JerBear8
AH member
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2017
- Messages
- 19
- Reaction score
- 26
- Location
- New Orleans, LA
- Hunted
- Botswana, Zimbabwe
Congratulations on that huge buffalo! And as always, great writing!
thanks for sharing that bit with the tracker and the "old man" bush buck. appreciating things is really what hunting should be about. it appears you are good at that.
I like the question...to me, the hunt report is part of the experience that I look forward to. I love all of it...the pre-work, the practice, the reloading, the travel (wait...that part sucks)...the hunt, the hunt report, helping others book great hunts...it's all part of it to me. I feel like the hunt report is a record of good, bad and ugly for everyone to learn from if they wish...and it can be good advertising for the operator and PH. It's kind of a labor of love for me...I write and edit and rewrite until it looks better to me. I hope it helps educate...I hope it inspires...I don't look at myself as anything special but I'm just trying to help like others have helped me...or help like I would like others to help me. Golden rule kind of thing for me. I love the outdoors and the animals in it and hope others will get out there and see some cool stuff. Don't give up during the hunt and you never know what you might see and experience.Thank you so much for this report. I enjoyed it very much. What is more tiring? The actual hunt or the AH report?
The other part of it, you will forever have a written record of it. One day you will be able to look your hunting history over and relive those experiences. The older I get the more I realize my memory is not as good as it was 20 years ago. Work, life, kids, and a wife. I guess only so much will fit into what Grey matter I have remaining.I like the question...to me, the hunt report is part of the experience that I look forward to. I love all of it...the pre-work, the practice, the reloading, the travel (wait...that part sucks)...the hunt, the hunt report, helping others book great hunts...it's all part of it to me. I feel like the hunt report is a record of good, bad and ugly for everyone to learn from if they wish...and it can be good advertising for the operator and PH. It's kind of a labor of love for me...I write and edit and rewrite until it looks better to me. I hope it helps educate...I hope it inspires...I don't look at myself as anything special but I'm just trying to help like others have helped me...or help like I would like others to help me. Golden rule kind of thing for me. I love the outdoors and the animals in it and hope others will get out there and see some cool stuff. Don't give up during the hunt and you never know what you might see and experience.
Yes that's a good point. The only thing better is getting it into those printed photo books.The other part of it, you will forever have a written record of it. One day you will be able to look your hunting history over and relive those experiences. The older I get the more I realize my memory is not as good as it was 20 years ago. Work, life, kids, and a wife. I guess only so much will fit into what Grey matter I have remaining.
Well done!
@Green Chile if you go through Dubai, there’s a place called global village go to the African section and you should be able to find one.Peanuts and biltong sticks were available all the time but I thought this carved hippo was very groovy. Anyone know where I can find one like this?
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Steve that's interesting...Mantheakis is a super legit PH. He must have seen something he didn't like. I know there's a huge difference between being the hunter and being the PH...but I like to carry my weight in the field. I'm not going to be a burden to anyone including the PH and especially on DG. That's serious stuff and I come in as prepared as I can be.