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Diamondhitch

About You: Despite coming back empty handed more often than not, I have never had an unsuccessful hunt.

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Hunted: Canada (AB, SK, NWT, BC) USA (NM, TX) South Africa (Limpopo, KZN, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northen Cape), Kyrgyzstan, Czech Republic

Species I have hunted in Africa: Nyala, Limpopo Bushbuck, Waterbuck, Impala, Warthog, Cape Kudu, South African Springbok, Black Springbok, Copper Springbok, Vaal Rhebok, Burchell Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Black Wildebeest, Steinbok, Cape Eland, Blesbok, Mountain Reedbuck, Red Hartebeest,

My favorite African trophies: Warthog, Bushbuck, Kudu, Steinbok, Vaal Rhebok

My preferred weapon(s): .257 Wby mag.
.338 Lapua mag. (for those times when my shoulder needs tenderizing)

What weapon(s) do you hunt with?

My preferred optic(s): Leopold (After hunting and guiding hunters extensively on horseback, which in my experience is the toughest test a scope can get, only Leopold, Swarovski, and high end Burris scopes proved that they were head and shoulders above the competition in holding a zero)

As for binos and spotting scopes Swarovski has served me well. Steiner predator is my favorite choice for those more budget conscious early years of my hunting career.

Gear I cannot live without: My horses!!! LOL, Badlands packs, Irish setter boots, My sheepherder tent, .257 Wby., Leica rangefinder, and on and on and on. Oh and how can I forget my coleman heater for those cold november days in a SK deer blind!

My best hunting tip: Hunt all day, every day. Many of my best trophies and most memorable experiences have happened during mid-day or on 'poor' hunting days.

Why we hunt, even lions? Real hunters need thriving wildlife, so we help make it happen. - Olivia Nalos Opre