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    Trophy Elephant Hunt

    What do you mean, "not exportable to the USA? I think you ship them to Mexico, strap the tusks to a couple of juveniles and pick them up in Laredo!
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    Cape Buffalo hunt

    Juan What kind of arrangements might be made for one hunter to just take both buffs?
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    "Murder case" in CAR solved

    gee Cliffy thanks for those reassuring words Based upon the current chief executive of this country I am not necessarily encouraged and to answer the next question, yes, I am not sure how but I do believe that Robert Mugabe and Barak Obama are somehow related Not sure how but I have...
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    Lockable Ammo Case?

    Brick Well that's not a good situation What was the hub bub about leaving it in your checked bag? I mean come on airlines... You don't want it packed in the gun case You don't want it in a locked box inside of checked bags Now you want it in a small separate checked case so...
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    Lockable Ammo Case?

    lockable metal cash box at Wal Mart About 10 bucks When you leave, leave your ammo with your PH as well as the case You can buy another case for the next trip, your PH will appreciate the ammo, if it doesn't fit with any of his rifles I suspect he will be able to trade it for some that...
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    Bad safari customers-- is the customer ever wrong and what would you do??

    All this is really pretty simple and all the unpleasantness can be avoided if a consistent and accurate paper trail is established and maintained. E-mail is fine but in the contracting business all too often someone starts this "we'll work with you" .... "we just want to be fair" and this...
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    .460 weatherby

    Monish My observations from real life experience with this round....Kills from the front and cripples from behind After all the posts we have participated in together I know this is not your first rodeo so my only question to you would be: " what the H*** are you up against that needs...
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    Illegal Land Seizures and Arnold Payne

    P Phil I think Mozy may have some potential for a number of reasons Not only is their civil war past and behind them they have a real basis for developing their tourist, hunting and other, industry Sarah Jane stumbled across a place called Casa Barry down in Tofu on the coast. She...
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    Illegal Land Seizures and Arnold Payne

    As I said in a previous post this is not a hunting thing, it is not a human rights thing it is not even a nation building thing It is simply a business matter All that Zim has to attract hard currency is their wildlife When that is gone it is gone so why would I, or any other hunter go...
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    zim safari

    Just one question Is All of Zim like this, I mean I have heard now one too many horror stories about hunts there gone sorta bad The fundamental tenant that I believe that many indigenous people seem to miss is that this is a capital intensive effort and capital, historically, moves to...
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    Elephant or Leopard hunt in Mozambique

    JG I had not figured the rest of the US Border Patrol in.... clearly, by the time you got where you got to where you are going the "gratuities" would have become excessive However, a good smuggler always has a Plan B and here is mine 4 cans of John Deere green spray paint, stencil...
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    Elephant or Leopard hunt in Mozambique

    Mozambique CITIES issue James I believe you could cross with your non-CITIES ivory at Juarez - El Paso. Once you cross the river take a left onto IH 25 and head North, I think once you get past Las Cruces you should be fine. In fact, if you go mid-week you can probably just walk the...
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    The Maasai

    Have you noticed a trend in these responses A lot of people have read something about them A few have a story to tell But no one really seems to be able to sit down and authoritatively, tell you all about the Maasai For all the African experience contained within the membership here...
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    Ted Nugent guilty of "Poaching"

    Oh this is easier than a hanging curve ball.... tonight Upton I am going to give you a pass My suggestion is that, in the morning, in Church, you might whisper a little prayer of thanks
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    The Bathtub Test

    I don't want this to sound in any way derogatory, but; You guys from Aus and NZ are starting to cause me some concern excuse me while I fill my glass and consider this further
 
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