My wife did the same, but I have now shot many cats, a giraffe, and a zebra. She now wants another Zebra to mount. My first zebra became an ottoman. Oh, my wife was present when I shot the giraffe and she cried and was mad at me a few days. She got over it and we are still married...
I saw a euro mounted cow cape buffalo mount in a lodge in South Africa that was enormous. If I shot a cow the size I saw in SA then I would do a euro mount. I will try and find the picture. I would love to hunt a cow like the one I saw!
Dan,
I have hunted Limpopo in both of these shoulder seasons and loved it. I have hunted July and August but prefer the September and October hunts. April has the added challenge in Limpopo of vegetation but still a great time and great weather.
I am doing my Namibia hunt in the...
I just replaced a synthetic stock with a M70 Super Grade stock. My gunsmith had a takeoff Super Grade stock laying around. Most of his customers will pull off wood to go synthetic. I was able to trade him even for my synthetic stock. Ask around at local shops and you may get lucky.
Mainly for use as quick change on multiple rifles. If you are doing direct thread only for 458 then probably not. I use the direct thread for both my large bores.
Also, I use a shorter barrels on suppressed rifles especially big bores.
Need to know layovers to help. BA can be a pain. Check with all airlines you are flying. Some connections are more difficult than others. I only fly certain routes, countries, and carriers with rifles. Check with the airlines then make up your mind if it worth the trouble.
My taxidermist asked for a picture. He said if he doesn't get a good picture, it is hard to duplicate a Cape Buffalo. Mine looks the same but I have seen many that appear much smaller after taxidermy work is completed. It is sometime because of soft bosses and sometimes other factors.
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