Recent content by mark-hunter

Your question is difficult one for me. Because I do not hunt for inch of horn, of anything. So, my motives do not fit in entire description. My first ele was 3o ponuds. What would be my next goal in elephant hunting? Considering this, I voted for realistic 30 to 40 pounds. Although, I am not...

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I am generally against short barrels, except for 9.3. Because the internal volume of barrel 9.3 bore will give ample internal volume for full powder combustion. Go for it, and have a piece of mind!

So, some form of shooting was allowed. I know a hunter who went on invitation in 1989 and 1990, and hunted Kenya. twice. And has trophies at home. I have seen it at his home, and saw the pictures. He wrote a book. Evidence is real. But his english is not perfect, he went to hunt with small...

Run this on AI. The differences are not so great as one would suspect. Poaching crises hit Tanzania as well in the same time. The question is how accurate AI is? Answers by AI are all politically correct. (Like there is no court ruling or proof that Kenyata family was engaged in poaching...

No hope in my opinion, unless drastic political change happens. In the present set of circumstances, legalizing hunting is not possible. They lost all the wildlife outside the national parks. 80% of wild life gone. So, what to hunt? Where to hunt? The only way is to legalize hunting on private...

African DG experience?

Well its all clear, isnt it? Stay well, good hunting!

I decided the same, and went with rental rifle.

Of course. And make the best out of it. I never complained on my shooting. In fact in Africa, in 5 safaris I am 100/100. You could ask that first. :sneaky: But the point is, nobody is perfect, I am not perfect, and mistake can happen. With DG I had perfect shots (in the mixed ratio of skill...

If the hunt does not cause some emotions on a hunter.... hmmm... you name it, "the emotions".... They are very hard to describe, like any other personal thing. Some hunters call it "buck fever", but that does not fit the African hunting environment fpor me, and I can not find perfect...

I dont know about you, but I can not afford multiple DG hunts every year, and year after year. So, yes I am motivated to have succesful hunt. I am not sure if that qualifies for wrong sport. But if it does, it then qualifies only for the rich. Comparing DG hunt with elk hunt? hmmmm I wonder...

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...