Bowhunting Buffalo: Craziest and wildest hunt I have experienced in Africa!

In the heart of uganda's untamed Karamoja  region we embark on an extraordinary journey to discover one of the wildest parts  of Africa. It's not looking very promising guys! Armed with the challenge of harvesting Africa's Black  Death using a bow and arrow. Buffalo hunting! what we anticipated as an intense Nile  buffalo hunt turned out to be far more than expected this documentary captures  perhaps the craziest hunting story I have ever experienced. A tale Against All Odds encompassing  the lo

west of lows and the highest of highs proving that hunting and nature  always unfold their own plans. Have you fly before or not?  first day? oh my God so many times flying. In the northeastern corner of Uganda in the Karamoja  region between South Sudan and Kenya lies a Hidden Gem. Dekirepo Valley one of the last true  Wilderness areas in the country nice to see you I'm happy too Pedro Emma Emma and Emma nice to see you guys [Applause] [Music] welcome What are you doing? good morning  how are y

ou we are back in Uganda back after Buffalo and back to finish what we  weren't able to finish earlier this spring First stalk of the trip we have located three  bulls and we're we have got the good wind and we're going to try to sneak and see if we  can relocate them again so starting to have like stomach ache and getting too excited.  Exactly it wasn't our first time in Karamoja everything is started earlier that year  and it's crucial to understand the whole story. We need a strong constant 

wind Buffalo they don't have very good eyesight but very good nose  so you have to beat the nose one bedded. it was good, good job! first  stalk of the trip yeah It was our first morning and  we already got under 50 yards of a group of Buffalo, it seems that we're  going to have a very promising week ahead of us. Jeofrey better  if you don't stay there yeah no no no you are my fire no one Uganda boasts rich in wildlife and  diversity with numerous species in reasonable good numbers our Quest how

ever  is solely focused on Buffalo we resist the temptation to be distracted by chasing any  other game fully aware of the Monumental challenge ahead of us, particularly on this  part of the continent we are chasing a quite unique species of Buffalo commonly  referred as the Nile Buffalo. is Mango Bango... highly increase  your chances of finding buffalo. Why we are carrying so many  security? Cause we we carry a Ranger and a soldier and a soldier from the army yes. Because there is a  lot of po

aching going on and a lot of the poaching done here is by what they call they call themselves  Warriors but they're not really Warriors the band of armed guys that are coming across it  come some come can come even from Kenya the toas they come from Kenya they come in band and  sometime we may encounter something somebody and we may have a problem they're not after us they  want cattle and want to poach it's better to be on the safe side. The ranger is mandatory as long  as you hunt you have to

have a Ranger with you on one side because a the the Uganda Authority  they need the data and second because all the trophy fees from animal 90% is going to the  local community so have to know where it has been shot so you know either the land on or  the community that was there so you know how the the trophy fee is being a portioned after  okay yeah makes sense. As another day comes to an end without any action we Retreat to our tents  only to encounter a quite unique visitor. Put the tent the

Puff adder highly venomous biper species found in Africa responsible for more Snake  Bite fatalities than any other African snake. At least we got some unspected action. just relocated the bull from yesterday 100 m away but we spook the hartebeest and now it's looking this way. Wrong wind and he just smelled us. There are a lot  of things that need to line up to shoot a buffalo with a bow, you need to find the right  Bull on the perfect spot with enough cover and good wind to be able to approac

h it close enough  if the bull Isn't alone you need to get under 30 yards of the one you want without any other animal  noticing you in addition then the bull needs to collaborate and offer you a completely relaxed  broadside shot definitely way too many things I'm not sure if we have any Shooters not that we  can be super picky but I think they are not old enough. we have relocated the bull  again its bedded it again in inside the bush got to 28 M the wind switched  between trees I could barely

see him between the grass so I think it was too risky. Another day comes to an end fifth day of  hunting we only have a couple more days to hunt we are definitely getting closer, not close  enough because there's a lot of variables but yeah has been a hell of a fun day so. Wiston  Churchill named Uganda the pearl of Africa but with the population increase, habitat loss,  and poaching the Pearl isn't Shinning as brightly hunting in a concession near the Kidepo national park  highlighted the Star

k differences the farther you venture in Community Land the less Wildlife  you see, the park has way more resources to preserve game keeping poaching and people under  control by using a vast number of Rangers and Military. Outside of that only the Hunter's Money  is fighting to keep wild animals in place avoiding the more efficient transformation of land into  Agricultural and farming which will be the end of wildlife after six full days of  hunting not even my dad has had the right opportunity

but as Churchill said  we can only offer you blood, toil, sweat and tears. This the arrow that we are shooting these are  two blade German kinetics 25 grain with 95 inserts so total weight of 670, these are the victory VSS  250 caliber four Blazers to make sure that that Arrow flies straight hopefully we can test  it on a buffalo and check if it was a a good choice. We are running out of ideas  we have located a group of 10 or 15 Buffalo Bed open ground and we are using a  net to try to see how

close we can get 45 M but what we thought  it was a a nice bull it turned out to be a really really old white  cow so now what are we looking for. Do you guys see all the these  vultures? they are starving they have been a week starving they are ready for some meat. There's something special about  the fire in Africa tomorrow is our last day of hunting I already know that bow hunting  it's hard I have come empty-handed a lot of times uh you train and work for that not  to happen I can feel the

pressure about tomorrow if we get a the slightest smallest  opportunity tomorrow I need to make it count. My stomach just like Feels Like a  Rock we are running out of time the clock is ticking.... ticking or clicking? ticking  yeah so we'll take fingers crossed guys! I just shot the Buffalo pretty long shot they flew  great but I don't know if you it went it was a total pass through or what because I couldn't see  the Fletching on the Arrow so I'm not sure what happened you got up to here becau

se you see the  rubber. That was a stressful guys I don't know if I risk it too much... one of the old bulls that has  a broken horn is was there standing broadside I took a range measured, adjust the sight, draw back  and the shot felt great maybe a tiny bit low but I'm not sure because I had a limb that kind of had  to shoot over but the penetration is good there's blood but yeah I don't a lot of uncertainties  these are really really big animals and I'm not sure. Destiny brought us to the las

t day I Arrowed one  Bull in there we were tracking and suddenly we see my dad that we thought that was coming to help  us we saw them like crawling... and like why they are crawling? may may they have seen the wounded one  or not but they relocated the Buffalo that they have been chasing for for three days for three  days that has a snare in the neck and placed two beautiful shots and the Buffalo is down so we may  have doubled in 20 minutes difference or something yes yes we have to check we w

e still need to  look for my bull but anyways I can't believe that we saw two Buffalo on the last day after seven  days of working seven days of working and no one opportunity. Now let's look for the other one okay So we are going to start tracking the Buffalo  it's very thick area we don't know, we thing is a good shot but we are not seeing any blood so  we are going to be prepared for anything because this this can turn west any minute. One thing that  help me decide to take my shot was that t

he bull was very easy to recognize when in large herds all  the Bulls can look alike but ours was unique with a left broken horn and a floppy right ear here  we could recognize it on a heart beat. But with this rain it's going to be possible  to track... it's not looking very promising guys! We have been tracking for a few hours and  with the rain and the tall grass and such a big herd because the the bull was being pushed by such  a large herd we cannot find any tracks, a single drop of blood

or anything so I'm not sure if we  are looking at the wrong side if we are looking I don't know... very very very unfortunate I still  have the feeling that it was a good shot but time will tell and this is bow hunting sometimes  you never you will never know the answer and it sucks but it's part of the beauty if you  don't like it don't bow hunt or don't hunt we often we always thinking should I have taken this?  should I have waited? would have been better to do this? and after the fact of som

ething happen it's  easy to decide what will have been done better but I was telling Peter what was the saying  never regret your mistakes because it's worse to regret the chances you didn't take  so I don't regret having taken that shot. you don't get it... next time! we'll be back. this is exactly the same area where I wounded  the Buffalo a few months ago they have been watching that Buffalo completely fine  it's very easy to recognize because it has a broken left horn so it's very easy to  i

dentify and it's completely fine so if we can locate that bull again it will  be amazing but I think we have low chances. In comparison with bullets that burn and  Destroy tissue archery wounds are so clean that if not located on a lethal spot animals  will completely recover and heal sometimes in hours, I have seen it many times so  the news from the Rangers of the bull is still being alive and doing fine did  not surprise me but was honestly a great relief. What do you think Pieter? there's  t

oo many of them too many that's the thing we need to find the right Bull on the right  spot and that he alone yeah lot of variables. Have you ever tried to call  them me or not? I know that people have tried. Buffalo are winning. So what do you think about my  calling?your voice is very nice. That! he replied !later maybe you. Good? Plan? pretty cool start of the trip we have seen  plenty of Buffalo big herds uh we have stretched our legs, shoot the bow, everything  is looking fine and tomorrow

game time. Elephants! Prety cool! there's a big group  of elephants over there around 20 there's a few males right? yeah. It's just a view That You Don't  See often in Africa because when you are walking around with so much money on your mouth uh you are  in trouble so yeah pretty sad there there's not that many but whenever you get to see them... you're  pretty lucky. How old do you think those are? maybe 35 the Bulls 35 40 they're not massive bulls but  they good. How old do they get? up to 60

80 up to a 100 buffalo are coming straight to our position. so close! that there was only one mature bull  in the whole herd, was right in the middle around 50 60 no shot no opportunity but the  wind Swift and they gone .that was exciting though. hello how are you? many poachers  or not? no no. in trouble no? poachers in trouble! That's not used for the bomb. for that? the put a fuse then you fix this is for fighting for guiding country  let me say for guiding country we want our country to be

safe no stance that is what  we want and that one is very fast and this one. And there's a lot of problems? yes here we  have a lot of Warriors or what do they come here for? they came here for killing animals  someing they come here for poaching some of the Warriors they come and raid some they go to  kabo because this point here it's the middle point this is kabo this is Karena and this is. So  thank you for keeping us safe! Welcome! we have seen a very old long bull and that's  exactly what w

e need one Bull, big and by own so kind of getting good inside those bushes we're  sneaking slowly try to see if we can relocate it. the Buffalo was bedded in that bush and  he came out towards us and we freaked out we freaked out we were not expecting that  and the Buffalo charged towards us look at how far is that 15 m? [ __ ] I'm shaking I'm shaking my leg is shaking. shaking Peter how will you explain the difference  when you're class in a big group because it looks Pieter how would you exp

lain the difference wen you are glassing because it looks like pretty obvious what it's a bull and a  um an a cow until they are all mixed up so I think first of all if you see them at a distance  you'll notice the size of them uh the thickness of the horn the width of the Horn uh what we are  looking for as dger boys mostly they got mut on them they they a bit of a different color as well  young Bulls is is more darker the older bulls get a bit more gray in it okay so and then the dup  and obv

iously you look for the penis or  balls sack and what's the main difference between a younger  Bull and an older one? When you guys talk about soft boss with the two horns meet on the skull you'll  see where it's a shiny but where they meet that is the young Bulls you know we call that a soft  Boss soft boss then uh the older the older animals would already have some growth growing there you  can see that it's a it's rough on the ages as it has been worked for sometime Nile Buffalo is known  for

the shape of being flat you know they don't have a lot of a drop in it so that's that's one  of the the main differences that you can spot on the on the Nile Buffalo compared to the Cape Buffalo  it's a lot of things that small things that you can just add together and come to a conclusion  which sounds easy until you are in Tall Grass you can only see between trees and you can only  see what that's the problem if you don't see the boss you just see the top of the horns and you  think maybe thi

s is a a bull but then you come there it's a wide cow you know yeah so you  have to be careful. All right! Now that we have been already hunting nine days  together with the bow what do you think about bow hunting? You prefer not to say anything  if you were here with a rifle in these two days we probably could have  three or four Buffalos, With the bow... still got to go! There's like I don't know hundreds  of Buffalo so I'm not sure how we're to get close but we're going  to get a closer look

at least enjoy them. Guides like Pieter are rare for some guiding  Hunters is just a job for others it's a passion they make a living from Pieter endures weeks  of battling Che-che flies with standing the heat belly crawling through Tall Grass driving  endless roads all without the Sweet Taste of finding success says. Everything with  a big smile at all times which make us unstoppable. Akuedo what were you saying? what do you  think about Saint Hubertus? the saint that takes care of all the hunt

ers. Oh yes I was saying St Hubertus is  still planning for our best trophy he's taking his time taking his time to make it perfect to  make it best ,but is the first time you pray to him, yeah it is the first time because I never  knew who is the this person, I mean this Saint is. the last ones to cast The  Rain not to touch us this you know this with this heavy rains they can also cause some  differences to us so now this rain will not come. I just spotted in a really really old  Bull like sup

er old all the bosses are like super smooth and shiny so I'm not sure if it's  alone or not but that's the kind of Bull we want. That green three that dark  three that is where we need to get. 60 meters. 23 M my mouth is so dry right now. Damn that was [ __ ] exciting you see like  it's completely that way and we were 20 M from three Bulls so they don't get it old  for no reason [ __ ] I'm shaking like adrenaline my mouth is so dry, we are shoked that was  fun good job Roberto thank you. Appreci

ate it next time! It turns out that the buffalo in  Uganda are very social and it's working out pretty well so far safety in numbers. Was Pieters idea  so don't give all the [ __ ] ideas to be mine now If I say s something stupid should blame Pieter? I think  I don't have makeup on for all this camera near me. Papa God of my ancestors my grandpa help my  Visitor get what he had come for we believe my ancestors as you have been one one of the best  hunters in Napore and you killed five Buffalos a

nd you were arrested by government but now  we are in a modern hunting give us also a very good topic today we ask this through  you our grandfather amen amen. This is our 11th day hunting Buffalo this season  so I think we deserve a little bit of luck. is the one with the broken  horn might be the one and maybe give us a second a second chance it would look amazing. That's the broken horn one. to far back. To far back? wait wait  wait wait wait let me check the distance it's [ __ ] good it's [ 

__ ] it's  [ __ ] it's [ __ ] wait don't shoot please don't shoot I think it's [ __ ] I  think he died I think he dropped he's down buddy oh that's the broken horn 5 months later. Just give time I think it was lungs got the lungs. The same bull that i wounded 5 months ago, we relocated him, it was alive. Great shot 57yds I think he's de give him  some I think he's going to do the I believe that Buffalo is not breathing I  think he died in a minute they praying the prayers to my ancestor, one sh

ot? the was  far far ?but like you had confident broken horn! the ancestors smile  up. Let's call my father right? What a beast it's an Ancient  Ancient buffalo super super old and you see how polish it is all hard boss you can see a  bunch of age Rings here all polish broken off I cannot think of a better Bull and it just died in  seconds. The arrow shot completely healed you see the two blades here and it did nothing to it  completely fine same one with the broken ear the penetration was excel

lent  so maybe it was quaring away So we have brought some of the meat  of the Buffalo to spread it to the through the local community so we are bringing to  the town where actually we shot the buffalo in so they appreciate the management they  try to protect the animals and they see the value of people from abroad coming to  hun them and at the end is their buffalo it's their meat and they for sure are  going to enjoy it so pretty cool to see I still have a hard time believing we found  the sam

e bull exactly on the same place same left broken horn and right floppy ear it's  a lot of coincidences a few more scars and a little more beat up horns but the same old  bull that did not want to leave his territory niether this planet. The biggest differences is  that we can make a lot of mistakes but animals can only afford making one really lucky ones  two. Despite worrying a lot when things don't go as planned I always keep in mind that  St.Hubertus has a bigger plan for us you just need to

be patient enough to Discover It.  Against All Odds we experience something we thought was impossible but that that's  just the nature of hunting. Until next time Uganda.