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@DALTON & YORK SAFARIS will be a great choice

Leopard hound hunt. Leopard charged before I could shoot. We got him but not before my PH was bitten. Don't want to relive that one.

One hippo is $5k and that is what is used often in the areas that have them and little other game. Just FYI

I get Amber Alerts from all over Texas. There doesn't seem to be any concern for my location. What can I do about something in Houston? Mine are turned off. With all the talk of alerts we will all likely get more and more useless ones.

You have explained your problem. You watch the news but have no idea where the Guadalupe river is or what that terrain looks like. If you did you would know that sirens would not be a practical choice. Some of that area lacks cell coverage. Like the media idiots it’s easy to try to place blame...

That might work in Namibia but for other countries you would have to shoot very early in the hunt to get by with $2k.

It will depend on the time of the year. I hunted in April years ago and the baits rotted in a couple days due to the heat. I had to shoot hippo after hippo not to mention countless impala on that hunt. In August, on my hunt two years ago, the baits lasted a good while. It is hard to estimate the...

Thanks!

Ditto Zana.

The quotas are tight in Caprivi so may have to plan ahead a bit. I've been once and had a good experience but there were lots of villagers there and now paved roads. I would ask many questions about the concession before booking. I would look at ARU and Burchell-Wolf Safaris and compare with...

Way back in 1997 on my first safari I bought my wife a 1/10th Krugerrand necklace. It is still one of her favorites and she wears it regularly. I am fortunate to travel a lot so I don't bring anything back unless I have a request or see something very special. But now I have grand children so...

I am sorry to hear these terrible stories. It seems they never disclosed the reason for the delay. That doesn't help matters. Airlines do a terrible job of reuniting people with their luggage after a cancelled flight. There is no excuse for this. It should all go straight to the carousel! We've...

I like that as well

It's a process sometimes. The main thing is that you are planning and working on being ready for that all too important moment when your PH nudges you to shoot!

Travel tip of the week! Bring a pen. So true

It doesn't work. Just have your hard copy filled out but not signed and you will do it at the office on arrival.

It is tough not being able to use lead for shotguns but for rifles it's not that bad. With all the mono metal bullet choices out there little will change when it comes to rifles. I'm TSX all the way. Side note: stopping lead ammo bans were one of our priorities when we were in DC lobbying with...

The .300 wearing the illuminated Swaro glass is what you will want to take. I'd advise using the 180g Swift Scirocco. Here are the results from that formula:

I had the worst flooding of my life as far as damage here at the ranch. Fences down, dam washed out, and roads are severely damaged.

Which ever way you go just know your rifle and ammo well especially for a DG safari. The horror stories of reloads on Safari are many and we have a new one just posted that was very dangerous. Be careful please.

What he said.

Cool! He is regulating my double.

Johnny is great and you can see our hunt on Untamed

Hope you will post the outfitters name soon. I do know one thing, your next Safari is going to be epic! York is one of the best and Sonny Boy and Zvito are great to be around.

By far the best place to hunt hippo on land is with @DALTON & YORK SAFARIS in the Omay in Zimbabwe. You will have opportunities daily and will see hundreds of hippo.

I would call Blaser in San Antonio and talk to one of the gunsmiths. Even if you choose to hunt with another rifle you should continue to investigate the cause here. It is a curiosity for most of us because we've not seen anything like it. My bolt action rifle was doing this and it is what led...

It can be done and will be a lot of fun!

You've shared a textbook discussion from a reloading perspective where I presented a real world experience. This is fine and it's what AH is all about. Sharing experiences. 1. A solid is a solid with the exception of round nose versus flat nose. Ive spent my life killing critters and solid...

I have never had this happen. (2 R8's, 4 calibers, 3 scopes)As others have said it is likely a scope issue. One other thought is that the R8 likes to be opened and closed with some force. I could see a person sitting on the bench and gently opening the bolt and have something like this happen...

You will need an invitation letter from whomever you are hunting with. Riflepermits.com will answer your questions.

I also use Boyt

I love the .450/400

Sorry to hear this. Glad it was a nice trip.

I have had many experiences were a solid, as they are known to do, didn't cause enough damage to get the job done. As an example on my rhino hunt I was told universally that I must use solids and even so the shoulder of the rhino might stop it. Ok so I used a solid in my .470. Rhino quartering...

Sure, very similar. These cases are used in the photo industry and are readily available used on EBay. I always tell folks to not worry about what it looks like as these will look the same as your brand new one after one safari!

Nice!

It is a very good question yet one you are not allowed to ask. In the .470 loaded with a 500g TSX I am certain one could drive that bullet through the shoulder, vitals, and to the other side. I doubt it would go through both shoulders squarely but one easily. The TSX is a unique bullet that it...

The two are not mutually exclusive. It is a fallacy that all fenced properties are put and take. Far from it. There are quality yet inexpensive hunts on large fenced acreage. Put and take costs more than having naturally occurring wildlife. Maybe some more shopping is in order to know what all...

I've had two hunts in Namibia with PH's who were similar in some respects. We need to get more folks to post their bad experiences and let others know what happened. Being honest and fair to all parties but telling the truth of a safari gone sour. Africa is such a great experience we can easily...

You must post a hunt report. No need to sugar coat bad experiences. There are many and they go unreported. Please reconsider.

Get a Pelican 1200 (PG hunt) or 1300 (DG hunt) for your ammo box for your safari. Dont get junk.

Maybe Someday Barnes will make it. Sorry this thread went this way. I, like you, have never seen anything like this buffalo's lack of reaction. If you hunt long enough you see stuff! Maybe I missed it but exactly which bullets were used?

Those are both good and I have the same VX6. Don't let people tell you 2x is too much on the low end for buffalo. I shot a charging leopard with mine on 2x and had plenty of field of view. I did a video explaining why you want a more versatile scope than say a 1-5x. You are going from Buffalo to...

Likely that was all the quality ammo they had back then. There were no mono metal bullets that have replaced the solid for certain situations these days. As far as Sullivan fits into his discussion, he advocates for nothing smaller than a .600 Nitro and call a .577 a minimum caliber for buffalo...

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Death wish

The leopard is the most messed up shot on safari. Way too many PH’s have been mauled from what should have been an easy shot. Solid rest, 80 yards and yet still often times disastrous. You need an accurate rifle with an exceptional scope and a soft bullet. What scope do you have? I would advise...

I do not with the exception of the R8. I’ve had too much trouble with them and they are never needed. Don’t be afraid to try different things and see what works for you.

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