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A taxidermist experienced with African game can fix it. An African taxidermist should have access to everything they need to do a good job. I might just let him ship it to you.

I think it is the same buffalo. I had no idea of the condition of trophies shipped from Africa to the US, until my buffalo arrived in December of 2023. The horns were are just "floating" around on the skull and the skin was horrible. Good US taxidermists do a wonderful job considering what...

Absolutely! African hunting by folks who don't live in Africa, is a fertile field for the eccentric! I have a pith helmet also, but I haven't taken it to the Dark Continent...... yet.... On the next trip, I might even take a selfie of myself driving an old Land Rover, if I can find one that...

I'd like to get some too. My wife (a biologist, like me) had to have a melanoma removed from her arm last fall.

My DG PH wants a client to use combination of expanding bullets and solids. Do what your PH prefers you do.

Solids have their place, but IMO, if you only want one bullet, use a well-constructed expanding bullet. A solid will, usually, completely penetrate a buffalo and come out the other side, risking injuring another buffalo.

For practice and range competition - always For hunting - never (I need the ability to detect the direction of sounds)

Come on CoElkHunter! You know I got that little feller in 2021 in Mozambique. It may have been part of the forum's most notorious threads...

In Africa, I only want to shoot males, since you can't take meat home. This zebra was male, but had no test-ta-clease... My hunting buddy poked fun at me saying that his castrated mine! I would hunt females, but would expect a significant trophy fee reduction.

I prefer a brimmed hat like I was wearing here: If you don't care if your PH considers you a "dude", get one with a zebra band! In full sun, my ears and face will get blistered in a baseball cap if I don't use sunscreen, but I always bring one...

You know I'm not being serious!

James Bond wore Rolexes until he stopped being attracted to women... 1. Dr. No – Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538 2. From Russia with Love – Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538 3. Goldfinger – Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538 5. Casino Royale (1967) – Rolex GMT Master 7. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – Rolex...

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I'm fortunate enough to live in a rural area, with no restrictions regarding shooting firearms on private property. I shoot .22 bolt actions all the time. Mainly just for fun, but it also makes for great practice. I've got a swinging steel target in my backyard, that probably takes at...

Use Travel Express or Gracy and they will steer you away from these issues. Unless you are flying anything except directly from the USA to JNB with a USA carrier. If saving $200 is worth losing everything, just stay at home and shoot feral pigs...

In a single word... NO IMO - The best DR is .470 NE - The best BA is .416 Rigby

I would contact Willie with Legadema Safaris to hunt on their concession in Mozambique. No shortage of elephant, and I'd bet his price would be better.

Yes, we do. I am. Those who carry are required (by the security team) to qualify one a year.

You just never know what might happen where I live and work. I'm actually encouraged to carry a pistol while doing my state government (retirement) job, because I have to wear a uniform that makes me look like a game warden. (Some folks just don't like game wardens) I live in a rural area...

I would rather not hunt with a "celebrity." I would be inclined to bid less on a hunt with a "celebrity", than one without at a SCI fundraiser. I would like to meet Craig Boddington and Steve Rinella, because I respect them, but I don't have a desire to hunt with them. I used to think that I...

IMO and IME, a hunter needs to carry a pocket knife AND a sheath knife or a least a fairly large folding hunting knife. The bush is not "Disneyland" or "Animal Kingdom". Things can, and do happen, even if rarely... even in RSA, on ranches. I've had to kill two animals with a knife in the...

Welcome to AH! I'm in Gainesville, GA. Holler at me if you need anything.

Limpopo 2007: I have seen larger, but I'm good with this one...

I've used them in .243, .260, .308, and .30/06. Never lost an animal. Never had to fire twice.

We need to remember, this started out as a Rolex bashing thread. We Rolex lovers highjacked it first. I guess I need to start "Holland & Holland - the stupidest, lamest company" for us Heym (or Savage) aficionados!

I've worn mine nearly every day since 1987. Ran a chainsaw Sunday and yesterday.

Motorcyclists - there are old ones and there are bold ones... After sliding down the highway on a Kawasaki 400 with my dad in 1975, I decided I'd rather be an OLD one!

European scopes, definitely, have better glass, but have a reputation of being delicate. Leupolds are more rugged and have the best warranty of anything. The most rugged scopes are made by Nightforce, Trijicon, and SWFA, but their scopes aren't really built for hunting. I've never used...

I stand corrected! Just going off of what the lady at the Post Office told me... She probably didn't know.

Either myself or factory. I always carry factory to Africa, because I trust them more. Unfortunately, but true... Federal Premium and Hornady DG have never let me down.

The "spirit" of their rule is to prohibit the shipment of large military-type ammo such 20mm or 25mm cannon ammo that might have explosive projectiles. 12 gauge slugs are around .700 caliber and UPS carries millions of rounds of it every week. I've shipped quite a bit of ammo and they never...

The USPS will not allow the shipment of firearms or ammo.

I get ammo all the time via UPS. I got some this week that came FedEx.

I've been very pleased with the rider on my State Farm homeowner's policy. I started it 3 year's ago to cover the 2 rifles that I last took to Africa. When the CZ .416 Rigby was safely back in the safe, I shifted $8,000 to insure my 37 year old Submariner. Last fall, I did $1,800 worth of...

I agree with this, only you can't get a new one in the US.

It depends on the kid. My son killed his first deer when he was 8, another when he was 10. At 15, he was completely "capable". He could hike farther/faster than me, carry as much weight as me, knew wilderness survival and first aid, was completely competent with firearms, knives, fire...

My hunting vehicles are currently: A Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 LWB diesel pickup truck A Toyota Landcruiser FJ60 A Lexus GX 470 (Toyota Landcruiser Prado) If you had to pick one currently manufactured vehicle to hunt anywhere in the world (that is available to civilians) what would it be? Toyota...

.416 Rigby Come on guys, we had to pick "one"...

Maybe intelligence has something to do with it... https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/average-iq-by-country https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2949081/

The U.S.A. was once a colony of England. Somehow, about 250 years ago, we were able to dig ourselves out of oppression...

As someone who regularly dives to 3,800 feet deep while spearfishing for Pacific footballfish, I find the helium-relief valve very useful...

Cook it well done and don't worry about it. I know VERY many people who eat them (including my family), and I don't know of a single case of anyone getting sick.

Wyoming does something similar... I buy a "lottery ticket" every year for sheep, goat, moose, mule deer, and elk...

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We used to teach this in Hunter Education classes in America, but don't anymore. I don't completely disagree with it, but there's probably a bit more nuisance.

If the small intestines are where you want to shoot them... Maybe the PH enjoys days of tracking. Maybe he just likes to collect trophy fees on animals that will live to be wounded by the next archer. (I know I've told this before, but on my first PG safari to South Africa, someone killed a...

I would never second guess my PH. He/she has, probably, overseen the taking of hundreds of buffalo. I would just do whatever they say, unless you know they may not be very experienced. (Even then, I would pretend to do what ever they say). My last, wanted a combination of quality expanding...

Honestly, I'll have to admit, that I let the big guns rest until I know there is an upcoming hunt. (Unless, a friend just wants to experience the recoil of a .470 NE) When a hunt is scheduled, I first take them to a level range, with known distances, and sight-in everything I might consider...