SOUTH AFRICA: Eastern Cape Bound

[PARA45]

Must be something dead on the ground close by to break out a celebratory cigar!

Yes sir, I’ll write the report when I get home and I can sit behind a computer.

For the cigar smokers, this was the celebratory cigar when I got back to the lodge.

 

[Rare Breed]

Looking forward to report! Sitting at gate waiting on my flight to JNB. Then off to zim for my 14 day leopard hunt to complete my big 5

 

[Hunt anything]

Looking forward to report! Sitting at gate waiting on my flight to JNB. Then off to zim for my 14 day leopard hunt to complete my big 5

Good luck!

 

[Hunt anything]

Yes sir, I’ll write the report when I get home and I can sit behind a computer.

For the cigar smokers, this was the celebratory cigar when I got back to the lodge.


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Do I see a “Dagga Boy” knife in your future?

 

[PARA45]

Looking forward to report! Sitting at gate waiting on my flight to JNB. Then off to zim for my 14 day leopard hunt to complete my big 5

Good luck to you my friend. May the hunting Gods shine good luck and may your aim be true. Excited for you!!!

 

[PARA45]

Here is another little teaser, smoking a cigar in the afternoon after we completed our hunt

 

[Firebird]

Are you hunting or is this a spa week?! Just kidding but I am excited to see the events that lead up to the celebratory cigars.

 

[PARA45]

Good day gents, I just got home, and I'm dead tired with a cold I got from my PH. Last night while waiting for our Delta flight, I had the honor and privilege to meet one of our own @Cajun Hunter. Little things like this shows how small our community and the world is.

I'll start a new thread with the hunt report. Thank you all for your wonderful wishes, and comments, and I don't believe you'll be disappointed with this report. Lots of good stuff to follow. Stay tuned.

 

[Fatback]

Glad to hear you’ve made it back home safely, @PARA45. I’m sure the weather waiting for you back home was quite the shock to the system after being in the Eastern Cape. Looking forward to your report.

 

[PARA45]

Here is the link to the new thread/hunt report.

Thread 'South Africa, Eastern Cape Hunt with Game-4-Africa Safaris.'

Yesterday at 8:43 AM

Here we go.

14 Jun 2025. As any trip, there is always a drive to the airport, and of course the anxiety and the buildup of the what ifs. A good friend offered to drive us, and we decided to be at the Atlanta airport with plenty of time, so we thought 4-5 hour would be enough. We arrived at the International Terminal, and it seemed busier than usual. My friend was flying first-class, so I was able to sneak in with him on the first-class line and get priority treatment. Well, everything was going fine until the gentleman behind the counter asks for assistance. Apparently, he had...

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