After 2 1/2 years, 2500 plus kilometers, 25 plus trips, over 2 1/2 stash camps, 250 plus hours, seeing over 250 plus sambar, plenty of 2 1/2 second opportunities, it came down to 2 1/2 mins, 250m and one great shot 
was the old browning a bolt an 300 short mag that brought relief and joy in the end!
Can’t say it didn’t pay off, guess you put in the hard yards you get the rewards. Nothing better than seeing the buck fever and the smile of a true hunter after bagging their first sambar!
