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Due to the amount of poaching that is going on I have finally decided to give up hunting for good. Elephants,rhinos and even tigers will be extinct within a decade. Also lions and other species are on the decline. Also I am no longer interested in killing creatures for the fun of it,the only...

I have a bit of a passion for double barreled rifles.I came across an advert for one which i had never heard of before so i was wondering if any of you guys had come across this make before.It was a HORNDAY 500 Nitro Express,made by London gunmakers ANDERSON WHEELER,it costs ï½£1400.Ammunition...

A hunter took his friends out hunting in order to impress them with his prowess.''Stay here in the cabin,''he said ,''while i go out andand bring in the food.''Not far from the cabin the brave hunter ran into a huge bear.The man shook so much he could not fire a shot,and was soon runningwith all...

Has anyone heard a rumour that 48,000 Maasai are facing being thrown off their land by the Tanzanian government just so that rich kings and princes from the middle east can go hunting.I don't think this should be allowed,but i suppose money always comes before people.

He was a very interesting guy.He was still a fit man although i would say he was in his 80s.He had hunted all over Africa just before the war and in Kenya after the war up to the hunting ban.I asked him if he knew my uncle,Frank Danson who also hunted about that time,he grunted and just said...

A few months ago my wife and i stayed in a hotel here in the UK.While we were being booked in i was looking at some African trophys on the wall in the reception area,one was a buffalo,it had a very short horn span and was not a good specimen at all.While i was looking a elderly chap came and...

Thanks everyone.I wasn't really having much fun,i went into hospital for a simple operation,i was only supposed to be in 2 days max but i picked up a bug and ended up in for over a month,i missed the fresh air and me beer.

hello to you all out there.Ihavn't been around for a while and its great to be back and to find the hunting forums are still fantastic.I hope to be on here more often.good luck to you all.

my uncle died along time ago,all his guns were sold andover the years we lost contact with his side of the family and i dont know what happened to all his gear.

Thanks,i think the double rifles are great.

Thanks for the reply.It was a long time ago and i think it was a .450 nitro express.I suspected that it must have a heck of a kick.My uncle was a professional hunter in Kenya before the hunting ban and also in Tanzania and Uganda.

Many years ago,during the golden age of hunting in Africa,my late uncle often hunted in Kenya and Tanzania.He had 2 or 3 different guns but his favotite was a .455 rigby express double rifle,i remember staring in awe at it in the gun cabinet when he was back at home.It looked rather heavy.I was...

Hi hope you are well?Gauteng is a great place.I live in a cold and wet Lancashire,north west England.

Hi,yes i'm afraid hunting is banned in Kenya.I had an uncle who hunted in Kenya in the golden era of hunting long before it was banned.He started hunting there in the late 30s right up to the war,then he joined the army.After the war he hunted in Tanzania,Uganda and then S. AFRICA.

I recently watched a programme on tv about a guy who lived in Northern Canada who studied polar bears,he also lived on Svalbard.He had a rather old looking bolt action rifle which he said needed to be powerfull enough to kill a polar bear with one shot.Does anyone have any idea what calibre this...

Hi Monish,My uncle hunted in Africa for many years then he went to live in Montana USA.He died of an heart attack while tracking a wounded bear,he was 77 years old.As far as i know all his guns and equipment was sold many years ago.Regards,Barry

Hi Monish,i think the calibre of my uncles Rigby was .450,he also had a .350 Mauser.

An obsession I wonder if anyone is as obsessed with Africa as i am,in fact my wife thinks i'm not right inthe head.I live in north west England and have never been to Africa and i don't think i ever will so i am trying to bring Africa to my home.I have pictures of African animals on the walls...

Hi Ryan,Africa is THE place for hunting sure enough,but Canada is also a great place for hunting and fishing,anyway good luck and good hunting.Regards,Bazz

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Here in the UK we have some trouble with anti's.Here is an account of what happened one day last year.It was a nice crisp winters evening and we had just finished a good days pheasant shooting,we were stood about discussing the days events when a car pulled up and two men and a woman jumped out...

I wonder if anyone knew my late uncle,Frank Harvey?He worked for a safari company taking clients hunting in Kenya,Uganda and Tanzania.In the early sixties he went to the USA and worked on ranches in Wyoming and Montana.While he was there he did a lot of hunting.He married a Cherokee woman.He...

Hi Bowhunger,welcome.NZ is a great place.

Many years ago i remember my uncle returning from Africa with a selection of guns.His pride and joy was a Rigby nitro express double rifle,i was wondering if these were still made?Thanks

Very good article.True not all Muslims are bad,but what do the extremists hope to achieve,do they want us all to be Muslims?

To Brickburn,thanks i will try them.

Can anyone tell me where i can buy an old fashioned style shooting vest,the ones with the cartridge loops.Thanks

Thank you

Bow hunting I can't say i agree to hunting elephant with a bow,it seems pretty inhuman to me.In fact,some of the old white hunters thought bow hunting was inhuman and they were instrumental in outlawing bow hunting in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Hi,Im new here but its great.Many years ago i had an uncle who was a white hunter in Kenya.

Hi,im new on here to.Many years ago i had a uncle who was a white hunter in Kenya,he used to take clients out hunting,more recently my cousin was a ranger in S Africa.I think i must be the boring one of the family.

Thanks,i hope to get to know some of you guys.

Hi to everyone.I live in a small village in north west England.I am married with 3 sons.I love Africa,the people and the wild animals. :pinocchio: