Recent content by mark-hunter

I hunt in Africa with it. I've done so far two safaris with it, and hunted the spread of game from steenbok till cape buffalo. I shoot it regulalrly at the range. Next step for me to find some animal to hunt withi it locally. It will be either boar, or red deer. Whatever comes next. But I will...

I wear shorts only at home in summer months. I hunt always in long pants. Why? Bugs, Mosquitos, tiks... On the other hand who wear shorts? Almost all PH's that I had wore shorts during hunt. Professionals do. So, it is personal choice.

I have read your post with a lot of interest. I have never heard of Bob Lazar, for example. I will need to research about him soonest. You also mentioned psi ops. Now I am coming to that. Under the presumption that no civilization will last for ever, and ours certainly will not, as long as we...

@Miletic If you bring a tent, and build a tent in front of the workshop, they will have a real problem! :ROFLMAO:

Gents, Do you have any bad experiences with thermal scopes, or thermal clip-ons on high recoil rifles? The bad experiences that I am referring to, are of the kind that device became useless under repetitive recoil, and had to be replaced. If yes, what was the thermal optical device, and caliber?

Once we are priced out. Safari stops. In my opinion, in that case prices will be adjusted accordingly, at least for mass safari industry in Namibia and South Africa

If you go to Sacher restaurant, you must try Sacher cake. Thats a must! Try to visit Ferlach, fine rifle workshops. There is 11 of them. Research. https://www.unesco.at/en/culture/intangible-cultural-heritage/inventory/element/the-gunsmiths-craft-in-ferlach Scheiring GesmbH (Klagenfurter...

@Choupique I am in full agreement with you.

With very affordable electronic scope, the need for top glass with light gathering characteristics will dissapear. And this is something which I dont like. I still see the ethics, romance and good hunt, with classic high quality scope. (but, I also admit, I am coservative, old fashion type)...

Good luck, looking fwd to hear about the rest of this journey! What rifle, caliber, bullet and scope are you taking? I suggest getting a kudu as addition to this hunt.

Breeding programs and game farming did save some species, and boosted the numbers. Thats fact. South African game numbers jumped 40 times over initial animal fund since the introduction of system, overall. SOuth African model is unique on entire continent. We cannot ignore that. Rhino is...

You have very good arguments! The problem is that your last sentence has no proof, it is just a belief. Therefor, I am not convinced. What I see in the future for African lion when and if CBL is shut down, is exact copy of the fate of Asiatic lion, which remains only in one small population in...

You have touched the key point. Ethics. And because of "our" ethics, entire CBL program comes in question, and potentially the future of species? But there are other peoples, whose hunting ethics is different. Why should our ethics be the one end only measuring stick? Even today, some cultures...

You have to take a look on two things. Its about dynamics of extinction and trends First is the trend of wild lion population in last 100 years: Key Population Trends (1920s–2026): 1920s: Estimated 200,000–300,000 lions in the wild. 1950s: Estimated 100,000 lions. 1980s: Estimated 50,000...