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Reloaders alert! I'm unloading my collection of once-fired casings in calibers 470NE, 375HH, 300WM, and 7mmRM. I'm posting prices but will accept best offer! Buy a single caliber or buy them all! All prices do not include shipping- I'll let the buyer know that price once I'm at the post...

Enjoying SCI in Nashville, figured I'd start a photo thread. Overall, layout has been great. Traffic is not too crazy, which really allows for better conversations with outfitters. Also, carpeted floors are great- something DSC should consider! We only saw about 1/3 of the show today, so...

Recently came across this comic strip by legendary artist, Frank Frazetta. It's from 1954. Though you all might like it! Source: Edward Mason, ed. (2008) Telling Stories: the comic art of Frank Frazetta. Blackbart Publishing.

In addition to hunting, I love reading about safaris and somewhat inadvertently stumbled into collecting signed first editions. As many of the books are older, I've been searching for an acceptable way to keep the books safe. Enter Alba of https://www.etsy.com/shop/OldOwlBooks? on Etsy. I...

I recently discovered the YouTube channel of Kirby Allison. He has a series called "From Suit to Shoot," detailing every consideration for a traditional Scottish shoot, from attire, to guns, to etiquette, etc. This includes a visit to Purdey for his guns! Fascinating series highlighting...

Starting a thread to share photos from the 2022 Dallas Safari Club convention. Was a great time, glad to see lots of AH members and outfitters from Africa managed to make it over.

Just saw a video posted by Kanati Elite Taxidermy from Myerstown, PA. They're doing replica lion mounts now. Super impressed by the video. They will have these on display at DSC. Kanati will be doing the taxidermy for my recent hunt in Zim- might need to add one of these replica lions to the...

Hunting Elephant and Leopard with Dalton and York Safaris in the Omay, Zimbabwe... We just got back from a little over 3 weeks of travel, with time spent in Zimbabwe and Dubai. I'll do this report in installments by animal/event rather than chronologically, as many parts overlap. I cannot over...

Recent article from the BBC regarding talks between Namibia and Germany about possible compensation for events during colonial times. The article seems to do a good job of presenting most various viewpoints. I'm not up on my Namibian history enough to know which are valid. BBC News - Germany...

Deposits paid and flights booked! We're headed to the Omay for elephant and leopard in late June/early July. We will be hunting with Dalton and York Safaris, a new outfit, booked through Michelle @ Buchanan Hunts. A full report will follow on our return!

With the dearth of hunting reports due to Covid, I figured it was about damn time I finally posted my report from our 2018 safari with Francois Dorfling of @Umlilo Safaris. I actually put a fairly lengthy photobook together to memorialize the trip, which I'll add after this initial post. After...

Has anyone heard from Dennis recently? His website appears to be down, business closed according to google, and answering machine full. He's got some finished taxidermy of mine I'd like to pick up, but cant seem to reach him to make arrangements.

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I recently recieved my first ever double rifle, a Chapuis Brousse in 470 NE, and had the opportunity to take it out to the range over the holidays. The buying experience was very positive and she shoots great. I'm extremely happy with the double rifle and recommend it to anyone without...

Just got back home from a very successful thanksgiving holiday hunting in Nebraska and Texas. Successfully hunted bison, mule deer, and wild pigs with Erik @gizmo of Rockin G Ranch. I highly recommend hunting with Erik- he runs a great operation, has some awesome animals on his property- both...

Two of our taxidermy mounts that recently arrived from South Africa, while fine from a taxidermy perspective, offered the opportunity for some upgrades. Tools used included a drill and a hot glue gun. Using artificial grasses and bushes purchased at Hobby Lobby and an artificial rock ordered...

I recently finished hanging the last of our African taxidermy- culmination of two safaris so far. I'm very lucky to have a wife who loves having taxidermy throughout the house! Here are some photos:

Video captionHow would re-introducing elephant hunting affect communities and the economy in BotswanaA Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban By Alastair LeitheadBBC News, Africa correspondent A report by cabinet ministers in Botswana has recommended lifting a four-year hunting ban and the...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/put-down-the-kombucha-and-pick-up-a-crossbow-hipsters-are-the-new-hunters-11547052935 Here's a pretty positive look at a program looking to recruit new hunters in the Wall Street Journal: Want organic, sustainable meat? Kill it yourself, say veteran hunters trying...

Bongo were recently photographed for the first time in Uganda... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45633272

After reading about the hunt underway in India for a man- eating tiger (https://www.africahunting.com/threads/reminiscent-of-jim-corbett-india-calls-in-top-tiger-hunter-to-find-a-maneater.45340/), I decided to do some research on the man they've hired for the hunt. Interesting stuff, enjoy...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/14/top-tiger-hunter-called-find-beast-accused-killing-13-people/ Top Indian tiger hunter called in to find beast thought to have killed 13 India's most celebrated hunter has been called in for a controversial mission to shoot a man-eating tigress...

In preparation for our safari, I thought a nice/practical gift for our PH would be the Diepkloof thermos and sleeve combo made by Els & Co. that I found this item on their website, www.elsfineleather.co.za. I contacted them directly and ended up getting one for our PH and one for us to keep...

While on safari in Eastern Cape in June, we picked up some nice knives made by F van Wyk. He lives at the Daniell Cheetah Project (http://daniellcheetahproject.com/), also worth a visit, and sells the knifes at the gift shop. Nice, tough, working knives made with local materials like giraffe...

Sometimes, vegans ate so dedicated to their silly dietary philosophy that they even manage to piss off their friends at PETA... A vegan lady is feeding her exotic pet fox a vegan-only diet... Here's the story: Is it cruel to keep a pet fox ... on a vegan diet? -...

Interesting article profiling the Courtney boot company. Surprisingly not negatives given the source. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43286195

Concerning... https://www.rt.com/business/419543-south-africa-land-compensation-whites/amp/

If you're not familiar with the Pace Brothers, they are two scotsmen that produce various hunting related media- podcasts, movies, articles, etc. Thier podcasts are great. They interview the top people from across the hunting and conservation worlds. Thier interview with @Ivan Carter was...

Looks like it's finally happening. Zuma stepping down: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/14/world/africa/jacob-zuma-resigns-south-africa.html

South Africa's Jacob Zuma could quit within days - ANC http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-42975323 interesting news coming out of RSA. South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is holding direct talks with embattled President Jacob Zuma over a transfer of power. Mr...

Here's an interesting article I found on vice news. It's a bit old and came right after the Cecil controversy, but I thought it was interesting to see a news site just interviewing hunters rather than getting caught up in the hysteria. Enjoy...

Executive Summary: Just got back about a week ago from New Zealand, where we experienced some absolutely exceptional hunting with BJ Holdsworth of Ample Hunting. He is located on the north island's eastern coast, near Gisborne. The hunt took place on his family farm, that's over 10 sq mls of...

More bad news for the south African economy.... http://www.dw.com/en/south-african-economy-shrinks-slips-into-recession/a-39129871 South African economy shrinks, slips into recession Africa's third-biggest economy contracted in the first quarter of this year, entering recession for the first...

As an anniversary gift to each other, my wife and I ordered a matching set of custom knives by Rodney Watts of Hot Springs, SD. I got the "Big Ole Fighter" and my wife got the slightly smaller "Yendor Fighter." Both knives feature stunning mammoth tooth handles and some exceptional engraving on...

Just came across the new Swarovski dS 5-25x52P rifle scope. This thing sure is fancy! Looks like it combines the tech of the TrackingPoint system and relatively compact size of a normal scope. Maybe it will cost less than the 15k that the TrackingPoint systems seem to run... Should be...

Sad news coming out of Kenya- another big tucker poached. http://flip.it/foxHG2

Does anyone know how USFWS defines 'wild' lion vs captive bred? I've notices some RSA outfits have lion roaming freely on their property- maybe not born there, but also not brought there for a specific client, maybe they've been living on the property for over a year more. Does a lion like...

An article from al Jazeera about a tech company planning to grow artificial rhino horn and flood the market with it in an effort to save the rhinos. There is a video on the website to go along with the article. Can Faux Rhino Horn Help Save The Species? As high demand for rhino horn...

@AZDAVE @PHOENIX PHIL Just heard that a jaguar was spotted at Fort Huachuca, AZ. A trail cam got a picture of the cat, deep in the Huachuca Mountains. I wonder how he'll get along with the plentiful mountain lions in the same mountain range?

The German Colonial Society (Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft) has a large online archive of high quality photos from across Africa from the German colonial period (over 53,000 images). All of them are high quality scans, covering just about any topic you can think of. The database is searchable...

Al Jazeera Investigative Unit's exclusive report raises serious questions about South African security chief. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/11/exclusive-african-minister-linked-rhino-poaching-161113071410270.html Not great news from RSA.

I recently saw that sabatti had come out with an upgraded version of their classic big 5 double, called the Big Five Classic Safari EDL. Anyone ever handled or fired of these? I wonder if they've overcome some of their issues from the past...

A surprising place to find a pro hunter: Facebook. Heres Mark Zuckerberg on hunting: 'Although, you know, the thing that really makes it good–and I think half of the joy is that things taste better when you make them yourself. And they taste doubly better when you’ve hunted the animal...

I don't speak dutch, but the movie looks amusing in a terrible, campy sort of way...

Very unexpected to stumble across a pro-hunting video on CollegeHumor. The guy actually does a good job of laying out misconceptions, pros, cons, etc. Its worth watching...

This made the news today: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1613099/fury-as-sick-javelin-thrower-films-himself-stabbing-a-black-bear-with-a-7ft-spear-before-leaving-it-to-die-a-slow-agonising-death/

Saw this on drudge today- Chinese safari guide stabbed a client to death over a seating dispute... http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/world/africa/safari-tour-guide-kenya.html?referer=

Synopsis: Just got back from South Africa, where my wife and I, along with my parents, just finished the most amazing adventure (vacation doesn't do it credit) of our lives. We hunted with two different outfitters- @Umlilo Safaris and @Limcroma Safaris. Both absolutely exceeded our every...

Any reloaders out there want about 200x Barnes and 20x Winchester 7mm Rem Mag Brass? I'm not a reloader, so I have no use for it or idea what its worth. If you want it, PM me whatever you think is fair. If you live near Sierra Vista, AZ... even better! Here's a picture of the lot:

My wife and I will be heading to South Africa for our first Safari in less than two weeks! On Saturday, 25 June, we'll be flying out on Delta flight 200 via Atlanta. If anyone is flying the same day, I'll be at the bar in the Delta lounge! Feel free to stop by and I'll buy you a free drink...