Recent content by Scott4030

Comparing taxidermy costs RSA vs US. Costs are getting closer. My godson came on the 2024 hunt with me. He chose to have his animals dipped and packed and shipped here vs having them mounted in RSA like I did. That way he can space out the cost of having his mounts done and do them as he can...

I hunted South Africa in May 2024, just picked up my mounts at SFO at the end of August. I had a Sable, Lechwe, Tsessebe and an Eland mounted, all shoulder mounts. The taxidermist charged me $4070 USD, the shipping via Delta cost me $4056 USD all in. That includes shipping, USDA fees, US FWS...

Hartebeest and Tsessebe

My buddy had all of his optics and camera gear disappear at a Paris connection years ago before there were any direct flights. We used to go through Amsterdam mostly, but Paris or Heathrow once in awhile. Now we just take direct flights.

My daughter, who is 5’3”, 98lbs on a good day likes her Wby Camilla in .243 shooting 85gr TSX at 3200ft per second and has killed several pigs and deer, all with one shot. In Africa next year she will be shooting a Tikka T3x Compact in 7mm-08.

I’ve killed a lot of pigs over the years on my ranch in California. Everything that I shot, I shot with my 300wby mag. My wife has threatened me with divorce if I shoot anymore pigs so now I only take youngsters just starting out and friends that need a good place to shoot pigs. We have a lot...

I’ve spent my life eating moose, elk, bison, mule deer, blacktail, various sheep, antelope… pretty much all North American game and love it all. As far as African game goes, I’ve never eaten anything that I did not enjoy and I’ve eaten most species noted in other’s comments. Maybe it’s me, but...

I spend a lot of time in Mexico. Working, hunting, diving, vacationing. There is risk, but I have been willing to accept that. I have taken my family on vacations, hunting in Sonora often. I understand the risk, weigh it and usually make the decision to accept that risk. Everyone can and...

I don’t have an issue with folks asking at all. I’m often perfectly willing to take someone out to my ranch for pigs and the kids for pigs and deer. My rule is no one hunts on my ranch without me being present. You have to pass through several locked gates to get to my gate and I never share...

There is a used copy available on Amazon in the US right now. Listed as very good condition for $35.17

I don’t know if he is still alive, if so I believe he is 98 years old so getting up there. You may want to try contacting his publisher, Macmillan, now wholly owned by Holtzbrinck info@holtzbrinck.com

Winchester is a brand. Period. Always has been. Like Ford is a brand. There have been good Fords and bad Fords over the years but to say that the only good ones were manufactured at the original factory in Detroit is just wrong. FN knows how to make great guns. There are good Winchesters...