http://www.africanhuntinggazette.com 87Equipment:
Weapon:PSEArcheryFullThrottle
70 pounds,withCarbonExpress
MaximaRedarrowsandGrimReaper
Razortipbroadheads.
Clothing:KUIUlayeringsystem,
includingTiburonPantsandShirt,
Merino 145 shirt,GuideVestand
otheraccessories.
Optics: Leica Trinovids 10x40.Uganda: 2014
An egret ignores a croc making for the water.
Pedro with his sister and father.connectona nicemaleat 60 yards.
Sincemyfirst triptoAfrica,nearly 15
years ago, I have been hunting duikers.
Afterhuntingtheminmanydifferentways
andplaces,I havedevelopeda deeprespect
for them. The bush duiker is a species
that doesnot respondwell tocalling,so
spotandstalkhuntingis theonlyoption.
However, spotting a creature this tiny
inthick vegetationis a tallorder, andif
offereda shotyou’dbettershootquickly,
sincetheyaretypicallynotstationaryfor
long.
One of the things we Spaniards are
knownforisourloveofpork.It’sdeeply
wovenintoourculture,soforus,hunting
warthog is a blast! If the wind is right,
these animals offer some good stalk
opportunities and they are most active
duringthewarmesthoursoftheday,when
most other animals are bedded down.
Althoughthewarthogis notanattractive-
lookinganimal, itsmeatis excellent.On
a huntlikethis,shootinga youngboarto
feedcampisa mainstayonthedutylist.
Everynight,we wouldfeastonthehog’s
whitemeat,enjoyingeverybite.
Duringthe last few days of thehunt,
we movedour camp toanarea nearthe
borderofCongo,ontheNileRiver.This
newterrainwasmoreopenwithscattered
bushes,whichmadespotandstalkhunting
much easier. Our hopes were high. On
thisday,wetargetedtheUgandankob,an
iconicgameanimaloftheregionthatlives
inherdsconsistingofonedominantbuck
and around a dozen does. Though this
terrain was easier for hunting, the herds
ofkobwereextremelydifficulttostalkin
closeduetomanykeeneyes.Afterseveral
failedstalkattempts,I wasabletoconnect
ona reallynice buck. Itwasthe perfect
waytocapourhunt inUganda, andthe
butterfly on the kob’s left horn was an
appropriatesymbolofourgoodfortune!
Afterthekobhunt,wetooksometime
off to visit Murchison Falls, where the
massiveNileRiverpassesthrougha narrow
channeljusta fewyardswide.Amazingly,
anaverageof 300 cubicmeterspersecond
(11,000 ft³/s) of water surges over the
cliff.It wasanimpressivesight.
While fishing, we were surrounded
by hippos and crocodiles, reminding
us that the Nile is far from hospitable
withitsdangerousinhabitants. Itwasan
intimidatingsight,buta truespectacleto
seesuchpowerfulcreaturesinthewild.
Overall, Uganda was a spectacular
destination,andoneofourbestsafarisin
Africathusfar. Forme, a vital aspectof
huntingisthediscoveryofnew cultures,
game animals, terrain and hunting
territories. Every aspect of these hunts
wasawesome, and I agreewithWinston
Churchillthatthisis ‘ThePearlofAfrica’.
I amthankfultomyDadwhohastaken
meonnumerousadventureswithhimand
taughtmetheimportantethicsandvalues
of hunting.It was awesome to have my
sister withus too- thereisnothing like
sharingthesemomentswiththefamily.
I am counting the days for the next
adventure.Therearestillsomanyamazing
placestodiscoverin Africa that I can not
wait to get back.Goodluckinthe mountains, hunt hard
andstaysafe,PedroAmpuerolivesinSpainanddespitebeing
inhis30shehastraveledaroundtheworldand
hadmanyadventures.Hecurrentlymanagesthe
Europeansideof KUIUUltralightHunting,and
documentshishuntsonvideosallovertheworld.
Heconsidershimselfanall-terrainhunter,and
asmuchasheenjoysAfrica,he alsohuntsthe
mountains of Asia, and anything in between,
either with rifle and bow in hand.