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I was thinking the same thing. I don't think anyone.ever went on his first trip to Africa and just shot two PG animals and said, "that's all I want." Upland birds are also a lot of fun.

I know some Stornettas too!

That's cool. I would take a .30-06 or .300 WM. with good 180 or 200 grain bonded bullets. I like Accubonds myself and have never recovered one, but some here like monos and will tell you those are better. Fort Bragg! Really? My family settled in Point Arena in 1850. My grandfather was born in...

I pretty much agree, but I also realize that things can happen after a hunt is booked or even paid for. It hasn't happened to me (yet) but each year I see more health issues. I had a heart attack after my last safari. This year I got a got a pinched nerve in my neck. I'm just hoping to get out...

Welcome! What country are you hunting and what animals would you like to take? Doug

Me too.

Now I'm beginning to see the point. If the entire income tax system was scrapped to be replaced with a consumption tax I could probably support it. Unfortunately, I do not see the politicians dumping the income tax in order to tax everyone equally. That might mean that the illegal aliens would...

While most PH's can tell the difference between an old bull and a young bull under most conditions, very few buffalo are willing to let a PH come up to feel the horn for degree of softness. A dagga boy with deeply corrugated horns is old, but some material is still likely to come off during the...

Yes.I always point out to any vegan that I meet, nothing kills more animals than growing crops. This is especially good when they say that they love animals and would never kill one. If they still don't grasp the idea, tell them that the person that hires the "hit man" is just as guilty as the...

One thing, people that run animals down to inflict pain and suffering are no more a "hunting subculture" than are those that torture and kill small animals for the same reason. Many of those people grow up to be serial killers or other deviants. In all the years that I spent working in the...

I didn't get what he was talking about either, Bob. Maybe he isn't from the US? Maybe Russia, like you said.

Even on old bulls, there is some soft horn material that comes off when the skull is skinned, cleaned and boiled. If many good pictures are provided to the taxidermist they can rebuild the look of the original horn using bondo or something similar. I think the term "over boiling" is being...

In Washington (state) the liberal left is trying to ban the use of natural gas and is insisting on electric heating and cooking stoves. They are also trying to demand electric cars in order to phase out gas engines. Same with lawn movers and chain saws. Meanwhile, the same people are demanding...

That could also apply to any prefix you want followed by "studies."

Okay. My education and experience are not in oil production or economics. You win, but I think we are agreeing on some points more than we disagree. Take care, Doug

Alright, I accept that you do in fact have a greater knowledge of the oil market than I do. My background is not in oil or economics. I made certain predictions after Biden's first week in office which seemed to be coming true, but I concede that the issue in s more complex than I understood...

You put some work into gathering these stats. I appreciate your efforts. Doug

Now I see your point! Autocorrect changed Leupold to Leopold. I wish I knew how to turn the damn thing off! Your forgiven. You can use your .35 Whelen to shoot lee-ons if you want. Doug

Yeah Bob, I know, you can shoot all the Lew-ons you want with your .243. Just pulling your leg my friend. Doug

You had complete faith in the chart you provided, but now you don't?

It reminds me of this people hat say the odds of being attacked by s great white shark are about the same as being struck by lightning. If you live in Kansas, I'd guess the odds are pretty.low. If you were an abalone diver in the "red triangle" of Northern California (as I was) I think the odds...

I don't know of any fatal black bear attacks in Washington, but hey, just up the road in B.C. yeah.

Is bear spray legal in Canada? Personally, I've seen OC take too long to work on humans in corrections for it to be my first choice but hey if you can't carry a handgun it might be better than nothing. I'm really sensitive to the stuff, so you would just have to threaten me with it and I would...

Back when I used to sell wholesale sporting goods, I was assured by factory reps that Leopold is pronounced the way it's spelled. That would be "Lew-pold."

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You can get s free range hunt in Zimbabwe Gor not a lot more money. The idea of shooting a buffalo with an ear tag leaves me cold. Even without the ear tag, I'm still not keen on the idea of high fences. I would recommend Travel Express for figuring out the logistics of touring, rifle and ammo...

Aren't photon torpedoes what Captain Kirk used on the Enterprise? I can see that they could be more dangerous than I thought.

I have found that the skulls are often boiled in camp by the skinners. If the taxidermist doesn't have a picture of the buff he can only work with what he gets.

There are a lot of black bears where I live, even occasionally in my backyard. Like you I don't spend any time worrying about them, and it's easy to be a little careless. We really shouldn't however forget that in the last 100 years black bears have killed and eaten more humans than grizzlies...

That's also the way I saw it. Also, when you look at the corrigation lines in both pictures they appear to be the same. I just got a euro mount of my most recent buffalo. The boss was closed on the bull when I shot it, but the gap seems pretty wide on the finished skull.

That is not actually true. The highest production level was in late 2020.

And with all respect, you live in Brussels and have no clue about it.

Even by the chart you provided, the US is not producing more oil now than when Biden took over.

Have you ever worked in any kind of sales? It does not matter if a supply is good today. If there is a perception that the supply is being pinched the price goes up immediately. Doesn't much matter what they have been paying or what the product is. No one is going to sell anything for less than...

And you don't remember Biden's first week when he signed an executive order ban new drilling on federal land and killed the Canadian pipeline that was under construction? If not you'd have to be the only person around that doesn't. Or maybe you don't live in the US? I'm also not sure how...

Of course, Europeans also think that gun ownership is a privilege granted at the whim of the government. Personal freedom and independence is a hard concept to grasp for some, even people born in the US.

When we lived in Napa, we used to eat in a small Basque restaurant that made the best sweetbreads, or at least the best I've eaten.

Actually you are the one that's misinformed. I am well aware that oil production is up, now. It was cut in half during Brandon's first week. This raised the price and made it more profitable to extract oil from more difficult properties. Where have you been?

She has eyeliner? What? Huh?

I've eaten "turkey balls" but they were ground turkey meat formed into meat balls. At least that's what I was told. I hope it was true.

As.my daughter would have said when she still lived at home, "Ewww!"

So do you think that Biden's cuts to US oil production was not about "saving the planet" but more about making oil companies happy? I hadn't thought of that, but it wouldn't surprise me.

More oil on the market would force the price down. Maybe my info is outdated, but what about Iran?

Any idea what part of the country it went to?

If women were allowed to drive in the Gulf countries that would not be true. A male relative is required for a woman to go anywhere, therefore most cars will have at least two occupants. Other countries don't have as.many cars per capita and people need to stuff more people into fewer cars. They...

When I lived and hunted in Northern California I used to buy a couple of jars of pickled pig feet. Deer season there is notoriously hot and dry. When we stopped for lunch, I pulled the chilled jars out of the ice chest and instantly became popular with my buddies. I doubt if they would have been...

And let's not leave out the Scots. Haggis is their national dish. Sheep stomach stuffed with the lungs, liver, oats, onion, spices and I'm not sure what else. I've never had it, but I suppose that if I ever travel to Scotland I'll have to try it as that's where my ancestors originated.

Okay. I was just having a little fun. Even I don't eat the stomach, intestines, kidneys or brain (as my grandfather did). Some people eat those parts, but I have my own lines. With CWD, I don't know if anyone still eats the brain.

My PH took about a quarter of the buffalo liver, and told me that he was going to ask the cook to make us some appetizers for dinner. I've never been particularly fond of liver, but I've got to say that it was one of the best things I ever ate.