Classic Arnhem Land Safaris.

On the last day we came on a heavy buffalo at 20 meters. After assessing him to be a younger breeding bull with nice horns we decided to leave him. As we were about to back off the wind came over our backs. The bull changed from passive grazing, unaware of us, to an aggressive charge. With a lot of shouting he propped at 7 meters, stared at us for a minute or so, wheeled to his right as to run off but circled around and came straight at me head lowered. Ian and I fired a second or so apart (both using 416 Rem mag Winchester Model 70 riles), Ian connecting with the bull's left shoulder and me on the right as he veered from Ian’s shot. Two more shots each and a finisher left the bull laying only 7 meters from us. 

Sam Broinowski - September 2019