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A big thanks to Johan and his family of @EXECUTIVE HUNT AFRICA who made me feel very welcome last week. I have recently won a contract which will mean regular travel to Jo'burg, however I will always be time poor on the work trips so was looking for somewhere not too far from the city to hunt...

I'd tend to agree, why save £1,000 when you have spent hundreds of thousands..?

As an aside - the Swaro scope was ex Display from the Holland & Holland Gun Room in London, near Buckingham Palace....it was a steal, who would believe you'd get a bargain there?! They are selling of the Swaros (they did partner with them) but since H&H was bought by Beretta they need to stock...

We are based in the UK I should add so need availability here obviously, thanks

Sporterized as on a TT Proctor Custom build with a left hand side 'up & down' flag safety (on a right handed rifle) Thanks

Spelt it wrong sorry, Sybarite Sporting

Red deer in Scotland rut on the open hill readily, just as readily as woodland stags. There is lots of woodland and woodland red stags in Scotland, almost as much as open hill and open hill stags. On the open hill you generally don’t need to call them as you can see them, you don’t need to...

Here is some photos if it helps, it’s a TT Proctor custom on a 98 Mauser action as @SRvet mentioned. Thanks

Hi Johan Many thanks for coming back to me, I will answer your private message. Nick

I'm after the forum's help. I'm in ZA next week for work and now have a spare afternoon/evening/night to kill in Jo'burg on the Thursday (12th September.) In the past I've only stayed in Jozy (Sandton) for transit and a New Year's party, we did some of the museums...but wondered what people...

Totally agree, as we got towards day six of seven I told David 'I will eat when you eat and drink when you drink..' it meant a quick bite and swig at 5 back at the truck before the long drive home!

Fantastic, I loved Dande, I only hear good things about CMS's most experienced PH Alan S

I'll let my pal @supine tell his story (if he chooses to)

I went out to stalk a roebuck (circa 40lb animal) yesterday morning and it certainly felt a bit tame!

I am also limited by lack of funds but as my hunting partner recently said 'my daughter is working in a care home before her medical degree and looking after people in their 50s and 60s who have had a stroke and no quality of life' I'm 52, my Dad died when he was 62. I think I'm going to hunt...

Have a great time, where are you going, what you hunting and which PH?

He's a star in the making for sure

I hunted a buffalo bull on a seven day hunt with Charlton McCallum Safaris (CMS) last month, late June 2024. It was my first time in Zimbabwe having only hunted PG in South Africa before twice. I have, however visited other southern African countries for holidays and work. I travelled with two...

Indeed it's made me more determined to get back to Africa sooner rather than later!

The title reminded me of a story I heard in Africa from a PH. A guy shot two baboons, a male and female. The PH knew the client liked taxidermy and so asked him 'would you like them mounted?' and the client said; 'no, just holding hands!' :)

Any change can only be an improvement, surely

Have a great hunt. @SRvet and I are hunting with Charlton McCallum too in a couple of weeks. You trump us as you are hunting with Buzz himself and you get to take your own guns (UK have an embargo with Zim...)

My older cousins in Southern Africa say there is a reason that 'rednecks come from the country that gave us baseball, those caps don't keep the sun off your neck!' My younger cousins out there thought their dad's wide brimmed hats (Tilley, Akubra etc) weren't cool so they wore said baseball...

Great write up, thanks for sharing. I'm off to Zim next month on a buffalo hunt, can't wait

I have used many different brands of quad sticks over the past 15 years or so The best by far have been Viper Flex, if you are taking them overseas get the Journey model that come apart to pack As long as you don't reverse into them in your pick up (I did) they are bomb proof The problem with...

RIP, loved his book

Luckily you were on hand with your Viperflexs to shoot the buck whilst I fiddled with my 4 Stable Six!!

I have guided people and accompanied friends from all over the world and I'd say it's pretty unfair to generalise, there are good and bad from all countries However, back to the OP, I could not agree more, I find in the UK at least sportsmen have had a shotgun shooting lesson but very few have...

I have a transfer via Munich on the way to Zagreb and have not been told I need a transit permit so am assuming I don't

For Lufthansa here in Europe (Manchester to Zagreb via Munich) the fees are 80 Euros each way, total 160 Euros. Some petulant girl on customer service said that the total combined measurements had to be under 158cms but that is for their standard hold baggage whereas sports equipment (think...

that total would rule out all pelicases, surely 158 must be the total length?

I have just read the chapter in Buzz's book https://www.amazon.com/Tall-Tales-Buzz-Charlton/dp/1571575294 where he talks about his choice of rifles, he said he started with a bolt action (the Ruger M77) but after a French client of his was wounded by an elephant (when a round jammed on cycling...

The customer service and warranty compliance here in the UK for Swarvoski is first class. It is for ten years. For devices with electronic components (i.e. range finding binoculars) those elements are only five years. Although I think Swaro is the finest glass if I was buying RF again I would...

I was told recently that the tuskless gene is pretty much unique to Zimbambwe, they are not common elsewhere

Thanks, I never for one moment intimated that I would do anything illegal

Hi Has anyone taken rifles from the UK to hunt with in Zimbabwe? If so did you apply for an export licence? If so was it a straightforward process? Evidently there has been an arms embargo in place between the UK and Zimbabwe for a number of years. Thanks in advance

Hi, I'm the opposite, born in Scotland but live in England. I have stalked red deer a fair bit in Argyll. I didn't regret hunting in Africa - it was back in 2017! I then went so SA again for more cull PG in 2019. Then Covid happened. In the process of booking a buffalo hunt in Zimbabwe for June...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Private_Nature_Reserves basically the private reserves bordering the Kruger National Park that have opened their fences to the Kruger. Since SanParks (the government parks body) ceased culling elephants in the Kruger in the 90s (due to short sightedly...

On the two PG safaris I have been; on the PH expected me to take shots out to 300 yards. They only had tripods at the lodge and I missed a cull impala at 300 so said to limit my range to 250. I was used to quad sticks and will buy a set of these Viperflex Journey for next time as they fold down...

Same (UK) and same please!

All well thanks and yes, I appreciate my safari woes our very much a First World problem!!

Hi S Hope you are well. A good site this, I posted on here about my first trip to Huntershill a couple of years back: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/south-africa-huntershill-safaris-cull-plains-game-in-the-eastern-cape-sa.41664/#post-416842 I'm afraid Robin's (August) trip might now...

Out of Africa is 'free' on Netflix, most of the others are £3.99 on Amazon Prime

Africa Sun Safaris

I have asked a few PHs and Guides over the years and for unwounded they say crocs - as mentioned above you rarely find the victim (vs with hippo) followed by hippo, then elephant (esp tuskless cows and bulls in musht.)

I see you have a sense of humour, well done, I wish everyone took the post in the spirit it was intended!

I agree, if only I was retired I would snap it up.