Thats bold.I was 27, me and my new wife (Just married) sold everything, I quit my job and we moved to South Africa, took my 30-06. Was a great time.
Some of the greatest memories of our life, Young, Adventurous, no kiddos yet. Go to hunt a lot.Thats bold.
I’m 49 and plan to head to Africa in 2-3 years.
What age were y’all on your first hunting trip to Africa. Just out of curiosity.
33 years old. Had no consumer debt, no car payments, a home leased out while deployed, and excellent retirement account/emergency fund... but I only shot two culls, a warthog and a blue wildebeest over three days' hunting!I was 37 on my first trip. My son was 9 on his first trip.
We have another thread running that was based on AH surveys: "Are you financially ready to go on a safari?". It may be helpful, although tangental to the age question. If I had the financial means, I would have gone 30 years earlier. In hindsight, I should have started going 3-5 years later after my life was better buttoned up.
I had no consumer debt, no car payments, and a half paid off mortgage on my first trip. I did not have an adequate emergency fund nor a properly funded retirement account when I first went, shame on me.