Recent content by Happy Myles

Gina forgive me. I am 85 and pretty slow so cannot find where in Africa you are headed with your Pop And would love to know. I wish I could have taken my Dad. he was my hunting partner But just could not afford Africa before he passed on. I have taken his old cowboy silk scarf on every...

interesting. Many years ago i was assigned a couple Russian drivers who both claimed they were taught Russia had never lost a battle nor a war. I changed subjects

Victoria Falls and maybe a jaunt to Mana Pools

My, my, my, I hunted the Kafue Flats decades ago. It teemed with wildlife. Countless Lechwe, the largest herds of Zebra I have ever seen, and too many others animals to recall. I stayed at an enormous old lodge overlooking the Flats that looked like a castle from a movie. At the time there...

As I recall, Tanzania Game Trackers once. Second outfit I can’t recall

Prayers and God Bless

I enjoyed the video. I hunted with Mark Selby, Harry’s son a couple of long safaris. We had lunch with Harry once in Maun, as I recall. Have met Joe Coogan a few times over the years. All good memories

Situations vary. Hunting public land, additional qualified help may be a long way away. A good tracker may be a poor hand with firearms. The client may be a lousy shot with bad nerves and happy feet. The PH wants to focus all his efforts on spotting the wounded animal not on baby...

Forgot one thing. A Boonie hat brim keeps a head net away from skin contact in Tsetse country. If you have been under siege by Fly you’ll know what I mean. Kindest Regards

Probably my imagination but i feel i can see and hear better from under a hat brim. Additionally, a brim protects my skin better from the sun and shades my face from glare alerting animals i am stalking. I grew up under Western hats so am used to dealing with a brim. However, my headgear...

Your PH will insist on solids. You want to keep him happy as well as safe

for elephant I prefer 500 grain solids. I have successfully killed Savannah elephant with 450 Ackley, 460 Short A Square, 500 Jeffery, 500 Nitro Express, and 470 Nitro Express. They all worked fine for both brain and body shots. Have also taken two Forest Elephant with my 416 Rigby because...

“ Safari ‘’ is the Kiswahili word for journey. Remember Swahili originally a lingua Franca, a trade language using words from many languages. As I recall safari is the Arabic word meaning to journey. Hasten to add, I am no expert on languages. I have hunted all over the world and to me...