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While it's not very common, I have seen a couple sets of kudu horns with just the skull cap covered in felt or leather. I also recall a set of roan horns like that on wall in Namibia. I can't say if it's "frowned upon" but I can say it's not their call, it's yours. Heck, I've heard of folks...

30-06 with 168 grain Barnes TTSX. Doesn't get any more go-to, bread and butter to me than that. My first two trips to Namibia I dropped 8 animals from kudu and zebra down to springbok.

My 2 cents, for an all around cartridge I'd go with a 375 of your choice. I used a 375 Ruger for mine on a lower neck shot that my PH suggested. Honestly my 30-06 would have worked for that shot, but had I needed to take a normal heat/lung vitals shot the 375 was a much better choice. The hide...

My go to is the 125 gr Slick Trick Magnum. I used it on 515 gr total weight arrows out of a 70# draw bow last time for pass throughs on a nyala and blesbok. On my first hunt they soundly dropped my blue wildebeest with not quite a pass through, but the rig was a bit lighter. I actually used...

Around 20 years ago I was chatting with a guy about hunting Africa. He actually said to expect to wound and lose one animal a trip. He based that off of what others told him and is what he had done on his one and only trip to that point. I've managed to buck his stats, getting everything I hit...

I've been chased by a few cow moose here in Alaska. They don't seem dangerous, but when you seem like a threat to her calf, she most definitely is. Find a tree (or a van once) and keep it between you and her until she loses interest. My first two hunts in Africa were on a big farm in Namibia...

My first two hunts in Namibia were with a 30-06 with 168 TTSX bullets. Everything dropped within feet if not right there. Eight animals total with that rifle and ammo combo. The list went from springbok to zebra and two kudu. There isn't enough difference between a 30-06 and your .308 for any...

Actually the moral of the story to me is take whatever you want, but if funny things like this happen, be prepared to use the camp gun. I took my 375 Ruger to Namibia and South Africa. Even less chance of finding that ammo, so I made sure I knew what was in camp as a back up plan. Each time the...

@Heeler75 the 30-06 was based on the 30-03, and the 30-03 was based on the 7X57 Mauser. I love my two 30-06, but that is a basic historical fact. The US did not create the cartridge blindly. @Wiley64, Ruark had nothing to do with a 7mm-08, which didn't even exist when he died in 1965. He did...

Yes, if it were good quality but under $2K for a base model with possibilities for upgrades. I realize small production and under a grand is not realistic. Heck, $2K might not be either. My first centerfire rifle was a T/C Encore, and I'm up to two of them and two Ruger #1s. So I have no...

You're doing fine, I agree don't overthink it and practice off of sticks. I guarantee you your PH works with a wide variety of people so from how you present yourself I think you'll be fine. For what you're after I'd leave the 375 at home. A 30-06 with 165 gr monometal bullets like the CX...

Honestly this is just asking me to think like my grandparents or even myself in my 20s. Ruger 10/22 Thompson/Center Encore in 30-06 Remington 870 12 gauge. To be quite honest, the 12 gauge gets little use anymore, so I could switch that to a pistol.

The less assumptions you make, the less frustrations, regrets or worse you will have. Read your contract completely. Understand what is covered, what is not. Talk to taxidermists before the hunt whether it's stateside of in country to understand costs.

I needed a project right now to work on and saw this little blade in Texas Knifemaker's Supply as a kit for a muzzleloaders patch knife and saw potential. So I reshaped it into a whittler/caping knife and away I went. The blade is only 2 3/8", perfect for fine work. Final product has a handle...

Even resident fly-out trips have become rough. In 2021 I flew out of Fairbanks with a friend to the south side of the Brooks for Porcupine herd caribou, a 2 hour flight. It was $625/hr. In 2021 and in 2024 and that went up to $850/hr. And remember you pay for the pilots time both ways per trip...

Using hunters for predator management isn't quite as simple as you make it out. Heck there was a whole thread on here talking how that didn't work for pigs, but let's stick with bears. First off, predator control/removal is about numbers. It's straight up population reduction. So they removed X...

As a lefty, I can say you certainly can get a 300WM, since it's one of the more common cartridges most manufacturers chamber their left-handed rifles in. But the question is more should you get a 300 WM because you plan on hunting eland. I used a 300 WM to take mine, but that was more because...

In Michigan, where I'm visiting family. and home in Anchorage right now. Yeah. That makes sense

Was that deer taken on Kong island?

Limbo conservation wise? I doubt it. But pressure reduced to a moderate level I do think.

As a lefty who has rented rifles I have to disagree. I went touring for 9 days after my 2018 hunt in the Eastern Cape and rented a right-handed Ruger suppressed M77 in 300 Win Mag. I had zero issues taking three of my five animals with a right handed bolt gun on my left shoulder (bow hunted the...

You may be right, but I've never seen a klipspringer in real life and I do want to hunt one. I have seen mountain goats on mountains and my heart doesn't go crazy like a sheep will do. Heck, I drew a tag and hunted them one year. Wasn't all that bummed I didn't get within range of the ones I...

Somewhere back in time here in I think 2018 or so is a mention of Bossie Mostert of Limpopo Big Game Safaris having a run in with a buffalo, his rifle not ejecting a shell properly and ending up in the hospital. I hunted with him in January 2021. Now, it's been four years for me and I'm...

I own a African model, picked it up very lightly used in 2011. I used it for giraffe in '13, then buffalo and four plains game in '21. I did upgrade the stock with a laminate from Accurate Innovations early on. Great rifle in my opinion. Positives. Left handed (I am), reasonably priced, well...

Some of them, yes. All of them, no. I got an education on steenbok in Namibia on my second hunt there. Drought conditions and little cover, couldn't get close to one without them bolting at the speed of light. Next try was in the Limpopo with a bow and heavy cover. Much better, I had a few...

I used the Barnes VotTx ammo in 30-06 with 168 grain TTSX that advertises 2800 until switching to handloads of the same bullet. Anyway, at only 120 fps difference, they're going to do the same until you start reaching out beyond 300-400 yards.The boxes ammo dropped caribou at 170+ yards and went...

Back in 2010 I used a 150 gr Interbond out of a 30-06 for my Dall sheep at around 100 yards. I shot it quartering away, hitting everything vital and stopping on the far shoulder. It expanded beautifully, and retained something like 80% weight as I recalled. As you can guess that sheep went...

Go to help.cbp.gov and search or ask questions Last I recalled loose gemstones have no duty, though you better declare them. Gems are sometimes used as a monetary instrument in illegal activities, so not declaring it looks pretty suspicious. Best to get with CBP now. You may want to have her...

I have a 2019 PSE Expedite. It's got an IBO specs of 350+ FPS. Mind boggling to me since I've been shooting since 1986. Anyway, at my 29.5" draw and 70.5 lb. Draw weight I clocked it at 286 fps with my usual 510 grain arrow (125 grain point) for over 92 ft/lbs of energy. That arrow passed...

What are you hunting that you need that kind of draw weight? 30+ years ago that was needed for buffalo But honestly my modern 70 pound bow shoots as fast as an 85-90 pound bow from the 1980s and early 90s using the same weight arrow. If you aren't after something big five you have all the bow...

I went to Namibia twice with a 30-06 with 168 grain Barnes TTSX ammo. Eight animals with that rifle including zebra and both kudu went at most a few feet and dropped. I'd keep it simple and bring that. Bring the 375 if you just have to prove it works.

Canvas. I sweat a lot, so for me leather would make things worse. Four hunts ( two Namibia, two in RSA) mostly in shorts, and canvas worked great for keeping rocks and debris out of my boots.

Yeah, why does every bolt gun need a door knob?? Saw two lefties in Cabela's gun library a couple days ago. One had a big bulb, the other this long knurled round bar for a bolt handle. Way overkill. Walked away from both.

As @Challer and @Hoofnit mentions. Economics and changing markets. Though there are some exceptions. I've seen some decent Winchester M70, Ruger #1 and some models of Ruger Hawkeye. My first Ruger #1 had what looked like very boring walnut and I improved it immensely by stripping the matte...

I own a M77 African in Left handed, in 375 Ruger, it is CRF. I have taken it for buffalo along with 5 other plains game, it worked without issue. My PH on my buffalo hunt used a Ruger M77 in 416 Rigby. He didn't have an issue with the CRF. He did have an issue with the safety. So he removed it.

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Auctions, particularly ones as a donation to an organization play on optimism, emotions and sometimes a lack of information. It's in your best interest to slow down a second, sort out the details they tell you and get all the information they don't before you bid. The fact that there is...

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This thought was why I started putting in for limited draw Dall sheep in Alaska at 39. I knew my knees weren't getting any younger. I got incredibly lucky and drew a Tok Management Area tag on my first year (I do love the fact Alaska does not do the point system, it's all random draw). So at...

What can you shoot well? You don't need a 300 Weatherby to take plains game, you need a medium bore you can shoot well. I used a 30-06. But if you can shoot a 300 Weatherby well, by all means, take it. I'd say with 180 grain Barnes TTSX or a good bonded bullet like a Nosler Accubond or Swift...

I recall reading a couple articles by Craig Boddington about the .264. he's a big fan of it. And that is what Harry Swank Jr. used to drop the B&C world record Dall sheep back in 1961. So it has a good record, but as many pointed out it got overshadowed by a lot of other calibers. I learned a...

The whole continent of Africa comes to mind as a plaque to put a few to several depending on how big you have it made.

The two choices are an apples and oranges comparison to me. That said, if these are my choices I'd use the Swaro. For hunting practical purposes that's essentially the same as my 2-10X 40mm Vortex on my 7mm-08 I use to the same limits. Simple, relatively light weight without bells and whistles...

Unfortunately, Alaska requires a guide for non-resident alien hunters for all species. That gets pricey for both the guide and tags.

As a Lefty I understand this is a tough one once you get larger than 375 H&H. I have seen one left-handed 416 Remington, in a pawn shop of all places, so they exist. After that it's probably a custom job, and not cheap. Good luck.

I used 168 gr TTSX in my 30-06 for my first two hunts of PG in Namibia with zero regrets. Everything from springbok up to kudu and zebra, one shot kills, a few steps and dropped. That said, from what you mentioned I'd use any and all of them for PG without a doubt. Which shoots best in each...

Usually only on the longer, heavier bullets. 165's should be fine. Both of my -06's are standard factory twist.

My hunting partner's buck on Prince of Wales island this morning. 4x4 with some cool character from a healed injury on one left side point.

Make sure he's cleaned the bore of Dad's old rifle before switching over. It helps, don't know why.