Recent content by Doug McKay

Yeahhhhhhh....that did not help one bit. You take some good pictures though!

70 days has finally whittled down to less than 7....but these last days are going to feel like 70! I'm looking forward to getting out in the Umkomaas with Crusader Safaris.

I am right behind both of you. I am wheels up in the AM next week on Wednesday.

If I am hunting truly free range land and I come across the "stag of the woods", the last thing I want to trump my excitement is the thought of having to open up my wallet even more to harvest that specific animal. I agree with what everyone has said above and I too have always avoided any...

We fly into Durban and will be hunting in the Umkomaas Valley primarily for Nyala and Bushbuck. We will eventually be heading down to the Baviaansriver to hunt Lechwe amongst other things before flying out of Port Elizabeth. The entire wish list for my Dad and I includes: *Nyala *Bushbuck...

Sounds like you had a fantastic experience. I have a hunt with Crusader Safaris that starts in late August. I am already feeling more than impatient about the 70 day wait and you're story certainly did me no favors there! Congratulations on the exceptional trophies.

My Dad, who is really into stuff like this, saw this forum earlier today and has some information that hopefully helps. According to the stamped lettering ( 5NN )on the paper wrapping, these cartridges were packaged/bundled together on July 5, 1965. The “S” signifies that the ammunition is...

Booked with Crusader Safaris for August/September of this year for my Father and I. Strictly plains game and solely looking to hunt what I could not/did not hunt in Namibia. Nyala, Lechwe, Waterbuck, Reedbuck, Bushbuck, Warthog and Bushpig are on the wanted list.

My first plains game safari was in Namibia and having lived through a what was mostly a nightmare previously on a buffalo and plains game hunt in Tanzania, I was extremely cautious and therefore took my time. I first researched lots of outfitters online and by lots I mean 10-15. After...

I've only seen a black mamba from the safety of a Toyota 4x4 but in Tanzania I had an interesting experience with a green mamba. While having lunch a lizard fell on the dining table from a small opening in the thatch roof. A few seconds later a green mamba came crashing down through the same...