{"id":15637,"date":"2019-07-28T23:14:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T23:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=15637"},"modified":"2019-07-28T23:15:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T23:15:12","slug":"buffalo-hunting-on-a-boer-war-battleground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/buffalo-hunting-on-a-boer-war-battleground\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Hunting on a Boer War Battleground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since my first safari in 2006 I have become addicted to Africa. Fortunately, I found an outfit &#8211; Fort Richmond Safaris &#8211; and a professional hunter &#8211; Geoffrey Wayland &#8211; capable of feeding that addiction. Sometimes I feel like a druggie going to a crack house to see my dealer. Yes, Africa can bite you that hard, and inject you with a venom that needs annual treatment. That&#8217;s why I return to Africa each year for a month at a time; I need my medicine.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanhunter.org\/articles\/2019\/7\/27\/boers-big-bullets-and-buffalo\/\">story, from NRA&#8217;s American Hunter magazine<\/a>, details a buffalo hunt and demonstrates how a bad first shot can lead to a long and stressful day. Regardless, I would not trade the experience for another hunt. This year I took a buffalo with a single shot. It was satisfying to do so, but somewhat anticlimactic at the same time. That&#8217;s not to suggest you should try to get in a running gun battle with a buffalo, but if you do, you will never forget it, and little if anything else will measure up.<\/p>\n<p>To read the full article, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanhunter.org\/articles\/2019\/7\/27\/boers-big-bullets-and-buffalo\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15637 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/buffalo-hunting-on-a-boer-war-battleground\/b3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B3.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B3.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B3.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B3.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15640'>\n\t\t\t\tThis buff was hard earned due to a poorly placed first shot. It was comforting to have the firepower from the Marlin Custom Shop Modern Lever Hunter and Buffalo Bore ammo in 45\/70.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/buffalo-hunting-on-a-boer-war-battleground\/b2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B2.jpg?fit=1000%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B2.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15639'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Marlin Custom Shop Modern Lever Hunter and Barnes VORTX ammo was used to take this beautiful mountain zebra.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/buffalo-hunting-on-a-boer-war-battleground\/b7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B7.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B7.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B7.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B7.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15643'>\n\t\t\t\tFew rifles are as handy as a  lever gun, especially when things get western.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/buffalo-hunting-on-a-boer-war-battleground\/b6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B6.jpg?fit=1000%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B6.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B6.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B6.jpg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15642'>\n\t\t\t\tThe first shot on the buffalo was not placed well, but his reaction seemed to suggest otherwise.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/buffalo-hunting-on-a-boer-war-battleground\/b4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B4.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B4.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B4.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B4.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B4.jpg?resize=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15641'>\n\t\t\t\tMoving through thick brush after a wounded buffalo is a tense situation.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since my first safari in 2006 I have become addicted to Africa. Fortunately, I found an outfit &#8211; Fort Richmond Safaris &#8211; and a professional hunter &#8211; Geoffrey Wayland &#8211; capable of feeding that addiction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2522,2820,2815],"tags":[788,641,971,30,2894,2858,2788,648],"class_list":["post-15637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hunt","category-latest","category-nras-american-hunter","tag-788","tag-african-safari","tag-buffalo","tag-fort-richmond-safaris","tag-geoffrey-wayland","tag-lever-gun","tag-marlin-custom-shop","tag-safari"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/B1.jpg?fit=2000%2C548&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5hujZ-44d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6963,"url":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/hunting-with-fort-richmond-safaris\/","url_meta":{"origin":15637,"position":0},"title":"Hunting with Fort Richmond Safaris","author":"gunwriter","date":"May 15, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Outdoor writer Len Waldron talks with Fort Richmond Safaris' Geoffrey Wayland about his first safari. 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