The Buffalo Field Campaign workers had tracked down the other hunting parties and lobbied them to push for more habitat for the bison. But they never came across Jeff Vader’s party.

And that industry, in turn, created a leathery class of buffalo hunters — skilled marksmen who could shoot from the saddle, subsist in harsh conditions and not shy from the sight of blood.

Buffalo hunters were not sentimental about the business they were in – they often bragged how many thousand they’d killed – but when the southern plains grew silent, two men had second thoughts.

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 ...

$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.

Hunting Big Game Hunting Cape Fear: Hunting Buffalo in the Matetsi Safari Area of Zimbabwe. In this wild corner of Zimbabwe, a Cape buffalo hunt brings you eye to eye with elephants and lions too.