Recent content by Oil & Dirt

From the Winchester/WV area originally, but live in Ohio now

Everything looks great! I bet hanging that buffalo was fun. I’ve got a bison up high and it was a pain

That’s a really nice looking rifle. I’d like one in 416 too

@michael458 thanks for introducing me to a whole new world of things I never knew I needed. I’m looking at mammoth grips now and wondering how to incorporate some old alligator leather I have with my incoming hippo leather and making it into a nice shoulder rig. Thanks again, I really needed...

458 WM won’t nearly get the job done. Low case capacity and humidity near pelican habitat is gonna be shaking hands with danger

That should be an adventure. Congrats, can’t wait to hear about it

My hippo skull is heading home now. This is what I plan on doing. I’ll update once in the states and the project is done

Cool offer and good of your SFO buddy. A good friend of mine deploys later in the month. Hope everyone stays safe!

I’d use it to subsidize a Lord Derby Eland hunt. It wouldn’t pay for the whole hunt but would make it a lot easier.

Good post, I’m following the same path roughly. The view of expensive vs cheap is subjective and I like seeing the different views. I was not a great student and never thought I’d have the chance to go on any paid hunt let alone planning my big 5. A friend and I were working for a home builder...

I put a VX6 1-6 firedot on a rifle this year and like it. It’s overkill but I’d like another one for my around the farm/truck gun. Was the patrol firedot 1x6 something special that I should try to hunt down? I do like the thought of non cds turrets for a rifle that spends a lot of time being...

I used American Tannery near Orlando for an alligator. I ended up making boots/wallet leather goods. I don’t think they had a “natural” color but what I did learn is that if you’re interested in leather goods they are the tannery that all the boot makers recommend, but if you’re doing a flat...

This one had really wide shadow stripes. The rug is probably one of my favorite taxidermy pieces. Like Chile I would like a really clean white mountain zebra too

I shoot a lot better using just about anything other than sticks for a rest. I’m a relatively tall guy. The one thing I did notice on my last trip is that my PH would set my sticks really high. Watching some videos this seems to be the case whether tall or short hunters. I think the rifle not...

Congrats, nice buffalo!