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grand veneur replied to the thread Euro Mounts.Traditionally we always had trophies mounted without the teeth, but nowadays it seems to have become to leave them on. All my recent... -
So, I have a question for you well traveled guys. I saw many euro mounts while stationed in Germany, but none with the teeth, which is...
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Yes it is, not taken by me but one of my grail animals, hence me picking it up. Nice spotting, where I got it from it was advertised as...
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grand veneur replied to the thread Is this a crazy idea? - Anyone interested in an observer to accompany you on an Elephant or Leopard hunt?.I understood the topic that it is only about to accompany as an observer and not as a hunter. That was the case that I quoted above.
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grand veneur replied to the thread Is this a crazy idea? - Anyone interested in an observer to accompany you on an Elephant or Leopard hunt?.The idea is not crazy, but it comes with several problems, so everything needs to be absolutely clear beforehand. I can speak from...
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grand veneur replied to the thread Your best hunts/trips?.Gabon has allegedly allowed elephant hunting again and that also for foreigners. Even if you speak perfect French, you need a more...
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I’ve been wanting to hunt in Gabon, Keep planning but never have pulled the trigger
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They had a lot of elephants in the past, don't know about now. Please write it up if you go!
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grand veneur replied to the thread Your best hunts/trips?.For the past 20 years I hunted regularly in Burkina Faso every year, until the political situation in the country and the terrorism made...
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grand veneur replied to the thread Your best hunts/trips?.My main focus is on hunting dangerous game, buffalo and elephants, and I can only do that in Africa. I have hunted a few times in...
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grand veneur replied to the thread Your best hunts/trips?.I think you are referring primarily to hunting in Africa. It is difficult to answer because the fun lies for me mainly in hunting DG in...
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grand veneur replied to the thread Tips for a novice horse rider.The two people pictured with their horses are not representative of the horse equipments that are used in various countries of Central...
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grand veneur replied to the thread Tips for a novice horse rider.Normally, if you are right-handed, you always mount a horse from the left because you also carry your sword on your left side...
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grand veneur replied to the thread Your opinion why the 7x57 Mauser flourished and the .275 H&H faded..It was a matter of the era. Such high-performance cartridges had all problems to establish it when they came onto the market, at a time...
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I’ve thought a fast 7 coupled with a medium/heavy caliber would make an optimized battery. Recently reading that Holland & Holland...