Recent content by Vanguard2279

Norfolk Shooter and I are still planning to have dinner at the venue tomorrow.

@gizmo and Top of Texas Taxidermy have handled several batches of taxidermy for me. The work he did on the trophies from my October 2020 Zambia trip was amazing. He's very well-priced and fair for the great work he does.

I also had mounts made of stuff that I probably shouldn't have. Having said that, there is very little taxidermy that I will have done in the future. Limpopo Bushbuck and Spotted Hyena as shoulder mounts and Hippo and Crocodile as Euro's. Pictures will suffice for everything else.

Great report so far! I look forward to the rest. Thank you for sharing.

Dave got us safely back to JNB and I met up with Mr. X who assisted me getting my rifles checked in. I bid farewell to Mani and Sergio as they made their way home on an earlier flight. I picked up more stuffed animals for my granddaughters at Out of Africa Kids. Since I started this, I find a...

What is it like to hunt with us? I'd say we're fun. We TRY not to make the outfitter or staff crazy. I'm not saying that doesn't happen. OUTTAKES, BLOOPERS, ETC Mani asked me to pick up some leaf chewing tobacco for him. I got an assortment.

During the later afternoon, we went to the area by the river separating Dave's farm from Botswana. There is no water at the moment. Mani got to shoot Mike's .500J and I got to shoot Mani's .505 Gibbs. Sergio shot my humble .416 Ruger with and then without the muzzle brake. He noticed the...

The next morning, I talked to Dave. The plan had been to go to TweeRivier to hunt Limpopo Bushbuck. We clearly didn't have time. After shooting the Zebra and using part of the Bushbuck trophy fee to cover that, I still had a decent amount of money left over. I asked Dave what he had for...

That night, we celebrated. The scene looked much like the victory feast at Winterfell Castle after the Army of the dead had been defeated and Arya killed the Night King. Some of you will get this reference. Much alcohol was consumed. Songs were sang. Stories were told. Having said that, it...

If you want to hear additional details of Mani's hunt, ask him at DSC. He says that he intends to go next year when it is in Atlanta. He'll be the guy in the neon slacks. Now, the fight was going to be getting the bull out of the brush. Fortunately, Dave was able to summon workers and...

It was definitely an all hands on deck situation. I wasn't particularly worried about my own hunt as I really wanted to help my friend find his bull. And it was an adventure. Along the way, we saw some of my favorite wildlife. The one thing that I can say is that the search was relentless...

The first thing I want to apologize for are the number of typos in my report so far. I really can spell. I promise. DAY THREE: I really could say that Days Four and Five were exactly like this one. Tracker John picked up the tracks in the morning and Dave and Mani started after his wounded...

I stand corrected. Dave has a Verney Carron .500NE double. I apologize for any trauma this mistake may have caused.