Cape Buffalo hunting in the wild is best done during the dry season, when vegetation is scarce and water levels are low. In a same vein, if you’re seeking a leopard, you won’t be able to bag ...

But hunting Cape buffalo in South Africa is nothing like deer hunting. The Cape buffalo looks at you as if you owe him money — and wants to crush you to collect it.

$52,500: Cost of a 21-day lion safari, with lions, buffalo, leopard and plains game among species available for hunting. An 18-day buffalo/leopard/sable hunt costs $26,100.

Earlier in the week, while waiting his turn to hunt his buffalo, Rob had religiously practiced shooting his 82-pound bow and massive, weight-forward arrows every morning for a full hour before dawn.

I had signed on for this Cape Buffalo hunt three years ago with a friend and had very carefully set up this dream of a lifetime (to hunt the most dangerous animal in Africa).

This was bad. Dangerous and deadly at any time. Worse with dark settling in and 50 buffalo standing around in grass so high we could only see their tails as they swished away gnat-like mopane flies.

The Cape buffalo's horns are very heavy and curve out and down from a huge boss on the top of its head. The horns curve below the level of the eyes and ears and then up and backward. It has stout ...

His professional hunting guides convinced him that adding a cape buffalo hunt to his trip was a good idea. Support Local Journalism. Donate. His 25-day hunt lasted 20 minutes. For 20 seconds of those ...