The famous four
Whether it was a sign from some higher power or pure coincidence that sent the rainstorm into the Burkina bush exactly where we were due to hunt I have no idea. That said, it seemed more than a little peculiar that the rain hit us the night before we were going hunting for sing-sing waterbuck; the one type of waterbuck that Jens Kjaer Knudsen is missing to close his grand slam on the four huntable waterbuck species on the Safari Club International (SCI) list.
Memorably the fun started as we – after only a quarter of an hour’s drive from the camp – got stuck in clogged mud. The red soil, typical of the region, had turned into a greasy syrup and the only way to get the car free of the slimy suction was by sheer effort. Using a jack we were able to lift the tyre that had sunk in, then we threw stones underneath and pushed with the full force of five men. We succeeded; the hunt could begin.
WAITING
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