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Great hunt report and great animals. I'm thinking of adding an old dry cow buffalo to my "wanted" list.

Water, compass, I-phone, lighter, small bag with rich pine tinder slivers, headlamp, small high-quality flashlight, wet wipes, 4" fixed blade knife, 10 spare rounds of ammo, drag rope, dry socks, binos, jerky, dried fruit. This is what I take for a half/full day hunting plus layered clothes and...

Mr. Poindexter you are spot on. Teenage girls and attractive ladies can be guaranteed to receive immediate negative attention- especially if they shoot a PCC (pretty, cute, cuddly) animal. Big whitetails, lions, and elephants also seem to trigger the uninformed masses negative emotional...

Yes sir, he did. Dad has never been much of a hunter. Small game only as he likes steady action and has never been into waiting for anything to happen for long. However, he always has loved the outdoors and I have eaten more fish caught from creeks, rivers, ponds, lakes, and the Gulf of Mexico...

I personally wouldn't represent PETA on any matter. He did sign on to lobby for them on a very specific piece of legislation that is pretty far removed from hunting.

Thanks for the report! Congrats and I'm glad y'all all had such a great time. I'm a lever gun fan, too. Ragman, blue wildebeest is one of my favorite antelope to hunt, makes a great trophy, and is wonderful on the table. I recommend you hunt one if you can.

Thanks guys. Really special to me as I can see the old man really is old now and, though he did well, we had to help him in and out of the boat and he had to fish sitting on a cooler. He never asked for help fighting a fish though! I do believe there is a chance that this was our last trip...

I grew up with deep sea fishing trips with my dad as an annual summer tradition. That continued after I got married and for a good 10 or 15 years my wife and I would plan a summer vacation usually to Orange Beach, Al with my parents. More often than not, we did a blue water, overnight tuna trip...

Leupold Vari-X III 1" tube scopes in 1.5-5 and 2-7 show up occasionally at my local shop. I've bought 3 or 4 so far and in the price range you mentioned, sent them back to Leupold for any needed tinkering, and mounted them up- usually on a #1 or classic Marlin lever action. They have been...

Ok....my three favorites are: 30-30 30-06 And .44 mag. But if I could only have three for N. America they would be: .22 Mag 30-06 .350 Rem Mag If it were three for hunting animals worldwide they would be: .22 Mag 30-06 .416 Rigby

Eagle Rare and Buffalo Trace are two of my favorite KY bourbons that are usually available. Weller and Col. EH Taylor's are better, still not very expensive, but can be quite difficult to find.

Mine is a #1A with a 22" bbl. However, it is an old one, made in 1968 and shoots 165 grain Accubonds well under an inch.

Flat skins are really inexpensive and nice to have thrown over the back of a couch or easy chair. I love the skulls that we had done and the zebra is my favorite. However, good photography adds as much or more to the trophy room than the actual animal parts. Be sure to get pics with no people in...

Two 7x57s, a .280, a 30-06 (that has been to Africa), and a .450 Rigby #1 all live at my place. All but the .450 have taken game and it will (hopefully) be used on my first Buffalo. I'd recommend that you keep it.

Can't wait to read the report! My daughter is saving baby sitting money to pay for her own eland on the next trip...

When I was in SA last year my outfitter had a BW flatskin tanned and used it for a rug on the concrete floor of his office. I forget exactly how old he said it was but more than 10 years he had been walking on it and it still looked pretty good. He said the BW skins stayed pretty much longer...

A lot of it will be visible- and even more pretty woodwork that I have planned that hasn't even hit the mill yet. Second floor will be all quarter-sawn mixed wide-plank hardwood secured with 18th century cut nails, etc. This may end up being a really long thread...And I really appreciate the...

Man you are making progress. Good luck with the boat!

We kept tripping over the rebar set into the slab. Gun vault is going there but my lovely wife came up with the temporary (non-OSHA-approved) safety solution!

Dory, Show us some pics of your progress. It has to be more than mine!

8x68 that's exactly the kind of load I'm looking for. Thank you- rifle should be done in May. It's a #1 so plenty of strength there but I'll probably start at 90-92 and work up from there. I'd love to get the velocity you did but would be happy if I was getting good accuracy at anything over 2850.

Here are some pics of the progress so far. The coldest, wettest, and snowiest Ga winter I can remember has made building pretty slow. I've also learned a lot more about timber frame joinery resulting in slower but much prettier work. The last two weekends have been spent milling more oak...

Damn

Randy, I don't recall the name of the service. It was the one recommended by our Safari company. Sorry.

Please note the criminal was arrested. He is a poacher who is (was) employed as a police officer. I'm happy to see the organization doing the right thing- being transparent and arresting law-breakers even if they have a badge.

Over the last couple years I've become quite addicted to black bear hunting. All of ours in the east are indeed black. I'm planning a trip to the West now to try for a color phase bear. If you ever get a chance to hunt bear with hounds my advice is to do it!

Amazing experience you had and another to come it seems. Mr. Boddington's writings have filled a hole for me since Capstick left us and he has provided a lot of good advice. I'd love a chance to have a Lynchburg's finest while sharing a campfire with the both of you.

Though I have hunted a lot in the States considering my age I always feel a bit of extra pressure to hunt and shoot well when on any type of guided hunt. I certainly did on my one plains game safari. I also have been filmed a bit and know how self-conscious one can be when cameras are rolling...

Sounds like y'all had a great time. I, like the others, would love to see some of your photos.

The guys here have forgotten more than most people will ever learn about planning/booking hunts. Welcome and congrats on joining a great community.

My wife's zebra from earlier this year. This was her first large animal ever and the only species she wanted to hunt on our safari. One shot off the sticks at 153 yards...She says she wants to hunt another when I go for buffalo in a couple years.

Congrats! You took some great animals and the taxidermist seems to have done very nice work.

Thank you to America's Veterans and to our Allies around the world!

Just...wow.

Welcome! What animals did you take on your first hunt?

The Leupold VX6 Multigun 1-6 has a daylight visible, bright green dot. On 1x it has the same usability as an Aimpoint with the option for going up in power to 3 or 4x for precise shooting if needed. 30 mm tube, protected adjustable turrets, good glass, and durable as can be it is a bit big and...

What a great hunt! Amazing experience you had there.

I know a guy. I'll make a call...

Very nice article. Thank you.

If you fly Delta 200 ATL to OR Tambo as we did I think the biggest hassle may be the Delta ticket agents who never seem to handle the check-in procedure the same way twice or know their own regulations. We used a service, had pre-approved permits, and only took a couple minutes with SAPS. I...

Tarbe, I only have 24 years experience with No. 1s and like you have found that the cartridge does not need to be "threaded" into the chamber. I have also found when using pointed bullets and cartridges with large bases you can almost "throw" them in the direction of the chamber and they will...

Happy to see you enjoying the new rifle!

Pretty simple- The lower muzzle velocity keeps pressures really low which insures ease of extraction and long case life. Couple that with the fact that to load a single shot rifle smoothly bottle-neck cartridges are a real benefit- it is much easier to start a .458" bullet into a .589" chamber...

Is it still possible to hunt brown bear in Romania?