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Scott, I’d like to talk to him after he gets back. I’m working with a couple PH buddies who are developing some new opportunities for Tigerfish that exceed anything I’ve ever heard of anywhere in all of Africa. I’m working on organizing a group trip for 2027. Tigers up to 25+ pounds and lots...

Yes, Northern Cameroon.

The entire wall is sheathed in 3/4” plywood and the studs are 2x6’s. He’ll be hung with a Lag Bolt screwed into the wall, so I should be good to go. All my heavy mounts are hung on lag bolts, not nails.

Meanwhile, some animals you just have to mount… I got my first look at my Lord Derby Eland yesterday. It’s still at Wildlife Revolutions in Sparks, but I’ll pick it up next week. I’m very pleased with how it came out.

Welcome! You’ve found a wonderful forum for all things regarding hunting in Africa. We look forward to your contributions.

I was at Wildlife Revolutions yesterday, taking an elderly friend to drop off some things he wanted to get mounted. While there, I got my first chance to see my Lord Derby Eland mount which they recently finished. I’m very pleased with how it came out and I’ll be picking it up next week once...

I find this thread amusing, as so many on here don’t appreciate how good we truly have it these days with communication. When I started planning my first African hunt in 1982, I’d send an Airmail letter to Peter Johnstone, the owner of Rosslyn Safaris. I’d get a response back in 4-6 weeks...

I used to mount quite a bit of stuff but have slowed way done the last 7-8 years. I’m still bringing home my skulls from each African hunt, but I didn’t mount a single animal from a 2021 Tanzania hunt. When I hunted Cameroon, the only animal I had mounted was my Lord Derby Eland, I have a...

Most use Conservation Force. I think Wyatt Fetner of Safari Specialty Importers is also well worth considering. I know from personal experience that Wyatt has integrity and solid character. I’ll use him again.

Somebody needs to jump on this. It’s a fantastic deal with some of the finest people you can spend time with. And Ernest’s area is really neat, all of the Big Five are found there.

1.What was your first Safari experience like? As first safaris go, mine was unusual and epic. I was 24 years old and hunted 24 days on my first African hunt, in 1983. I had everything found in Matetsi (Deka actually) on license except lion. Took a 58 lb. Elephant bull, 2 buffalo bulls of...

I’ve been told by several PH’s that a Bearclaw followed by TSX’s are plenty in my .416. That’s generally how I load mine. The only time I’ve been asked to have solids in my .416 was on a dry land hippo.

After I got my first Felix flashlight, I pretty much quit using any other brand. I’ve got 3 different handheld Fenis lights and a couple different headlamps. They’re super bright, good battery life, durable as heck and I’ve not found a reason to look at any other brand.