Jim Hebert (Chairman – Hunting Legends International), Ivan Pienaar (Legends Air), Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jnr, Phillip Mostert (CEO – Hunting Legends International), Freddie Oosterhuis (Hunting Legends), Morrison Smit (Hunting Legends)

Hunting Legends International recently had the privilege of hosting our good friends, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump on an epic hunting safari in Africa. This was not the first time the Trump's hunted Africa and certainly not the last as they have just re-booked to hunt with us again in 2011, after enjoying a fantastic hunting adventure with us in the Matetsi area of Zimbabwe.

The Trump's soon showed their metal and it was evident from the word go that these two amazing young men are everything but the 'city slickers' you would expect! They meant business from the outset of the hunt and our days started at 5 am in the morning – until dark, with no return back to camp for idle relaxation or the typical lunch breaks you would expect. The Trump's took Africa head on and quite simply lived up to every expectation you would have from people who take their hunting very seriously.

The Matetsi Unit 1 area close to Vic Falls in Zimbabwe, is still known to be one of the best free ranging hunting areas in all of Africa and certainly lived up to every expectation of a true African Hunting Safari. Our days were marked with early breakfasts before dark, long drives through rugged yet amazingly beautiful terrain and plentiful wildlife. Herds comprising more than a 1000 buffalo graced this spectacular area and the trophy qualities soon proved why this still remains a destination fit for kings.

Some serious tracking and good stalks soon put man to test against the true experience of hunting Africa's big 5, while testing all of our skills, patience and endurance against some of Africa's most dangerous beasts. Donald and Eric never missed a beat and quickly showed our trackers and professional hunters alike, that these were not men to be under estimated.

Eric being the younger brother and about to take his first Cape Buffalo was up first, as the brothers opted to hunt together and share in the thrills of every hunt. Minutes turned into hours and many miles later covering some of the most challenging wild African bush brought Eric up close and personal with a very good dagga bull – black death as many hunters often refer to this spectacular animal.

Back row (all our trackers and game scouts)
Front row – Dawie van der Westhuizen (PH), Heath Jardine (PH), Jim Hebert, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr and Phillip Mostert (Host)

As you will notice by the time we were able to take pictures, it was already dark. After shooting this hard-bossed bull, we still had to recover the trophy and ended up waiting several hours before we could make a road for our 4 x 4 vehicles to recover Eric's trophy. This in it's own ended up in quite the adventure as the African sun set on this successful day – as the night descended upon us, the African bush suddenly came alive with the call of Jackals, Hyena's and Africa's king of the jungle – the Lion!

We ended up having to build a fire to keep warm and also provide us some protection against the ever increasing scavengers which had already picked up the scent of fresh blood. Precautionary steps were soon planned for a certain visit of Lions as their roars came closer and closer, leaving us all in high alert, as Lions are certainly a different kind of beast once darkness descends. The far away noise of our trucks beating their way through the bush and challenging terrain could not have come sooner and a sigh of relief came upon us all as we saw the headlights appear through the thickets.

What an amazing day hunting!

Next up was Don and the ever competing nature of the brothers certainly laid the table for an exciting day of fun, laughs and hard work, finding Donald a bigger buffalo. Or, that was the challenge in any case!

We soon cut the tracks of the big herd again and spotted some excellent bulls in the herd – the hunt was on!

Yet again, Trump versus Africa was at the order of the morning and both brothers were yet again ready to face the challenge of hunting one of Africa's most dangerous animals. We stalked the herd through rivers and valley's for hours before the heat of the morning slowed them down and they started shading up. This  is no mean feat as their were more than 1000 eyes to compete with at all times. Getting into a good position and finding a good shooter amongst such a herd is not easy when they're all around you. The hunt soon challenged every bit of experience we had as we found ourselves immersed in the center of more than five hundred buffaloes. Wind direction, ground scent, noise and every bit of skill was soon put to the test as we zeroed in on the herd and soon found our shooter grazing leisurely away at only 60 yards.

Yet again, the Trump's stood up to the challenge as Donald feverishly pursued his quarry with no hesitation or fear. We realized that we would only have one shot as all hell would certainly break loose after the first shot rings out. Making sure that we positioned ourselves relatively safely in case of a mass stampede, we continued on up to 45 yards before we had a clear shot!

With the precision of a true marksman and an accomplished 1000 yard shooter, Don took aim and perfectly brought down a magnificent 40" cape buffalo bull!

Donald Trump with a 40" Cape Buffalo Bull

WELL DONE DON AND ERIC!

Part two of the Trump hunt:

As we mentioned above the Trump hunt with Don and Eric Trump certainly turned out to be a great adventure for all of us and we had some good fun too. Both the brothers certainly know their way around guns and are perfect shots, which quite simply took the pressure off all the PH's.

Take a look at some of the other animals taken on this magnificent safari with Don and Eric:

Eric's magnificent Crocodile taken in Matetsi unit One

This good croc measured 12.8 feet and is a good representative trophy

Donald's excellent 31" Waterbuck

A magnificent sunset in Matetsi Zimbabwe

Don Trump silhouetted with his double rifle Krieghoff 470 Nitro Express

Eric with a great Civet cat trophy

Don with yet another good old Cape Buffalo cow taken as part of a management program

Eric's 53" Kudu trophy, posing with Jim Hebert, Phillip Mostert and our trackers

On behalf of the Hunting Legends team we want to thank Don And Eric Trump again for choosing us as their hunting outfitter in Africa. It sure was a pleasure hunting with you and we look forward to next years hunt again.

We also want to thank our chairman and friend Jim Hebert for accompanying Don and Eric on this hunt as well as thanking Hunter Hebert for all his work behind the scenes to make this hunt a reality. Well done to everybody and happy hunting folks.

If you would like to hunt Africa like never before, please don't hesitate to contact us and allow us the opportunity to put together a hunt of a life time for you and your friends.

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If you're still looking for that once in a life time hunting opportunity in a NO FENCE area, then look no further!

Hunting Legends is proud to announce that we have secured unique hunting opportunities in the well known Matetsi One Conservancy area in Zimbabwe. With the help and assistance of our friends and concession operators Rodger Madangure, his wife Gaynor and sister Elisabeth Freeman (USA based), we now can offer you access to certainly one of the most prestigious hunting concessions in all Africa.

Matetsi Unit 1 provides top quality hunts for dangerous game and plains game in an unfenced free-range environment. The safari area spans in excess of 99000 acres situated in north-western Zimbabwe close to the famous Victoria Falls. It is one of the best-known and most established safari hunting areas in all of Zimbabwe with the Hwange National Park to the south and the Zambezi River to the north.

At Matetsi, large herds of elephants and buffalo are seen often and leopards are fairly plentiful. Lion hunting re-opened in 2009 and all trophies are exportable!

Welcome to the best hunting area in Southern Africa

When hunting with us in Zimbabwe, you will be absolutely amazed with the excellent hunting opportunities this area has to offer. Less than 20 miles drive from the world famous Victoria Falls this area has it all!

Herds and herds of wildlife awaits you when hunting the Matetsi and the quality of trophies are surpassed in the industry. Large ivory still roams the delta and falls area and being right next to Botswana and the Chobe, this is still as good as it gets in Africa.

Join us on an unforgettable hunting trip and take home not only one of the most memorable safaris you will ever do, but also some of the finest trophy qualities imaginable. Our hospitality is unrivaled and the staff at Matetsi are of the best in the industry.

Join Phillip Mostert (Hunting Legends) and Rodger Madangure for the best hunting safari you will  ever get to experience!

We still have the following animals on quota for 2010:

• Cape Buffalo Bulls (Dagga Boys) x 3
• Trophy Elephant Bulls x 4
• Leopard x 5
• Tuskless Elephants x 2
• Sable antelope x 4
• Hippo
• Croc
• Cape Buffalo cows x 6
• Plainsgame
  Warthog
  Waterbuck
  Giraffe
  Zebra
  Kudu
  Impala
  Eland
  Bushbuck etc…..

Our friendly gourmet Chef – Simon at your service

The well appointed and luxury accommodation quarters

Swimming pool

CONTACT US TODAY FOR YOUR FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTE!

Watch this space for more information coming soon.

Sportsmen of North America and Hunting Legends have teamed up yet again to bring you some of the best deals in Africa. Take a look at our new Television Promotion which will be airing in the USA soon.

If you're looking at hunting in Africa, then this should be the opportunity you may be looking for. Join us on an adventure of a life time and experience Africa like never before!

Hunting Legends International offers you access to some of the finest hunting concessions and camps in Africa, whether it is in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe or Tanzania -- we have some of the finest hunting concessions and luxury camps available.

If you have ever considered hunting a lion with rifle or bow, then contact us now for your special deal and an amazing hunt of life time. We are privileged to say that we did three lion hunts in 2009 with bow and arrow and they all turned out to be awesome hunts.

The hunters were Steve Demerac, Tom Fleming and Vincent Barranco. We will soon be bringing you the videos of all these hunts as we were fortunate to have Keith Powell form Sportsmen of North America along with their TV cameras.

For more information contact us today or request your free quote.

To Stevie, Tommy and Vinnie -- well done my friends, you made us proud!

Watch this space for more detail and footage of Stevies lion hunt coming soon!