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Great family and good health, all of us. My fishing boat in front of my house at sea coast. Shooting range and hunting area within short distance. Early morning coffee, with a view across the bay. Nowhere in the world I can find similar things at same place.

In short term, possibly yes. But situation is so complicated that no one can see what will happen in the future. Russian oil and gas is under import embargo to EU. Major oil suppliers from gulf are blocked. When sanctions against Russia were implemented, this detail has not been foreseen. USA...

This was exactly my thought! I just did not elaborate earlier.

I have seen more then 60 countries by the time I came to my first plains game safari in 2017. I have read a lot of books, and seen videos. My hunting experience was as expected and I had no surprises. But what surprised me the most, and it happened every other time I came to Africa: the moment...

Game ranching on privately owned land, built infrastructure, large competition, standardization of operations, advertising, marketing and supporting industry (shipping of trophies, taxidermy, airports). Today it is tourist friendly country, with acceptable pricing for blue collar class. Very...

As early as possible, once you have settled in life, and have budget to support the safari. In communication with my hunting friends, I came to conclusion there are two schools of thought. 1. As soon as affordable. 2. Nay.... I will go after I collect all domestic species. Those who opt for...

The prices I had in Namibia in 2024 from the outfitters price list. Day rate 300 eur, 7 days 2100 eur Zebra, 1000 eur Warthog, 400 eur Springbok, 600 eur Kudu, 2000 eur Oryx, 600 eur Total: 6700 eur, or 7835 USD

Red leg, Well noted yours, with great interest. However, i still think that sometimes best laid plans do not survive first contact with enemy. I hope we will never see this happening.

Dear red leg, I have to thank you for your responses, as I consider you an expert on weapons and tactics without equal on this forum. I find it to be privileged in allowing me in this meaningful conversation. So: In any war, there are targets - we agree on that? And any side can get hit. For...

We can call it asymmetric warfare. For large conventional navy power in coastal waters that is really inconvenient to put it mildly. Now put any warship of any navy in black sea, against Ukraine, or Russia - which ever. And watch what happens next. Entire paradigm of coastal warfare changed...

Russians also get hit to their fleet (hidden and berthed away) by Ukrainian drones. Regularly. But lets not forget, Ukraine has no fleet at all. All gone. The entire battle field changed on land and at coastal waters with appearance of all kinds of (cheap) drones (seaborne and airborne). And it...

Lets conclude the following. As red leg has said, standing bridge in Crimea is maybe saying more about Ukrainian capabilities, then about Russian air defenses. Certainly a valid point, from that perspective! If that is so, it indicates that proxies have lesser capabilities than main global...

My list of preferable CRF rifles was following: Winchester m70 Zastava m70 ZKK 602 CZ 550 I was looking for 375 H&H Winchester is medium length action, and holds 3 rounds in magazine, safety is winchester type on the bolt. Zastava is thumb safety blocking the trigger, medium action, 3 round...

Red leg, somehow I knew you will take a bait.;) Now, let me try to answer your question. Russia is building defenses specific to what Nato, or USA can throw at them. We agree on that, do we? So, what do we know now for fact? The facts: Clear example of those US capabilities is first strike...

I am 54. Been on buffalo hunt. 2024. At that time I was thinking, one and done for DG. Then I went for elepahnt hunt. 2025. Both hunts were successful. Both hunts can be described as hunts of a life time. I feel privileged, greatful and humble that I had a chance to experience it. On both...