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I grew up in hard scrabble, sagebrush and rimrock cattle country and began daily carrying a pocket knife as a small boy. Have maintained that habit to this day. Once at a large white tie and tails Beverly Hills charity function a man ran up to me asking if i had a pocket knife they desperately...

In addition to your switching off and on with your 22 do a lot of dry firing if the crosshairs jump around focus on a steady back trigger pull until the crosshairs hairs do not move. You can do this at home.

I am 86 and hoping I don’t get 86’ed. I have been a lucky man but think it is time to hang up my guns.

What are you currently using here in the States? For plains game you may shoot better with what you are used to shooting

Sixty five years traveling with ammo never a problem with factory vs handload boxes. Just make sure they are obviously labeled then stored in a sturdy lockable case. Where possible i then store in my shipping duffle or gun case. Most new African hunters take too much ammo. Make sure you stay...

Hey Pat, take care and good luck. Mention my name and maybe the menu will improve. I prefer crab to lobster. Get well soon

I don’t think there are any poor binos anymore. It depends on how much you are willing to spend. I prefer Swarovski 10 by 42s. Here is a hint, check with your local bird watching club they are all binoculars fanatics. They will know which are currently the best.

I wear one most of time. I feel I can see and hear better under a brim and if wearing a net it keeps net away from eyes and ears.

I seem to often hunt in bad tsetse fly country so keep a head net in a tiny pouch on my belt. Even if no tsetse it helps for a peaceful noon time nap under a shade tree.

I hunt a lot in heavy, really bad tsetse fly country where I wear knee high gaiters made of soft silent material. Those terrible fly get up unguarded pants legs in a flash. I keep a headnet in a tiny pouch on my belt just in case any bothersome insect shows up. If nothing else, a noon time...

Thank you Ontario, I need all the help I can get!

My hearing aid batteries!

At ten feet? Wrinkle under red dot. Depends a bit on whether head up or down

Don’t worry about taking them with you. The PH will have what they are used to using. Get three sticks or pvc pipe and tape them together with rubber or surgical tubing. Point one stick toward the target and start practicing at the range and dry firing at home

My shoes and knife. He cut toes off shoes and they fit fine

I have been blessed having many fine scouts over the decades . Sixty years or so ago while on a 30 day Zambia hunt we began with an awful government scout. He would not allow us to hunt until he wa ready which might be midday was always stopping hunts for no reason, just impossible...

I own and have extensively used both 416 Rigby and 416 Rem in Africa. Both work fine but I prefer the Rigby. Easy to handload, very accurate and great terminal performance.

I have experimented with a variety of calibers during seventy five years of serious game hunting and find I too prefer 300 Win Mag with 180 grain Barnes TTX. It sails thru little ones and also stops Eland cold.

If the guide works hard he still gets a good tip. The quarry has to win sometimes to make it challenging

Somehow anxiety and conscience guilt should not be part of the tipping process. It is a gratuity not an obligation. Before i sign up for hunt I clear up the extra pay for staff with the outfitter. What i pay the PH is my business. I start at 100 per day and go up or down from there. A...

As a young boy I eagerly awaited Outdoor Life magazine to read Jack O’Connors monthly article, “Getting The Range”.

I put the teeth from one of my hippos on a plaque and gave them to my dentist. He got a kick out of the gift. I think….

I have used a wonderful 22-250 for decades on varmits and long distance ground squirrels wearing out a couple barrels in the process. But vote no on small antelope. If she is recoil shy you might consider a 25/06

I have not kept a list. Let me think. The worst, knocked down by a forest elephant and sprained wrist. Hunted Stone sheep for three week with two broken ribs. Taken out to hospital with stomach blockage. Think a few more. Oh yes, mauled by a Leopard that was exciting.

The decoys are too big for an old man like me to carry or even drag around

Moleskin. The big sheets, you can always carve off a small piece for the rare blister. It has other uses. For example, once i reversed a large piece against duct tape sticky side to sticky side over a grievous wound pulling the sides together. Injury caused by a razor sharp custom made...

When you call me that, smile….

duct tape

I extensively used a 257 Ackley Improved on African plains game, Mule Deer and one Big Horn ram. Quite possibly one of the finest calibers I have ever used

I have taken all the eland subspecies plus a couple extra. All one shot kills using mostly a 300 Win Mag using 200 grain bullets. One with a 338 using 250 grain bullet. Only one staggered 10 or 15 yards after being hit with a 300 grain 375 round. Lion have used 300 Win Mag, 338 Win Mag and...

We’ll always have Paris

I am convinced while squinting upward at the sun from under the brim of my Rand hat I must look like Stewart Granger

I have killed scores of Buffalo over decades with several calibers all rifles sighted in at 100 yards they all worked fine. Train at the range, try to relax and you will be fine. As I recall, only one bull charged happened in C.A.R. Savannah. The rife was a borrowed 375 which was accurate...

Wow!

I loved Willis & Geiger clothes. First recommended to me by Alex Kerr owner of famous Kerr’s Sporting Goods

If by chance you let one of the men carry your rifle take the sling off. Fifty years or so ago my PH begged me to allow one the trackers to carry my rifle for some political reason. We had stopped in the jungle for the trackers to have a cigarette break. There was a loud crashing noise and...

thinking back, I guess I don’t use a sling much in Africa but always have one in my day pack. However, hunting sheep in tough country around the world I need both hands free scrabbling to prevent breaking my neck.

I have a hunch the most dangerous is the wounded one you cannot see

i have been a very serious big game hunter more than 75 years around the world. I seem to get along well with PH and staff. Here are some things that seem to have helped me. My focus is on having a wonderful adventure not on how many animals i have collected. To that end I attempt to be...

Use a legal rifle you are familiar with using that shoots accurately. If you flinch get a different caliber and practice. Use high quality expanding bullets. Do not rush your shot. If you do not squirm or jump around around Chui will present a fair shot. They are not hard to kill if hit...

416 Rigby and 300 Win Mag for normal hunt If my focus is on elephant substitute my 300 with my 450 Ackley.

Robert Ruark was only 43 when he wrote that comment sounding old. To me 43 is young !

Here is a good one

A very worthy quarry is the Stripped Hyena. Reclusive and nocternal, yet only legal to hunt during daylight hours. It is a loner and smart. Takes planning and strategy . A real prize trophy.

I am 86 and have been big game hunting since 10 years of age. Made my first African safari to Zimbabwe about fifty years ago and have been trekking back pretty much annually to hunt all over that Continent. Have worked in hunts elsewhere around the world. I love to hunt wild sheep in tough...

Contact Mayo Oldiri. They are first class . Also happen to be a Spanish firm . Kindest Regards

I concur with Hunter-Habib, if you spend 50 years hunting wild Africa you may bump into a problem animal. Interestingly, no one mentions animals wounded by poachers causing aggressive animal behavior. I have taken three Savannah elephant finding AK-47 injuries they caused me no problems...

Ah, Leopard. I love them as an animal and as quarry. I have not been a lucky Leopard hunter but have still managed to take several after many days of hunting, countless baits, lots of patience, and effort over decades. Luckily I enjoy peacefully watching other wildlife while sitting...