In July 2003 Roger Barker and I hunted in Zambia with Kwalata Safaris and PH Peter Chipman. Hunting in Zambia was closed in 2001 and 2002 by the government to reallocate hunting areas. Peter was lucky to get one of the premier big game areas in Zambia, the Lower Luponde game area.

The hunt area lies in the Luangwa valley in central Zambia and well known for its large population of cape buffalo and big cats. We had booked a 16 day safari for leopard, Cape buffalo and plains game.

The bush camp was located on the Luangwa River and we watched hippo, crocodiles and elephants from camp daily. The area had so much game I was able to take all the game in the area in only 5 days. (Cape buffalo, large male leopard, hippo, chobe bushbuck, impala, puku, hyena and waterbuck.)

Roger took 9 days to get his game before we relocated to another area where we took Kafue lechwe, oribi, tsessebe, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest and zebra. This was the best hunt I have been on for quality and quantity of game. We had so much fun we booked a lion hunt for this year before we left.