Recent content by DLSJR

Congratulations, Russ! Really wonderful hunt with great old animals. You chose well in going with the Vannier’s.

It’s unfortunate that a return of even limited hunting is unlikely, as Kenya is a truly wonderful country. If Kenya ever does have even a limited re-opening for birds and limited plains game I’d be all over any opportunity. I may go fishing there later this year, out of Watamu for Sailfish...

Congratulations, it looks like it was a really stellar adventure. That polar bear is about the best one I’ve seen in quite a few years. And I guess you’re about the least cold polar bear hunter in history!

The thing that got my attention more than anything was 12 Black Rhinos. Wow!

Habib, While Mike Fell does indeed take some nice elephants from Maswa North each year, keep in mind that this is just 1-3 a year AND the way Mike photographs his trophy shots is very deceptive. Pictures are taken with wide angle lens (usually cell phone) with camera very close to animal and...

No, I would not pass on a 70 pounder. My best bull is a 58, so I’d happily shoot a 70 something bull, even the very first morning. However, if I’m fortunate to take such a bull in the future and am then hunting where bigger bulls are found, then I’d set a higher bar and look for something even...

There is probably no other animal that requires more research & due diligence than the hunt for big ivory. It’s not only where but also with whom you hunt and WHEN you should be there. Quite a few good areas have been mentioned but little has been said about when to hunt those areas. NW...

Will you have a booth? I definitely want to visit.

Sue and her husband Rick will be at SCI. Unfortunately they already have firm plans for Friday evening so will not be able to attend the AH dinner. They’re also at the DSC show this week.

Sue Tidwell is an interesting lady and great ambassador for African hunting. We had her as the featured speaker at last year’s Mzuri Wildlife Foundation fundraising dinner in Monterey and she was well received. Given that our other speaker was Craig Boddington, I thought she did very well. I...

This is an interesting concept. I’ve enjoyed doing this a number of times, but the 2nd hunter has always been my son or a long-time close friend. I’ve never given much thought to having anyone else accompany me other than my wife who’s been with me twice. One thing I will say about this...

Divan, I don’t see where you mention the cost for the buffalo, but presume it is already included in the base price and whatever PG a person shoots in addition to the buffalo is simply for trophy fees. Is that accurate?

I’ve had great results with 70.0 grains of Reloader 15, a Federal 215 primer and 300 grain bullets. It doesn’t seem to matter much which 300 grain bullet we shoot among A-Frames, Bear Claws, TSX’s, Partitions or Cutting Edge solids, they all group well, around 3/4” in my rifle, and in same...

I got to enjoy being a small part of the solution a couple years ago. A buddy & I flew 4-hours over 2 mornings near San Angelo. We shot 120 hogs and a coyote. Only counted the ones laying dead, if they were leaking oil but still on their feet we didn’t count them. We were using the operators...

I’m making my 12th trip over this September, flying SFO to JNB on Emirates, then Air Link to Tete/Beira. For me the choice is easy; always Emirates or Qatar if they fly where I need to go with Turkish as my fall back option.