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Timing and charges for my trophies taken last august (8/2023). Shipment is currently on a truck from Chicago to Minneapolis for arrival tomorrow 5/9/2024. Salted skins etc. as listed below received 9/5/2023 by Trophy Solutions Africa (Polokwane, Limpopo) from Afrika Barrel and Bow Safaris...

Best guess on age of the hunter???

Best guess as to the age of the buffalo in the photo?

Flipper Dude….. Probably a great dinner drink but sounds suspiciously like a formula for embalming fluid .

If in Canada try Ungava Gin. So far as I know not regularly imported to the States. Great botanical gin and a favorite at the Bear Camp I have been going to the last eight years (Big Woods Wilderness Outfitters in Manitoba).

Assuming she means the firearm ammunition?

My first two trips to South Africa I did the typical bow hunter in a blind at a waterhole / feed / salt location. After the second trip and some thought I realized that those hunts, while quite successful, were much like hunting at the zoo. My third trip I asked not to sit in blinds and...

The video really covers much of the material in the various comments on this thread. In addition many of the writings of Thomas Sowell such as "Ethnic America", "Conquests and Cultures", "A Conflict of Visions", and "Wealth, Poverty, and Politics" cover various facets of the issues facing Africa.

See my notes in the Taxidermy Forum under "Time for Dip and Pack" for a complete run down of animals involved, time, and prices for my trophies from last August in Limpopo through dip and pack at Trophy Solultions (Polokwane) to Condor Cargo in Johannesburg where they sit today. Last Monday I...

Photo of a Cape Buffalo heart exactly as removed from the carcass at the skinning shed. The arrow had gone through a rib on the way in penetrated the heart and then impacted but did not penetrate a rib on the other side of the thoracic cavity. The portion of the arrow that did not enter the...

Following up on my note above. This morning I received an email from Condor Cargo in Johannesburg regarding my shipment of trophies to Coppersmith in Chicago. Below is the bill for shipment and associated paperwork. I sent payment via credit card and was told that, as I was aware, because...

Suitable doner??? Must have been dead meat??

HH... Thanks for the note.....hope mine is as quick. I was a bit concerned there might be a "Govenment Approval" step involved again!!! Now the question becomes how long to get it on a plane (Turkish Airlines I understand is the only airline that will carry hunting trophies) to, I presume...

Following up on my note above..... Today (3/14/2024) I received a note from Trophy Solutions (Polokwane) that the paperwork on my shipment was complete and it would be shipped on receipt of payment. I immediately sent the required credit card information. There was an added fee for credit card...

Buffalo cape / skull / Horns.....Zebra skin.....Baboon skull ......Honey Badger skin. All received at Trophy Solutions in Polokwane the last week in August 2023. Communication with Trophy Solutions has been great, they promptly reply to every communication. Starting in mid January I have...

VPA 150 grain two blade single bevel. 748 grain Easton Dangerous Game 29" arrow @ 219 FPS off the bow (Gearhead "Disrupter 24" draw wt. 67#'s.

Buffalo archery one shot kill. Critter ran about 120 yards. Photo shows arrow through heart exactly as removed at skinning shed.

There are three women in every mans life: The First One...... The Right One..... And The One You Will Never Forget The first time I heard this one I instantly identified all three Jan Pat Gerrie

The PH (Marco DuPlessis / Afrika Barrel & Bow Safaris) suggested I have the Metacarpals (Cannon Bones) from the front legs of my Cape Buffalo retained and included with the cape and skull / horns in the dip and pack material to be sent to me. Didn't think much about it but am now kind of...

Perhaps they propose a marksmanship program for local criminals? (From "The Minneapolis Star - Tribune September 26, 2023)

For the back of your truck it depends on what you mean by "Back of my truck". Thrown loose in the bed of a pickup and driven over rough roads then something solid like SKB or Pelican. If carefully placed and protected from other baggage then almost any case possibly even a soft case may be...

Taken two weeks ago in Limpopo Province with PH Marco DuPlessis and Afrika Barrel and Bow Safari. Night hunt with IR equipment. Very interesting sitting out in total darkness in South Africa listening to sounds never heard before. Second the comment above that the right equipment and...

August 11 United from Minneapolis to Newark and on to Johannesburg then reverse on August 25. Packed two Gearhead Disrupter 24 bows and associated gear in a Badlands "Terraglide" semi hard rolling duffle with room to spare. Baggage folks in Minneapolis and Johannesburg didn't look twice at the...

You will have to tap the symbol in the first photo to see the "Hero" photo of the full animal. I guess I don't know how to get that photo in the note directly. Tapping on the other two photos will enlarge and sharpen them.

Attached are photos of a Cape Buffalo I took on August 18, 2023 hunting with PH Marco DuPlessis / Afrika Barrel and Bow Safari in Limpopo Province. Easton Dangerous Game arrow with a 150 grain VPA Single Bevel broahead and FOB fletching. Total arrow weight 748 grains at 219 fps from a Gearhead...

Whoops!!!!! 8/11/2023

Thanks, Tanks....appreciate the thought!

Friday 8/1/2023.....Any other AH folks on United 188 EWR-JNB? I'm off to spend 10 days with Marco DuPlessis at Afrika Barrel and Bow Safaries. Primarily archery Cape Buffalo.

Unfortunately this short video apparently received fairly broad distribution.

Gobbler Guilliotine broadhead at 13 yards. This is a frame grab from my hunting buddy's video. You can see the arrow (Black line and red "FOB" fletching just beyond the bird.

No specific experience as yet. I did purchase a Terraglide for my upcoming South Africa trip. It will hold two Gearhead Disrupter 24 bows and associated equipment as well as a good amount of clothing etc. Looking at the many reviews of the Terraglide I have not found one that mentioned ever...

Quite similar to the Badlands Terraglide. Has the advantage of different sizes and specifically built to hold two bows. Terraglide has a multiyear history of successful use (See bow hunting websites for reviews). Either of these are far less likely to attract firearm case type attention...

Both Delta and American Airlines specifically state in their checked baggage information that firearm and bow cases are accepted as checked baggage subject to the usual 50lb weight limit. Both airlines also specifically state that the usual size limit of 62 inches (Length +Width+Depth) is...

I just finished reading "Kill the Boer" by Ernst Roets. The book paints a rather grim picture of farm invasions and associated crime in South Africa, somewhat reminiscent of Zimbabwe in the past. The invasions and discussion in the book seem to center on "Farms" and "Farmers" however the book...

Last October I booked MSP-EWR-JNB round trip on United (Business / Polaris class) for August of this year. Kathi Klimes from Wild Travel suggested booking early. At the time United was significantly less than Delta through ATL. I would have preferred Delta as, from pre retirement travel, I am...

In the past I have traveled on both Delta and American Airlines with archery equipment in bow cases. Both of these airlines specifically state that the normal size (Length, Width, Depth) limits are expanded for such equipment althought normal weight limits remain. I am now looking at flying...