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Hunting News 6

Good day and welcome to our 6th newsletter of the 2016 hunting season

We have been having a really great hunting season this year and look forward to many

more great hunts before heading to the USA next year

We hope that the accounts and photographs of the following hunts will brighten up your

day and awaken the urge to join us in beautiful Africa on an exciting safari

Enjoy

The beautiful plains of the Free State

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Zubillaga Hunting Extravaganza

We were delighted to welcome Jim Zubillaga from California and his family for another

great hunting trip We had met his son LJ before but this time round the father and son

were accompanied by Jims wife Cherish and her father Ray

Our good friends the Zubillagas

The Zubillagas started off their hunt with two large crocs one taken by Cherish and the

second by little LJ

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LJ shot his second trophy of the hunt taking down a springbuck Jim added a white

blesbuck to his list and Ray harvested a common reedbuck

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Jim next took a magnificent lechwe and also harvested an outstanding vaal rhebok shy two

really outstanding trophies

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Whilst hunting in the Western Cape Jim harvested a superb Cape buffalo

LJ took down a very nice mountain reedbuck This was LJs first trophy that he shot all by

himself with no help from dad or grandad Well done LJ Truly following in the footstepsof your father

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As the hunt continued Jim took a grysbok porcupine and klipspringer

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We would also like to congratulate Cherish on her magnificent kudu Superbly done

During their time with Somerby Jim and his family stopped off for an exciting Great White

Shark cage diving experience at White Shark Africa

We were absolutely honoured to host Jim and his family on this reallystupendous family adventure It was really amazing to see you again and we lookforward to having you here again in July next year

Butch Smith enjoys his 8th African Safari this time roundwith Somerby

We were incredibly excited to welcome Butch Smith to South Africa to join us on a great

plains game hunt with some ostriches thrown in for the kill (cull) He also enjoyed a spot

of bird hunting Butch has been to Africa many times before and we were absolutely

honoured to be hosting him on safari this time round

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When I arrived in Johannesburg PH Janneman was standing there to greet me We

immediately hit it off on a positive note that resonated the entire trip

The hunting was outstanding and challenging We saw all sorts of different species of

wildlife every day The shots were as long or as short as I wanted them to be I shot a 30shy

06 with 180 grains Barnes TTSX bullets My shots ranged from 150 to 270 yards

Butch with one of his cull ostriches

Throughout the week I took two impala a very impressive OLD Wildebeest a Burchells

Zebra and a Red Hartebeest that was so big he looked awkward We also had a great

time culling Ostrich I forget how many but the number 11 comes to mind I will use those

skins to make some fine leather goods for my wife daughter and granddaughter

Please enjoy some photographs of Butchs great harvest

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We would like to thank Butch for joining us on this unforgettable safari We weretruly honoured to be chosen to host this seasoned hunter and we hope to seeyou again very soon Butch

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Crisafulli Family Safari

Somerby was happy to see the Crisafulli family again for a great hunt Sal joined is with

his wife Jenelle his fathershyinshylaw Robert and his son Anthony We have had the honour

of hosting the Crisafullis before and we were really thrilled to see them again We met

them

Jenelle was kind enough to take it into her hands to bring over some SCI Blue Bags filled

with goodies to donate to an underprivileged early learning centre

Sal sent us a really great report about his hunt and it is with great pleasure that we share

this with you

Sal and Anthony sighting in their rifles with PH PD

We spotted a very nice bushbuck and pursued him all morning PH PD spotted his head

sticking up from behind a knocked over tree I waited and he suddenly got up on his front

legs and I took the shot My bullet passed right through both shoulders and we recovered

him about twenty yards away

Sal next took a very nice nyala

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Next up was a warthog

We had a great experience stalking this pig Jenelle PD and I stalked up near the

watering hole and saw him He was about 150 yards at this time Using PDs shoulder as

my rifle rest I took the shot and the pig immediately collapsed upon the bullets impact

The next day Sal took a really great red hartebeest

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This was thanks to the keen eyesight of Norman (one of Somerbys skinners) PD

confirmed that it was a shooter and one shot through both shoulders at about 225

yards

We managed to spot and stalk a very mature and wide Kudu bull We played the wind

exactly right and it walked right to us

Sal next harvested a really nice waterbuck followed by a grand bushpig

We snuck up into the stand and within ten minutes we could hear the pigs About ten

minutes after that we saw one and it quickly disappeared only to bring back four others

about two minutes later Five minutes after that our pig arrived and eventually presented

a clear shot once it turned and faced us The shot was placed right behind its head and

pig immediately dropped in place

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During their trip the Crisafullis were generous enough to donate some much needed

school supplies and learning aids to an extremely underprivileged early learning centre

close to one of our hunting areas They did this through the SCI blue bag initiative We

would like to thank the Crisafullis for their generosity and kindheartedness

We have had an increasing number of hunters bringing over supplies for schools in

need This is making a massive difference in the lives of these disadvantaged children

To get involved please read more about SCIs Blue Bag Initiative here

We would like to thank the Crisafulli family for joining us on such a great safariagain Thank you for a fantastic time and thank you for your generosity

The Reddys visit Somerby Samirs Initiation

We were so happy to welcome Dr Prashant Reddy his father Sanath his brother Dr

Raghu and his small son Samir When Drom met Prashant at the Dallas Safari Club

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Show in 2015 he just knew that he wanted to hunt with him Drom was thrilled to see

Prashant again at this years show and after a good bull session we knew that we would

be seeing him this year

It was a very special trip Prashant was accompanied by his father and his 11 yearshyold

son It was Samirs plains game initiation and he did a really stupendous job They were

also accompanied by Prashants brother Raghu Both brothers were on the hunt for

buffalo

Please enjoy Prashants account of their memorable hunt

I would like to thank Somerby for a great African hunting safari It was special that we

had 3 generations hunting together a once in a lifetime experience This is mine and my

brothers 3rd safari and by far the best Espescially for my 11 year old sons first African

hunting safari We really enjoyed the initiation ceremony for him by PH Janneman

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As dusk was approaching our PHs spotted a trophy impala at about 150 yards My son

was first to task and took him with the first shot with the Tikka 260 Very impressed and

proud as a father

On our second day my brother and I were after buffalo the main reason we were here

We drove to the North West Province in the morning and started scouting until we found

a herd Stalking took a while as they were grazing and we wanted to identify the mature

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bulls Once identified we stalked to about 60 yards and I was instructed by PH

Janneman to take him Once broadside I dropped the buffalo with a spine shot with the

trusted 375 Winchester with 300 grain Barnes X As the death bellow was heard the

remaining herd returned to investigate The buffalo were restless coming back and forth

and surprisingly another bull showed up PD put my brother on the second buffalo and

again another fine shot from the 375 Winchester in the vitals The buffalo may have

ran 50 yards and dropped All this probably within 10 minutes I must say nothing truer

than first shot placement

On the third day Sable was on the list The day started with us tracking sable within 50 shy

60 yards We were trying out the VerneyshyCarron double rifle in a 450 NE as well as the

Blaser 375 Both very nice weapons with good balance and aesthetics Two nice Sable

bulls were taken by the end of the day after some hard hunting

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The fourth day was for waterbuck black wildebeest and blesbuck Again my son started

off the day with a fantastic 170 yard shot with the Tikka 260 dropping the blesbuck My

brother was next He found a exceptional trophy waterbuck and after some tracking and

a runshyin with some rhinos it was taken with the 375 Winchester As the day was winding

down the hunt for a bull black wildebeest closed the chapter A mature bull was spotted

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about 180 yards away and was taken down with the Tikka 260 The day ended with a

nice fire and a stiff scotch

Somerby would like to thank the Reddys for joining us on this most memorablefamily safari It was an absolute pleasure hosting you and we hope to see youagain in the not so distant future

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Shaub Family Holiday

We were really excited to welcome Brian and Michelle Shaub to South Africa with their

daughters for a great hunt and some sightshyseeing in beautiful Africa We met the Shaubs

at the Harrisburg Outdoor Show in 2015 and we were thrilled to host them on their very

first trip to Africa

Brian has to say about Somerby

This was our first trip for our family to Africa and we were very apprehensive There

were many unknowns and we were forced to simply trust Somerby that everything would

be taken care of They did a great job from start to finish and we had a wonderful family

experience Somerbys greatest assets are its people Charles and Lindie took great care

of us and went the extra mile from the time we arrived at the airport until they dropped us

off for our flight home

Brian was extremely pleased with the performance of his new Red Rock Precision rifle

chambered in 28 Nosler Five of his six trophies dropped immediately with only the kudu

going 40 yards before expiring All of the shots were between 150 and 250 yards Brian

has hunted on horseback for elk in the States before and was really looking forward to

doing the same here in Africa Brian maintains that the most enjoyable of his hunts was

on horseback for Vaal rhebok They were able to stalk within 100 yards for the shot This

is a very rare trophy shy congratulations Brian

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Brian also took a really great kudu

Brian mentions that the quality and abundance of the game animals was extraordinary

They were able to look over many trophies of each species before selecting one to

harvest Please see below some of these great trophies

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Brians daughters also got involved in the hunt Brians eldest daughter who will be off to

college soon shot a nice red hartebeest while his middle daughter harvested a great

black wildebeest Brians youngest the most avid hunter of them all took a gemsbuck

The girls also each shot a blesbuck What a proud father Brian must be

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When they werent out hunting the family enjoyed some really great activities that truly

showcase the magic of Africa The Shaubs interacted and rode some majestic elephants

and enjoyed horsebackshyriding on the beautiful plains of the Free State

We would like to thank Brian and Michelle and their daughters for joining us onan exciting and funshyfilled safari We hope that Somerby has shown you howextraordinary Africa is and that you will return again soon

The Bills

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Our good friends Bill Keskimaki and Bill Smigelski (The Bills) from Alpena Michigan

joined us in South Africa again for a really great bow and rifle hunt respectively

It was really fantastic to have them here again for an exhilarating hunt with lots of Castle

and plenty of laughs

We started the hunt off in the North West Province Bill K says that it is a really great

place Here he had the opportunity to harvest a nice blue wildebeest with his bow

The next camp was in Free State where he was able to harvest kudu gemsbuck duiker

springbuck and black wildebeest

Bill S was here on a mission His main aim was to get a Cape buffalo Bill succeeded in

his mission beautifully and harvested a grand buffalo

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Bill also harvested zebra gemsbuck springbuck and blesbuck

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Cheers to our good friends The Bills It was great to see you again and we hopeto see you again very soon We will have a six pack of Castle on ice waiting foryou

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter

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