Hello All From West Texas

[nztimb]

Giday SRP189 and welcome to the A H forums

 

[Baghorn]

Welcome to the forum. Where are you out in West Texas? I'm in Houston but my Mom and Step Dad lived out in Van Horn for 40 years before he passed a couple of years ago.

He shared hunting rights on zillions of acres of ranches out there with the owners and was the largest outfitter for mule deer hunts in the region. I spent a lot of time out there.

 

[Firebird]

Welcome to the forums!

 

[CoElkHunter]

Welcome to AH!

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Welcome to AH.

 

[SRPI89]

Welcome to the forum. Where are you out in West Texas? I'm in Houston but my Mom and Step Dad lived out in Van Horn for 40 years before he passed a couple of years ago.

He shared hunting rights on zillions of acres of ranches out there with the owners and was the largest outfitter for mule deer hunts in the region. I spent a lot of time out there.

I’m in Midland. My Texas hunts are normally quail in the panhandle and deer in S. Texas, although I’ve hunted aoudad in the Davis mountains. That’s a beautiful area in its own way

 

[kdenn]

Welcome, we need hunt reports.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Welcome to AH SPR, you have seen and done a lot. It would be great at some stage if you could give us a comparative appraisal of the safari destinations you have been to.

 

[russ473]

Welcome aboard SRP189, enjoy your Tanzanian safari and write a report on it....

 

[318AE]

I’m in Midland. My Texas hunts are normally quail in the panhandle and deer in S. Texas, although I’ve hunted aoudad in the Davis mountains. That’s a beautiful area in its own way

Welcome! I’ve got a place out in Jeff Davis county and have hunted auodad out that way in a few places, including the Chinati mountains south of there. All really beautiful country as you said. Reminds me a lot of Namibia. Enjoy your trip to Tanzania - you are starting at the top!

 

[Bos en Dal SAFARIS]

Welcome, looking forward in reading about your adventures.

My personal best

 

[Baghorn]

I’m in Midland. My Texas hunts are normally quail in the panhandle and deer in S. Texas, although I’ve hunted aoudad in the Davis mountains. That’s a beautiful area in its own way

I went to the University of Texas in the early to mid 1980's and half my fraternity were Midland guys...a mix of Midland High and Midland Lee grads. The Midland Lee guys who were a year behind me had won the 5A State Championship their seniors years.

My step Dad and Mom grew up in Houston. They went to high school together in the late 1950's and early 1960's, were good friends, and then re-met at their 20th year high school reunion and got married.

He loved his time hunting out in the Davis Mountains and decided to move out there and get out of the oil industry rat race in the mid-1980's. They spent the rest of their lives living out there with him becoming a successful mule deer outfitter.

 

[SRPI89]

I went to the University of Texas in the early to mid 1980's and half my fraternity were Midland guys...a mix of Midland High and Midland Lee grads. The Midland Lee guys who were a year behind me had won the 5A State Championship their seniors years.

My step Dad and Mom grew up in Houston. They went to high school together in the late 1950's and early 1960's, were good friends, and then re-met at their 20th year high school reunion and got married.

He loved his time hunting out in the Davis Mountains and decided to move out there and get out of the oil industry rat race in the mid-1980's. They spent the rest of their lives living out there with him becoming a successful mule deer outfitter.

If you were a BETA at UT, then we know a lot of the same people.

 

[Baghorn]

If you were a BETA at UT, then we know a lot of the same people.

Yes I was and I bet we do!

My class had Sandy Beach, Devin Alsup, and Richard Magness. The class ahead of me had Lance Lankford, Jeff Howes, Joe Sloan, Jay Steele, Trey Gilmore, Eric Fry and Scott Derr. The class two years ahead of me included Stephen Floyd. A few years older still were Preston Black, David and Bud Brigham, Stuart Loeffler, Kyle McDonald, and Craig McDonald. A year behind me included Sean Rhoden, Reece Boudreux, Paul Fry, Trey Gilmore's little brother, Lawrence Gilmore, Stephen Floyd's little brother, Jay Floyd, and Blake Baca.

I am sure I'm leaving guys out but that's just off the top of my head.

 

[SRPI89]

Goodness… I was right. We know a lot of the same folks. I’m 40, so quite a bit younger, but here we go.

Served on a board of directors with Devin Alsup, my first job was at hurricane creek country club where Jeff howes taught me to drink beer, lance langford (working for Brigham) told me my first oil and gas idea wasn’t stupid (he was Craig Mcdonnold’s little brother in Beta). Jay Floyd quit drinking about the time I got to midland, so I lost track of him. Craig McDonnold and I have hunted in many places together, including Zimbabwe. His son Gunner is an accomplished hunter in Camaroon and TZ. Kyle is the executor of my estate in the event of my untimely death. Boud is boud. We’ve fished port O’Conner a thousand times together.

You’re missing a big one, Rob Porter, who I office with. He’s on the TZ safari right after mine.

Small world

 

[Baghorn]

Goodness… I was right. We know a lot of the same folks. I’m 40, so quite a bit younger, but here we go.

Served on a board of directors with Devin Alsup, my first job was at hurricane creek country club where Jeff howes taught me to drink beer, lance langford (working for Brigham) told me my first oil and gas idea wasn’t stupid (he was Craig Mcdonnold’s little brother in Beta). Jay Floyd quit drinking about the time I got to midland, so I lost track of him. Craig McDonnold and I have hunted in many places together, including Zimbabwe. His son Gunner is an accomplished hunter in Camaroon and TZ. Kyle is the executor of my estate in the event of my untimely death. Boud is boud. We’ve fished port O’Conner a thousand times together.

You’re missing a big one, Rob Porter, who I office with. He’s on the TZ safari right after mine.

Small world

I am laughing out loud about Jeff Howes teaching you to drink beer....that surprises me not at all! Jeff was always a lot of fun and a damn good golfer. If remember correctly, he was the Budweiser student rep his Junior year. I also laughed at Boud is Boud....yes! That is great to hear about Craig McDonald and his son. I didn't know Rob...he may have been either too young or too old for us to have crossed paths.

Here is a pic of myself, David Brigham, Jeff Howes and his wife at a UT tailgate I hosted for a game against Baylor years ago. I'm the one standing next to and talking to David.

 

[SRPI89]

There’s Karla on the far right. If you knew how many times my 16/17 year old self had to drive him home, you’d really laugh. Stories on stories. I know I’m amongst good people here.

 

[Philip Glass]

Hello everyone. I’ve read several threads on the forum, and decided it’s time to join. I’ve been to Africa twice. I took my wife to SA with Wild Wildabeest in 2013 and I went back to Maninga Zimbabwe with Desfountain and Jones in 2015. I will be headed to Mbarangandu, Tanzania with Cloete and West in August of this year. I’ll be taking .375 H&H and .300 magnum. I can’t wait!

welcome to AH! I am from Water Valley, TX. Hope your next safari is a great one!

 

[riflepermits.com]

Welcome to AH and the posting side! Have fun planning!

 

[African Sporting Creations]

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