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I'm looking at making a buffalo target for a local shooting range. I'm planning on using AR500 steel and something similar to this picture (it still needs work), the thin white lines along the jaw-line and horn-line would be thin cuts in the steel to differentiate the head. To get the...

Like everyone else, once safari #1 was over I was dreaming of safari #2. I hunted plains game in SA in 2014 and have been aching to go back and dreaming of buffalo. I have a friend who has hunted Zimbabwe and with HHK before. He was very happy with his hunt and PH. I think he has been with this...

I've hunted plains game once in Africa, but I've been planning to go back for buffalo and plains game. I don't own a big bore, so I'll need to get my first DG rifle. I'm looking at 2019 with a friend who has been to several African countries for both plains and DG. His wife gave him a new rifle...

One of the companies we do business with lined up a customer appreciation fishing trip earlier this week. I was planning on sending two of my sons on the trip; all along they were planning on one of them backing out at the last minute and making me go (plus some of the things going on here at...

Maybe I was just in one of those weird moods, but someone just sent me this link and I thought it was worth a laugh and sharing.

Two of my sons and I had the chance to go shoot in the Karstetter Memorial Field Match near Wilbur, WA. The match is a college education fund raising event for the children of Matt Karstetter. Matt was a former Marine and a very passionate shooter, after he was killed in a work-related accident...

I know this an African hunting site, but I just had to share a picture of this mount. When I finally got my first wood duck, it was naturally headed straight to the taxidermist. I discussed how I wanted the mount and when it was completed last week the taxidermist called to let me know it was...

Like many of you who hunt here in the US, over the years I've applied for many tags and have grown accustomed to rejections a couple of months later. One tag I've been trying to draw for the past five years was for New Mexico's Barbary sheep. When New Mexico released the results of their draw...

One year ago I went to Kido Safaris with my youngest brother, it was the first time to Africa for either of us. I've been slow getting a video together of our safari, but finally got it done, it's a mix of still photos and video. There was a young man who was helping out on the safari and he...

This past Saturday was like Christmas all over again. The taxidermist, Jim August in Portland OR, delivered my animals from my safari with Kido Safaris. The hunt was fantastic and took place last year from Feb 27 to March 6, so I'm happy to have the mounts back already and very happy with how...

I've been casually looking for a 375 H&H for awhile, but where I live in eastern Washington no one seems to carry them. I knew there was a Winchester M70 at a local dealer finally and told my wife we were going out to dinner tonight, she knew I was wanting to look at a rifle, but you gotta...

I've only been on one safari, so far. I went with Kido Safaris in KZN and had a great hunt, I really want to & plan on hunting with them again. However, my question is, do I go back to what I know was good or do I see somewhere different? I'm just looking for people's opinions and what...

I've been saving up points for a 'blue chip' antelope area in Wyoming, at the same time my two oldest sons have been drawing tags and shooting antelope. My sons have hunted antelope the two previous years and even though I've just been along as an observer/pack mule/pay-for-gas-guy they have...

Looking for ideas for a shoulder mount giraffe. I'm thinking of a short pedestal to get it off the floor, but interested in all ideas. Have you got any pics of really good giraffe mounts? Also, they shipped the giraffe legs to my taxidermist, have you seen any useful/interesting things done...

My brother and I recently returned from our first ever trip to Africa and it certainly won't be my last. We hunted with Henk Brink of Kido Safaris in KwaZulu-Natal and the entire experience exceeded my expectations. The staff and facilities were all top-notch. Getting there was a bit tedious...

I just got back from my first ever safari and what a great experience it was! My question is how do I get pictures to show up full size in the post instead of as thumbnails? The few times I've posted pictures on here they have always shown up as thumbnails only. When I look at other people's...

Someone from my home town wants me to take a camera over to the outfitter in South Africa for them. They had an earlier trip with the same outfitter and intended on this camera to be part of the tip. I'm just wondering, are there any issues taking a new-in-the-box camera into South Africa as a...

I know that a gun permit is needed to fly through Amsterdam. My question is regarding if I need to affix the permit to the gun case or if I carry it? A friend who has made the same trip said the gun permit has to be securely taped to the outside of the gun case. Any insight from those who...

I'm pretty much beside myself with anticipation. Two weeks from today my brother and I will be en route to South Africa for our first safari. Today we talked to the bank about getting some Rand. I think everything is squared away on gun permits, airfare, paperwork, etc. Any last minute...

I'm getting ready to head out on my first ever safari. I assume it's important to be quiet but at the same time hear what the PH is saying. My hearing is lousy and I have severe tinnitus. I wear hearing aids at all times, the hearing aids help some with the tinnitus, but they don't help block...

Can I take reloaded ammo into South Africa? I thought it was okay, but did read one travel document that said ammo needed to be in its original box. I already have a lockable case that I plan on putting 3 - 20 round reloading boxes in or one of the 50 round boxes, just want to make sure that...

I will be hunting in South Africa with my brother, first safari for both of us. I know individually you can't take two rifles of the same caliber to SA, my question is if we are both shooting a 300RUM is there any problem with us sharing a common gun travel case? It seems like it would be a...

I've been lurking in the shadows for a little while and decided it was time to join. I'll be going to South Africa for my first Africa trip in late February, looking for plains game animals with my brother (his first Africa trip as well). Once we booked a trip I started looking around on here...