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Thank you for the advice! Can you send me more information trough PM? I am trying to understand what could be the total cost of my african safari. I think it will be so much more of what I expected. There is people that talk about thousand of dollars of gratuities, trophy mounts that will cost...

thank you I'll try to inquire!

I think the customs broker will know what authority here in Italy deals about that, because I really don't know. But according with what I am reading on internet I think that bringing the skull of the lion in my luggage will not be possible because lion is in the CITES list, so it will need a...

Thanks you again Pirkan! I talked with a taxidermist here in italy and he adviced me to talk with a customs broker specilized in hunting trophies (he adviced me one), next week i will call and i will ask him if what you did is possible also here in Italy. I will ask also to the PH if will be...

Hello thanks for the answer! Did you bring the skulls in the hold luggage? Can I ask you how did you process the skulls aside boiling them? And how did you pack them? May I could ask to the skinners to do that? Did you get any document for the skulls? My local taxidermist adviced me to...

Hello I will have my first african hunt in SA in September, I booked for a lioness hunt and I will add a blesbuck and a wartogh. I would like to bring the skin of the lioness in my country (Italy), i sent an email to the taxidermist that the otfitter adviced me "splitting image taxidermy"...

It's my favourite reel despite many experts asserts the Abu Cardinal 44 as the best reel ever made

Hello everyone, I also enjoy fishing in my country. On fresh water I use only vintage gear and I love split cane rods paired with my favourites reels Mitchell Garcia 300/400 series and Abu Cardinal 44, I fish for carps and tench: I also love to fly fish for trouts on the small streams...

If I will save in some years I could afford too, I hope in the future there will be such great offers again

It's lighter than my BSA CF2 .270 win

In case of dangerous game hunt should be better to use it without a scope?

Thank for the advice, it's a nice idea to use a scope without front bell

Thanks for the valuable advices!

Hello it's impossible it could be stolen, here in Italy the gun law is very strict and every gun owned is registered at the local police station. Who is selling the rifle inherited it from a friend time ago and can't give me information about because he never used it.

Hello, I found a second hand BRNO Z cal.458 WM rifle with a Swarovski 6x42 habitch on sale near me. I have been to see the rifle in person and it looks in very good condition, it's weight is lesser than my .270 Winchester. I am thinking to buy it for likely use in the next african hunts. Is 600€...

Hello Alex, welcome! I am Italian too and just booked my first African hunt for September!

If someone of you would like to travel in Italy avoid ITA airways...

Thanks again to everyone for the welcome!

Thanks everyone for the welcome! This forum looks very beautiful and full of information from skilled hunters!

Thanks for the advice!

Ciao! Thanks for the welcome! I am from the island of Sardinia, but I am currently in Northern Italy for two years now

Thank you for the advice!

So it will be a poor experience? Thanks for the advices!

Ciao Phil, mi fa piacere ci siano altri italiani!

My hunting in Italy is mainly for birds (ducks, wood pigeon, etc), wild boar and roe deer

Hello, I dream an African hunt since I was a kid, now that I turned 38 I don't have strength anymore to keep it just a dream and I started to look and inquiry for a hunting travel in Africa. I was thinking a plains game hunting but then I came across for an offer for three full days hunting for...

Hello, I am from Italy and I'm planning my first African hunt and looking on the web for informations I came across this forum, I hope to find answers for my questions. Greetings