Recent content by mark-hunter

Last year I started looking for elephant. I sent messages to outfitters on the forum and out of the forum. Responses were from modest to none. Some responded with another type of offer: take it or leave it attitude, not much talk. If I sent some questions it took time to get answer. Some of...

I hunted one buffalo in Caprivi, trophy wise this is all I need. All my future buffalos will be non exportable.

Great news! I wish you a good hunt! Keep us posted!

We definitely need your report on the forum on this! Did you fire back?

Thank you for this post! I will share this with my wife!

I spent several years on shipping routes on west and east coats of USA. My experience is identical. In USA I felt like at home. Meeting officials, or meeting people in the street, I never had a bad experience. In business - professional, in private contact courteous, polite and friendly

Meanwhile in Belgium: qoute/unqoute: "Given that we are unable to pressure Putin by sending weapons to Ukraine, and cannot suffocate his economy without US support, only one method remains: making a deal," he said...

Hunting eland by tracking. Till last moment, on a last day, I was not sure I will get him. https://www.africahunting.com/threads/namibia-from-the-smallest-to-the-greatest.69316/

Clintons scenario no 3, is what I have envisioned 2-3 days ago. (min 20:20 apprx) When deciding not go back to work. It keeps me wake at night, too.

Its not 21 miles wide. (although even if that is true, it would be narrow enough). It is only as wide as shipping lanes are wide, and as shipping lanes are deep. Who ever is interested can do the google search.

Next jump in political and economic pressure ladder will be when oil storage facilities are full, and production without export has to be stopped. My guess the last to stop is saudi, as they have a sort of releif valve through their pipline to red sea, but still not sufficient. Weeks to go...

My first safari was 100% success. I completed all what I expected and all what I had listed, but overall cumulative cultural and emotional experience was more then expected. Memories of my first safari are still alive in my head, like it was yesterday (in fact it was in 2017, almost 9 years by...

Meanwhile, on EU economic front:

For training I shoot cheap stuff. Difference in POI in my rifles for premium and FMJ are workable for training. My main center fire training calibers are 308 win and 30-06. For training I shoot FMJ. In my 30-06 difference is maybe 2 inches in POI, which I compensate by changing POA 308 win is...

Anyway you put it, food shortages will be felt in entire region. Maybe globally. https://www.fb.org/market-intel/middle-east-tensions-raise-spring-planting-concerns