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Some of you may have seen my other thread. It's a long saga that has finally led me to having a Ruger No. 1 in .458 WinMag at my gunsmith being rechambered to .450 Rigby. Lots of stuff happened to get here too long and convoluted to relate except to say I want to take my first Cape buff in two...

Nothing like being there when your boy takes his first deer!

I have a couple opportunities that might interest one or two people. The first is a no limit, no license required night vision feral hog hunt in the foothills of N. Ga. It would need to be done May-August as pigs are baited and since we deer/bear hunt the same property (no bait allowed for game...

CHANGE IN PLANS! Dropped the #1 off today to my gunsmith with the replacement stock AZDAVE donated. And ordered an adjustable Express sight along with a rechamber to.....wait for it......450 RIGBY. Also modding the safety a touch and adding a Pachmayer Decelerator Sporting Clays recoil pad. I...

I'm sure you and I felt the same satisfaction knowing that we had chosen correctly who to share life's adventures with.

I've got a great video of my wife walking up to her zebra- which she had wanted/worried about for a year before delivering a perfect shot at 153 yards. She "petted" it just as Marrah did!

I really enjoyed this report but I'll bet the 2019 Africa hunt report with your new hunting partner will be even better. I'm looking forward to reading it.

It's not as difficult as it seems to make those dreams come true! We did it this year and are planning a return trip already. Welcome to the site.

I may be wrong but have often gone with "I see you are wearing leather shoes. Did you know that animal was bred in captivity, raised in a pen, stood in a muddy feed lot with processed food, and had a steel rod shoved through it's forehead so you could wear it on your feet? The animal I hunted...

Yep. Didn't mean to twist this thread to American police history! I was surprised at the different perceptions around the world though. I paid a service to have my rifle paperwork "expedited" at the SAPS office in ORTAMBO. Pretty sure that consisted of paper(s) of a couple types going back and...

Thanks. Current events only become clear through the prism of time. The FBI led the modernization of American law enforcement starting in the 1920's. I hope history doesn't show the same agency's leadership led the politicization of American law enforcement through shady dealings with Washington...

Nice work!

I am very proud of the professional and honest law enforcement in the US. While in every large profession some organizations are better than others and even the best organization can hire or be infiltrated by a bad apple, here the bad apples and crooks usually end up quitting, getting fired, or...

Wow! Incredible report! You guys took some great trophys and I'm quite impressed with the extra photography. Very nice touch.

I used a 30-06 with 165 grain Accubonds with excellent results. I think a .280 with 160s would also be excellent with the advantage of the slightly higher bc.

If it's DRT there is no tracking involved!

There is also DRT! My personal preference-Dead Right There...

What an adventure you had! Thank you for sharing- with those children and with us.

Okay. Thank you. These are the same "Kruger" buffalo Paul was telling me about. I recall him saying the actual hunting of the buffalo is just as good an experience as in his Zim camp. That is- the buffal behave like buffalo are supposed to under whatever the circumstances are at the moment. He...

Would you mind explaining a little more what a greater Kruger hunt is? I'm sure most on here know and I had a brief conversation with my PH about hunting buff near Kruger when I return to SA. I expect this may be what he was referring to.

Welcome to the forum. I learn something everyday from the members here. I don't think there is another web forum in existence whose members have the knowledge or experience found here- my rookie self excluded. I'm sure I drag the average down a couple points(n)(n)!!

Thank you Witold. I'm very proud to have been on the same mountain with this bear and a bear hound tough enough to stay with him. He was quite a boar. No quit in him. The story is in US hunt reports if you care to read it.

Too many ounces of liquid for a carry on and you had a cooncting flight?

Full disclosure- the CEO is a friend of mine and Tagged Out is their line of premium ammo. I tried it at his request and it shot lights out in my rifle. Accubonds are great bullets so I decided to take it on safari. I hear several of our photos may be used in their next marketing campaign...

We brought back wooden souvenirs, porcupine quills, warthog tusks, ostrich bone chopsticks, and a few other trinkets in a locked hard pelican checked bag that also held clothes, boots, etc. No forms, no declarations, no issues. I hope I did everything right.

Welcome from another boy from the Deep South. I took my family on our first safari this past June with a Ruger #1 30-06 as our only rifle. We used Freedom Munitions premium Tagged Out factory ammo loaded with the Accubond 165 grain bullets. We took kudu, zebra, blue wildebeest, 3 warthog, 3...

Welcome aboard!

Amazing experience and collection of animals. Thanks for sharing.

On our one safari the highlights were kudu lasagna, wildebeest sausage, sable burgers, Impala liver, and grilled aged loins of kudu, and wildebeest. The lowlights were one night of fish and another of chicken though both were quite well prepared and tasty. They just don't compare to game. My...

I'd rather burn out than fade away!

Ok. Gizmo's earlier report put Romania on my list- originally for bear but their libs have screwed that up- and now this report has put the Rockin' G on the list. I love this forum but you guys are tryin' to bankrupt a poor lawdawg.

Sharp! And sharp looking, too!!

For what it's worth- I believe that 30-06 is the perfect plains game caliber. It's not really too big for the tiny ten nor is it really too small for wildebeest, zebra, kudu, or eland. The lighter bullets recoil less and a top of the line premium bullet needs to be no more than 165 grains. I'd...

This hunt is moving very close to the top of my list...

I milled some posts and beams this week but no visible progress to the building as of yet. There won't be any this weekend either. I'm taking my son to the Cohutta Wilderness Area on a short pack-in trip to try for his first bear. Hunting season may slow me down more than I thought. Whitetail...

AZDAVE- Thank you. The above post is a shining example of why this is the only forum that I dedicate any of my time to! If you know a smith who has done this type conversion before I'd enjoy having his contact information. My local rifle smith is unknown but talented. However, he'd be plowing...

Delta got me for an extra $400 total for overweight charges for mine and Lil's hides, skulls, and meat. And that's after I bought another Marlin lever gun and shipped it home with our rifles UPS Ground to avoid the fee for a third (oversized) checked bag ($200 more) on my flight. That meant net...

These two warthog and the kudu were shot on a 20,000 acre cattle ranch. The only other game species we saw was impala and BIG reedbuck- which we were not allowed to hunt. There were also some HUGE leopard tracks. Of our eight hunting days this was the most fun and yielded three of our...

Couple other things- Maine is so gorgeous that I'm looking for a cabin there. There are quite a few quality bear outfits there and the competition keeps prices low. Flights are reasonable too. And...I'm looking for a hunt in the Rockies because I want a color phase bear. In the east all of ours...

I live in Ga but go to Maine to hunt them with hounds. I just did a hunt report on this year's trip with my 15 year old daughter. We had a great time! In my part of Ga it's tough unless you have a lot of time to sit under a white oak and wait. No baiting. No hound hunting. There are...

Are you thinking Georgia or Maine?

Yep. In the northern zone in GA we can only spot and stalk or ambush them. As a result bears have a reputation for being easy to kill and not very dangerous. They become a completely different proposition when their adrenaline is up from running, cornered, hurt, and fighting hounds. The one I...

There was damage to the box. One could see where it had "folded" at a pretty severe angle right in line with the broken stock. It had to be done by a ham-handed operator at the controls of a pretty sizable machine, I think. FedEx eventually paid the full insured amount though I got the rifle at...

I've been in on the killing of 6 bears hunted with hounds. Unless headshot they always take a lot of killing! When a black bear is hurt with hounds and hunters on him he's going to fight. I've met one guide, one houndsman, and a bunch of dogs that carry scars from black bears. I've personally...

Amazing offer. Two years too soon for me. I hope another member gets to take this hunt.

Why a #2? I've looked at the cartridges and it seems the original .450 NE is the way to go for me. Is there an advantage I'm missing?

Chris- WHO DID THAT WORK?!? Amazing.