Recent content by DLSJR

Russ, I hunted with Alan Vincent, whom I do most of my hunting with. He had about a 12-year long relationship bringing his hunters to Mayo Oldiri for LDE hunts. He’s not hunting Cameroon at this time as he now focuses this time of year on his family. His son is 10 and Alan doesn’t like being...

As everyone else has said, both bullets are excellent. I’ve always favored Bear Claws and I think the last 7 buffalo I’ve shot have all been with a .416 400 grain Bear Claw for my first shot. They’re simply excellent. Yes, they’re both difficult to source now so I’m really eager to try...

Very sorry to read this. May your brother and family get through this difficult time.

All of Shawn Ryan’s podcasts are long. I recently listened to a really good one, #259 with Mike Durant, who was the Blackhawk pilot shot down over Mogadishu. Good thing I was driving from California to Idaho, as it was over 5 hours long but a really good interview. Another great guest is...

Some of us, not only me, have been saying for a few years that if you want to hunt Lord Derby Eland you’d better do it as soon as you can. Cameroon’s President has been in power more than 40 years and he’s around 93-94 years old. The concern is that when he dies nobody knows if hunting will...

You’re in great hands with Ernest. You and your boys will enjoy a fantastic time with him.

I was told that Wednesday’s attendance was the biggest first day SCI has ever had. And today was busier. Every PH I’ve talked to is having a good show, business-wise.

Yes, I saw that. This does concern as the fellow I know is booked with Northern Operations. I’m certainly going to dig into this deeper. Just my impression but I believe Congo Forest Safaris area in southern Congo May be the best opportunity for DFB.

Congo Forest Safaris has a dedicated dwarf forest buffalo area farther south than where they hunt bongo. They also hunt yellow backed duiker there and I’m told it’s pretty good for both. Northern Operations runs dwarf forest buffalo hunts in Gabon. I ont know how successful they are but an...

My dream safari would be 30-45 days across Tanzania, hunting the Selous, Masailand and western Tanzania all on one long hunt. All the dangerous game we could hunt including 10-12 buffalo. But, that’s the ‘Dream’ hunt. Reality is I’ll end up doing separate hunts in the Selous & Masailand in...

You’re exactly right. I’d use one packet a day but had 3 water bottles that totaled about 75 oz of water for drinking out in the field.

This last bull pictured is a fantastic example of a non-trophy, non-exportable bull. He’s older, temples are somewhat sunken and taking such a bull is a trophy class hunt, regardless of the size of the ivory.

I used Wilderness Athlete ‘Hydrate & Recover’ on my Lord Derby hunt in Cameroon. I took a large PATH aluminum water bottle which I’d mix the electrolyte powder in the night before and put in the refrigerator. By the time I’d open that bottle in late morning it was still nicely cool. I...

The overriding problem was what you called ‘personal restraint’. Poor bullet construction for that task and poor shot placement are nothing compared to complete utter f*cking idiots trying to pull off the STUNT of shooting a grizzly at extreme distance. Jackasses like those have no place...

700 yard shots at a grizzly? WTF? That’s what they get for pulling a ridiculous dumb ass stunt. People like those idiots shouldn’t be hunting at all.