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I think there should be some kind of guarantee from the outfitters. Nothing unreasonable but say dip and pack delivered in 12 months or they pay you X.

I am no taxidermy expert but I believe these hides can be used. What I want everyone to do is shame these Africans for taking over a year for a PG dip and pack shipment. This is unacceptable and they all should be called out on it. The Outfitters should bear the responsibility. These people, in...

It is the most unique stock ever. That is why I have one!

Trump has just announced a fast track to citizenship for RSA farmers! I don't know if I like this. We don't want RSA to become Zim. We need good people over there for the stability of the country. We all love Africa and want to see it get better! That said I welcome anyone that loves hunting to...

I am a 10% guy for the most part. Much More than that and we are just paying peoples salaries.

If you will pay for prebaiting, book a 14 day safari, have the ability to sit quiet for hours in a blind, and hunt dark of the moon you will almost certainly kill a nice cat with D&Y. Actually I am surprised they have an opening for 2027. Jump on it! They have one client that has taken something...

We have many in Texas and for some reason a lot in Kansas. Many good friends.

Please don't. Consult this forum and hunt reports for Zim and find the outfitter that suits you. Make sure to contact @DALTON & YORK SAFARIS and see what they can put together for you.

Take a deep breath and remember the traveling can be challenging at times. @TRAVEL EXPRESS will be on it and ensure that you make your flights. Have a great safari!

I’ll try anything! Thanks

This is the best stock!

I hear you. When I find a product I really like I am forced to buy multiples or a year later it's gone from the earth! One I am still mad about not buying a dozen of was the Sitka ultra lightweight wool liner gloves. They were so thin you could put them under any glove. NO ONE makes a similar...

Maybe someday. I've already hunted a lion in Zim.

For DG I have become very comfortable with my double. I would not personally take a single shot on a DG hunt. Those that love them and are proficient with them will likely never have a problem however.

I am sorry to hear of this terrible injury. I have been fortunate to not have had a serious injury. I do recall straining a calf muscle when I stepped in a deep, dry, elephant track in a Caprivi. That lesson taught me that it was time to start an exercise program to stay in better shape for...

This would be a great opportunity it's for someone looking for a leopard hunt and not wanting to wait. These hunts are normally booked up at least two years in advance. D&Y have an extremely high success rate on leopard! If you pay for prebaiting, book 14 days, and can sit quiet in a blind for...

I was there in December. Rut was present everywhere but Ronda in the south. That was a big part of the reason for the lack of success there and the reason I'm going back the last week of October this year.

I would just say don't paint with too broad of a brush.

We welcome you to Texas!

Dave I hope you are doing well and look forward to your contributions here on AH. You have a wealth of knowledge and are a pretty fine fellow as well!

That is hard to answer. Many seem to report a very easy ibex hunt in Spain. Mine was a contrast to most of the reports I've read and heard of. Parts of my ibex slam hunt were quite extreme and made me wish I had brought along trekking poles. You may as well take your own rifle since you have to...

You only pay a trophy fee after the animal is successfully taken.

You will kick yourself one day!

Thanks for sharing this valuable information. I would add that a tuskless elephant cow in Zim can bring the cost down even further for those planning the Big 5.

I have dropped or fell with guns a time or two but never had a problem with a scope on a hunt. I have had trouble with QD mounts however.

I've just kept the tushes (teeth) but never the skull. It would make a great conversation piece. Maybe the next time I am forced to shoot one for bait I'll bring one home.

I am a true hunter. This means I want to hunt anything and everything that is legal to hunt anywhere. The whole "I would never hunt X" does not apply to me. As long as it a challenging, ethical hunt then I am game!

I can only do so much! SCI is consuming much of my time especially today. We have our San Angelo Chapter Banquet tonight.

I have and I also support those who wish to hunt a CBL.

Correct!

Interesting. I have never heard of such a rule in all my travels.

Jeff is a great guy and a highly decorated PH. He has done it all! I suppose you are correct that the reason there are few reports here is that he mostly does the safaris for big Botswana bull elephant. He has a great reputation so those hunts command a very high price. I certainly would like to...

I received my ballot, did some research and read bios, and then chose to vote for one person only yesterday. As a Texan, seeing 3 out of the five not being from Texas, has me in agreement that Dallas Safari Club is certainly changing. I suppose that is progress but if an entity loses it's...

Good news!

Ernest was very deserving of the SCI Professional Hunter of the year! I've known him for a very long time.

My ring hurts my finger sometimes when I am working here at the ranch. I used to not wear it much so my wife bought me the silicone ones. They are comfortable and I wear it all the time and the gold one for more special occasions.

I too have had a female Customs agent force my shipment to a USDA taxidermist for further cleaning. It seems they are anti hunters or at least very poorly trained. Glad you persevered!

I am sorry but in today's world $3800 is cheap. My friend Greg Simons with Wildlife Systems says he could sell hundreds of hunts a year if he had them. They stay booked up.

Exceptions to the rule? The conservation success on private land in Texas can not be contested. I have a vested interest in private property rights. If it were not for the fenced, private ownership of game in South Africa AH would not exist. Their model mirrors ours and it's all about private...

I've always been lucky and have never suffered major winter kill. I feel for those who have. You are right that blackbuck breed quickly. They have a baby every 5 months!

Just go to a good gunsmith and have them fit you. I have all my guns fitted whether DIY or smith. My LOP is just too long to shoot any stock rifles.

You ask a very good question. Why is it ok to breed a sable or a whitetail and release for hunting and not a lion? If it were not for breeding operations there would be no sable in South Africa and we would only have small antlered whitetail (at least where I live). CBL give people a chance to...

You simply are blind to the conservation value of what we do. Did you know that Arabian Orxy were repatriated to the Arabian Peninsula and are now in hunt able numbers? Did you know that Scimitar Horned Orxy have been sent to Senegal and are now growing in number? I could go on but some of yall...

Blackbuck, although historically plentiful in Texas, were wiped out in the deep freeze a few years ago. Supply and demand. They are another species that has has been repatriated to their homeland from Texas along with many, many others.

If you don't agree with the exotic industry then you are against private property rights. This is where my blood boils from some of you guys. THIS IS NOT PUBLIC LAND WHERE YOU GET A SAY IN WHAT HAPPENS. THIS IS MY RANCH WITH MY ANIMALS SOME OF WHICH ARE FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT IN THE WILD! If you...

Markhor are now $250,000 and up. I am glad I have some at my ranch so some hunters can actually afford to hunt one someday!

Get the Pelican 1750 Two rifle case and all will be well! Messing with scopes on most rifles is just a bad idea. You may have zeroing issues and unnecessary hassles in the airports. $344 and problem solved: https://www.amazon.com/Pelican-Protector-1750-Long-Case/dp/B0BG17V3W9?th=1