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My feelings on Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame. The Feds had him dead to rights on betting on baseball (he would later admit to it but he was denying it at the time.) We (the Feds) offered him a plea deal wherein he would avoid jail time. In exchange for not going to jail he would receive a...

Van Wijk Safaris.

I booked a 10 day hunt for PG in Limpopo. I was dropping animals at a fast pace so I took 2 days off. 1 day we went Pilanesburg Park and the other we just went souvenir shopping in town. I still managed 10 animals. Here's how my hunt went- Day 1 - Zebra and Zebra (offered a special deal on a...

Both from y one and only trip just this past June. 1st- Of course we all have "our list" when we go abroad. No where on my list was a Red Hartebeest. But when one shows up and your PH tells you it's a SCI Gold Medal; your list changes. This picture is a reminder to "take what Africa gives you."...

MIGRA BILL. My name is Bill. I am a Retired Special Agent with Immigration. When ever I showed up on a job site, they yelled "Migra"! And ran away. Hence - Migra Bill.

Keep your mind open to other animals. A Red Hartebeest was not on my list when I went over for the first time this past June. When an SCI Gold Medal Red Hartebeest presented himself, my plans changed!

So while I was on Safari in Limpopo RSA I stopped by Lionhearted Bladeworks. I met and got a tour from one of the owners; Karl. I was very impressed with their work. I ordered a custom knife from them. It would be a Pikal style fighting knife. Damascus Steel. The handle would be made from Golden...

I have only been once and my outfitter handled pricing in an absolute exemplary way. My "package" included 2 animals and everything else was priced "a la carte". I saw the list and agreed to it. I ended up getting a total of 10 animals. My Kudu which I was SUPER happy to get fell short of SCI...

So my buddy and I just got back from Africa this June. It was my 1st trip over and his 2nd. Spending 10 days with him on Safari reinforced our friendship. Do you guys usually go with friends, spouses, alone...? Which is your favorite? Have any pics of you and a buddy with 2 harvested animals...

So I will be in Maine hunting bear for the first time ever from September 15-21. I will be with an outfitter called Matagamon Wilderness. It seems like their success rate is pretty good, but the bears look a little small. Anybody ever hunt there before, or anywhere else in The Maine North Woods...

Quality of taxidermy work in RSA can be excellent... and it can be terrible. And if there is something you recieve that you don't like... well... you're screwed because they are in Africa and you're not. I chose to have my taxidermy work from my once in a lifetime trip done by a taxidermy here...

Here's a Shirt Video of...

My taking of my Golden Wildebeest in June of 2024 in the Limpopo!

Anybody know why all the pictures are not showing up automatically within the story?

Rather than do my 5 biggest, I will do my #1. See, I have only been to Africa once. I harvested 10 animals, so my biggest 5 would be half my animals. But I was lucky enough to take 1 Gold Medal SCI animal. He is also a Rowland & Ward. He is a Red Hartebeest that measures a whooping 70 1/8. Both...

I personally love this mount.

As an aside, I shot Zebra #7!

Dam is in fact 1st class. He is not in Deer Park - he is in Oakland near Deep Creek. But... he is not cheap. The prices that the OP posted is VERY close to Dan's. In fact, I wondered if that's Dans quote. Good work ain't cheap.

I have no idea if this guy is a "Trophy". My PH and I sat in a blind for over 6 hours. We probably seen 25-30 Pigs and he said no to each one. When this one came in he said shoot it - so I did. I can't measure him until he comes home as his tusks were still inserted when I left Africa just 3...

Sable.

Man... that's my exact size. Must resist.... if they were $200...

If it's for "Auto Renewal" than that is NOT without your consent.

Thank you Sir. Very kind of you.

I agree with you in terms of these animals going for more than 100K. But once the madness is over and they drop to only 2x the amount of the non-color variant, I am happy to pay that. I must say, the Golden Wildebeests are beautiful.

Just back from my 1st Safari. While there I shot, what I think, is a very unique Zebra. He clearly has a number 7 under his left eye. Anybody else got some quirky markings? Post'em up!

I just got a Beauty Golden WB myself 2 weeks ago. I’m going with a floor pedestal of an African shield with crossing spears to mount it on.

So I submitted the photo of me with, what is clearly, a Golden Wildebeest to SCI and asked for a Photo Medallion Plaque. The attached paperwork says Blue Wildebeest. They said this is not a problem and this is how it is to be entered. So there is our final answer. Golden Wildebeests DO get...

My PH said that 10 years ago a Golden Wildebeest was going for 200K! I got mine at under 3K.

Horn.

Yes. So, in your opinion, it's OK to enter it in SCI as a Blue?

So while on Safari in RSA recently I took a magnificent Golden WIldebeest. One was not on my original "list", but throughout the week everytime I would see one, I would marvel at their beauty. On the last day of my Safari I added one to my list. He was a dandy. My PH told me that a Golden...

While on Safari in South Africa 2 weeks ago I visited Lion Hearted Bladeworks. I met the owner, Carl, and he gave me a show of the lineup. I have contracted him to make a special order knife for me. It will be a Pikal style knife with Damascus steel. The handle will be from a Golden Wildebeest...

Not sure why all the pictures don't show up automatically. I did the same thing for all of them.

February of 2023 my wife was the successful bidder on a 10 day hunt with Van Wijk Safaris at the Maryland Bowhunters Society Banquet we attended. The hunt included a Blue Wildebeest and a Blesbok. It also included an observer. My wife won the auction for me to hunt Africa for my 60th birthday...

Mine was so good I am having a floor pedestal done of it. Measured 70 1/8. SCI Gold and Rowland & Ward.

Of course I gave my tips at the end, but I took a bunch of Cabela's Mini tools (like the leatherman tool) and handed them out during the week to whomever helped me.

So today was my last day in the Bushveldt and I added a Golden Wildebeest to the tally. So, after the dust settled, I will leave on Friday with 2 zebras, a kudu, a blesbok, a blue wildebeest, an impala, a red hartebeest, a warthog, and the golden wildebeest in the salt. The only other possible...

So, this morning I put a Rowland & Ward Red Hartebeest in the salt!

Well I promised a write up of my first African Safari experience. I will definitely write it up when I get home. I have completed my 4th day of a 10 day Safari. So far I have put 2 zebras, a kudu, a blesbok, a blue wildebeest, and an impala in the salt. I am told that my blue wildebeest, in...

Kudu, Gemsbok, Blue Wildebeest, Impala, Blesbok, Zebra, and Honey Badger.

In February of 2023 I made my plans for my 1st ever trip to Africa. In March of 2023 I found this site. I leave for that 1st ever African trip in exactly 50 hours from now. The past 16 months I have spent on this site have been invaluable. Which animals do I hunt, who does the taxidermy, what...

Would you pay to get a quality floor pedestal mount of a Female Cape Buffalo, or would that just "look off"?