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    Turkish Airlines from Houston to Dar?

    We recently flew Business Class from Denver to Istanbul then a 2 hour 15 minute connection to Entebbe. Flight was great and connection time was fine. The only issue we had was checking the guns in Denver, the staff was all new and didn't know how to check them or their own airline's rules...
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    Tell me about Uganda-

    I recently got back from a fantastic hunt with Uganda Wildlife Safaris booked through Tim Herald. I'm going to post a hunt report soon, but I will say I saw more buffalo my first afternoon in Karamoja than I had in my previous 5 safaris combined.
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    Wild Lion Hunt

    LOL! I agree, this thread has a lot of good information and rehashing the issue would turn it into a dumpster fire!
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    What’s your hunting bucket list

    A mature, free range lion.
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    What do you do for a living?

    I went Army, college, then work. The company I work for is a fortune 100 construction/technology company and and I have been with them for 21 years. I am the associate director of data center construction.
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    DSC Update from the CEO

    My hotel is already booked for Nashville and I will definitely check it out.
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    DSC Update from the CEO

    That sounds positive, but, at this point, I'll believe it when I see it. I also find it frustrating, that as a life member, I have yet to receive one of these communications. The only recent communication I have from DSC was trying to get me to upgrade my lifetime membership to some new $5k...
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    9.3x62

    My girlfriend used my 9.3x62 in Uganda a couple of weeks ago; she took buffalo, warthog, reedbuck, and waterbuck, all were one shot kills. It was shooting 286gr Northfork SS.
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    Bringing 2 guns on a dangerous game hunt?

    My second rifle is always big enough to take the dangerous game I am hunting, just in case there is an issue with my primary DG rifle.
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    Politics

    The article I read stated that Rasool's support of the South African land expropriation and their stance against Israel also played a part in the expulsion.
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    Drinking a Tusker in Kampala

    Chartering to the concession tomorrow. Like is good!
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    Hats on safari

    I always wear a fully brimmed hat. I have finally settled on the Stetson mesh hats.
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    Dallas Safari Club Convention Summary

    If they were as concerned with conservation as much as they are ego, they wouldn’t be in this mess. I’ll give my conservation dollars elsewhere.
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    Dallas Safari Club Convention Summary

    I finally received an email from DSC. Nothing to do with the subject at hand, they were soliciting me to upgrade from “Lifetime” member to “Legacy” member for $5,000.
 
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