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    Elephant hunting Paranoid

    Good day. Thank you ! I find your post Reassuring and uplifting I’ll be hunting Caprivi as well no no clue about the area.
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    Elephant hunting Paranoid

    Don’t know why but I think so to. Nevertheless, why do you suggest so, maybe we have different reasons.
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    Elephant hunting Paranoid

    Good day everyone; I write this post since I believe am trapped in a spiral of negative emotions instead of excitement…… I am leaving for Namibia in 03 days to trophy elephant hunt ; which is a new for me (I have hunted Rhino, Lion, Buffalo (02) and hippo). So about a month ago I began...
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    How far can you expect to shoot an elephant?

    The video that I am talking about happens in Botswana, is in you tube, searching for a nice trophy bull the spend 04 days chasing just to find small bulls with small ivory, they get to a group where there are a few 50 pounders but the ph, tell the hunter to wait, that he believes that further...
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    How far can you expect to shoot an elephant?

    Hello everyone: I am leaving for Namibia in 02 weeks, in order to attempt to hunt my 1st elephant, for that reason I bought a few months ago a Markel double rifle in caliber .470 Nitro Express, (I already have .375 H&H Magnum and .416 Rigby both in double rifle, as well as bolt action 375 H&H...
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    Info on hunting ZA, Botswana, Namibia + Hippo dilema

    so in order to enter rifles I Botswana can I apply for the permit directly in the airport in Kasane? or is this something that has to be done prior to my arrival ? Can it be done online or can I hire a service to do it for me? Any more information will be very useful!!!!
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    Info on hunting ZA, Botswana, Namibia + Hippo dilema

    I guess I will have to have a serious talk with mine tomorrow.
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    Info on hunting ZA, Botswana, Namibia + Hippo dilema

    Thank you for the opinion on the hippopotamus! Know I am very concerned about this lack of info. The story is the hunting will happen as follows: A) arrival to Johannesburg South Africa. B) clear rifles and spend the night over in Johannesburg. C) following day departure by plane to Kasane...
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    Info on hunting ZA, Botswana, Namibia + Hippo dilema

    Outfitter in Namibia has not requested any information about guns; I am in Spain which puts me in an awkward situation must Spaniards have difficult time with English, so they hire what is call a coordinator, which has the contact and connection with outfitters worldwide including Africa, he is...
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    Info on hunting ZA, Botswana, Namibia + Hippo dilema

    nop, not to the best of my knowledge they have not even ask what rifles I am taking. I know the smart thing is to take thw .470NE for Elephant and a Bolt Action in .375 but can’t imagine going to Africa and using a Double rifle only for 1 animal the elephant and all else with bolt. I have a...
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    Info on hunting ZA, Botswana, Namibia + Hippo dilema

    Sure hope so, at 50 meters my double is pretty accurate but at 100 barrels cross so I would have to guesstimate; something I wish I did not have to do in a river……. I will get in contact with rifle permits . Com tomorrow to hire their service, tank you for the advice!!!!
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    Info on hunting ZA, Botswana, Namibia + Hippo dilema

    So 02 Double Rifles, one in .470 NE and one in .375 to take even long shots? Or to take a brain shoot on a hippopotamus in a River??
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    Info on hunting ZA, Botswana, Namibia + Hippo dilema

    Hello everyone; I been to Africa a few times, Ned had the need of taking more than 02 rifles ( a medium bore such as a .375 H&H and a plains game caliber such as 300 WM or a 338 WM). Last year while hunting on ZA I removed that at the Johannesburg airport guns section I read somewhere that up...
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    Greetings!!!

    Good day; I been Are we there of Africa hunting for quite some time? I have always find the information quite useful as well as all the advice from the members until today. The information that I had found on the threads has helped me to solve any questions and queries besides providing...
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    South Africa Closing on Lion

    Hello to everyone:), I am new to the Website and this is my 1st post, I do have spend some time now browsing the site as an observer and I have found alot of useful information as well as many interesting opinions. I am sure that I am posting this question in the wrong forum if so please forgive...
 
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