt. I will be using my Encore in 416 Rigby with a barnes X 300 gr. bullet. I was at the range and shot 25 rounds yesterday. I got 1 1/2 to 2 inch groups at 100 yards. At 150 yards I was able to hit 2 clay targets with one shot each. The gun is very accurate and recoil is very manageable after I put the mercury recoil suppressor in the stock and installed a sims recoil pad. I will post my hunts result here.bigbore442001 said:
I am going to Brady Ranch for Water Buffalo
I've thought about going there myself for water buffalo.
I know there is a difference in horn styles...curly and swept back. Do you know which is which.
I'll be interested in hearing from you how hard of a hunt it was also if there was any real danger involved. Sure I know any animal that big can stomp you into the mud if they want, but in the real world sometimes these ranch hunts aren't as 'realistic' as they might be in the wilds. I do know that they can be nasty. When in Argentina for work a few years back we would see them and the locals always said "STAY AWAY" cause they could be feeding peaceful like one minute and trying to turn you to mush the next.
good Luck waiting to hear your report
I've thought about going there myself for water buffalo.
I know there is a difference in horn styles...curly and swept back. Do you know which is which.
I'll be interested in hearing from you how hard of a hunt it was also if there was any real danger involved. Sure I know any animal that big can stomp you into the mud if they want, but in the real world sometimes these ranch hunts aren't as 'realistic' as they might be in the wilds. I do know that they can be nasty. When in Argentina for work a few years back we would see them and the locals always said "STAY AWAY" cause they could be feeding peaceful like one minute and trying to turn you to mush the next.
good Luck waiting to hear your report
I am going to Brady Ranch for Water Buffalo
I will be going August 30th and when I get back I will give details.
Civet go here and you can see the Water Buffalo. www.bradyranch.com.Civet said:
I will be going August 30th and when I get back I will give details.
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Bring a big gun!
I was fortunate to meet a guy from the Northern Territory and put together a hunt for free ranging water buffalo this year. My buffalo scored 87.5" SCI. Took 6 shots from a .338 to drop him.
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I was fortunate to meet a guy from the Northern Territory and put together a hunt for free ranging water buffalo this year. My buffalo scored 87.5" SCI. Took 6 shots from a .338 to drop him.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/txhornhunter/S3010161.jpg
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txhornhunter,welcome and nice buff.
txhornhunter,welcome and nice buff.
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Good pre-scouting was the key
My friend in Australia did a fair amount of pre-scouting for buffalo prior to my arrival in the Northern Territory. He had taken 4 buff's with friends in the few months since moving there. I got mine on the second day and nearly took a second one on day four. On day five my friend from Spain came in and he got lucky on day one and pulled the trigger on the 416 Rigby at 30 yards. We watched in amazement as his bull and the rest of the herd ran into the thick cover after the shot in the front shoulder. We found him an hour later, standing, and waiting for us. It took two more shots to set it down for good. It also made the sci book. It was a true hunting experience, saw lots of poisonous snakes, dingos, and plenty of fires that were set to burn off the high grass before the wet season. We hunted a few more days for scrub bulls but could only find ones with ear tags. I plan to go back over this spring to hunt with them again, this time for hog deer in Victoria. Take care,
My friend in Australia did a fair amount of pre-scouting for buffalo prior to my arrival in the Northern Territory. He had taken 4 buff's with friends in the few months since moving there. I got mine on the second day and nearly took a second one on day four. On day five my friend from Spain came in and he got lucky on day one and pulled the trigger on the 416 Rigby at 30 yards. We watched in amazement as his bull and the rest of the herd ran into the thick cover after the shot in the front shoulder. We found him an hour later, standing, and waiting for us. It took two more shots to set it down for good. It also made the sci book. It was a true hunting experience, saw lots of poisonous snakes, dingos, and plenty of fires that were set to burn off the high grass before the wet season. We hunted a few more days for scrub bulls but could only find ones with ear tags. I plan to go back over this spring to hunt with them again, this time for hog deer in Victoria. Take care,
I am going to Brady Ranch for Water Buffalo
Anyone know the variety of this buff, or is it just a young'n??
http://www.renegaderanch.org/photo_template.asp?imagename=images/misc/misc5.jpg
Anyone know the variety of this buff, or is it just a young'n??
http://www.renegaderanch.org/photo_template.asp?imagename=images/misc/misc5.jpg
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