Recent content by mark-hunter

I do the same.

Lets change the word "dangerous" to the word "the risks involved". 1. pay all in advance, but hunt is not guaranteed to be successful, maybe trophy fee will be paid back in case animal is not taken or wounded. If you consider day rate 1k - 2.5K per day. Repetitive hunts will make trophy fee...

We are yet to find a national hunting organization of a state, that kicked out their Ph for unethical behavior. Some examples would be welcome. Feel free to share. You are new on te forum and I am here for some years. There have been here and there occasional negative hunt report from time to...

Besides South Africa and Namibia, where else is possible to hunt Tsessebe?

It depends on your definition of "meaningful". Feel free to share. :sneaky:

You are now on the right place to ask. There was an issue with SCI, was there? https://www.africahunting.com/threads/mark-sullivan-kicked-out-of-sci.1848/#post-8030 VISUAL DISPLAY STANDARDS: HUNTING ETHICS STANDARDS: No wounded or prolonged dying animals Show proper respect for animals No...

hahaha I beat you to it! I reported before you! :A Banana:

My buffalo took two brodside shots in double lung area, then he turned and faced us. He did not run. Did he want to charge? I cannot say. I shot him frontally in the brain. 31 seconds from first to 3rd shot. Charge prevented. You never know.

There was a show, or some event organized by Craig Boddington, online, few years ago. At that time he has just shot his 100th buffalo, after 40 years of African safari trips. Audience could ask him any question, by sending email. So, I asked: After so many buffalos, how many charges did you...

Old and obsolete. 2008. Things change. What we need is a European hunter who travelled directly from EU to Zim with rifle last year to share his experience here.

There was a recent case when German hunters have been detained in Frankfurt, trying to board the plane with hunting rifle for safari in Zim. If any European on the forum travelled to ZIm in last year, please share your experience. BTW I rented the rifle last year in Zim, to avoid hassle...

This book I can recommend:

Latest case: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260210-man-arrested-in-thailand-for-smuggling-rhino-horn-inside-meat

Minimum caliber for buffalo 375 H&H or various modern versions of 375. There are a lot of advises here, but generally with below points you can not go wrong: Learn to shoot standing from stick. Get in touch (whatsapp) with your outfitter or PH, and ask EVERYTHING! Once there: Follow PH advise.

I know of a client (a camp story, but true - as I seen pics), who was so impressed by t-rex full size skeleton in museum, he wanted the same at home, so when he shot giraffe he took every bone and mounted full size sceleton. Field dressing of all the giraffes bones was huge job in skinners...