Which species for 1st dangerous game hunt?

[DOC-404]

A PH will be shooting at any inbound dangerous game animal. He has the legal and ethical responsibility for the lives and safety of everyone in the party, and that will not be negotiable ahead of time. With respect to back up shots, it will depend upon the terrain and his assessment of his hunter. Unless an elephant is falling to a brain shot, virtually all PH's will try to follow-up even if he has Boddington as a client. I suspect most are much more likely to allow a buffalo engagement to play itself out if the bull appears well hit.

Very well put. From a PH 'ing point of view, you have this one spot on.

 

[peras]

Very well put. From a PH 'ing point of view, you have this one spot on.

+1 Spot on.

 

[peras]

Pen Raised is completely the wrong term and one used by individuals that do not know any better and make it sound if you are shooting a pet animal. Captive Bred is a more accurate description. The Lions are bred for hunting and released when they are of appropriate age. I invite anyone to get into the enclosure with the so called " Pen-Raised" pet lion. I'll be sure to send your family a fruit basket and my condolences.
Everyone wants to hunt a free range lion, but times have changed. Deal with it.

BTW: I have a free range lion hunt available. Beautiful, huge black maned cat. He is in a pride with 9 females- $32K. Needs to be hunted no later than 2014.

Good price for a free range lion,but call it a wild lion not free range,otherwise somebody will hammer you on that one:laughing:

 

[BigSteve57]

Sure. Botswana has just ended virtually all hunting in order to cater to eco-tourism. That crowd is largely led by a vocal, and well funded anti-hunting (particularly trophy hunting) minority. The majority of people, including tourists to the African continent, largely have no strong predisposition with respect to hunting - pro or against. Many are quite open to arguments citing the value of conservation through hunting. I strongly believe that activities like shooting pen-raised lions (i.e. Elsa) provides mountains of ammunition to our opponents. And this is a battle which I firmly believe we are not winning.

Got it. Thanks and well put.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Good price for a free range lion,but call it a wild lion not free range,otherwise somebody will hammer you on that one:laughing:

Pieter, I initially had "wild" there, but decided to change it to free range. Even a captive bred lion is still wild. If you push him, he's going to bite you.
If you can't beat them, join them.

 

[peras]

Pieter, I initially had "wild" there, but decided to change it to free range. Even a captive bred lion is still wild. If you push him, he's going to bite you.
If you can't beat them, join them.

+1 Agreed :try:

 

[Mtgoat]

I made my decision - it's going to be lion in 2014.

 

[BnC 04]

I made my decision - it's going to be lion in 2014.

Great choice!

 

[billc]

good for you should be a fun hunt.Did you decide what country your going to hunt.

 

[Mtgoat]

good for you should be a fun hunt.Did you decide what country your going to hunt.

South Africa

 

[Bobpuckett]

Good luck Hope you take a really nice one. Keep us posted.

 

[Mtgoat]

Thanks. The next step is going to be buying a gun for the trip. After that comes practice time at the range, followed by more practice time.

 

[Wheels]

Hope all goes well. Make sure and post pics with a hunting report.

 

[Mtgoat]

Hope all goes well. Make sure and post pics with a hunting report.

You can count on it.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

I made my decision - it's going to be lion in 2014.

Thanks. The next step is going to be buying a gun for the trip. After that comes practice time at the range, followed by more practice time.

I'd give Honeybadger's Ruger Alaskan a look. You sure won't find a .375 for less and that short barrel could come in handy should that cat take strong exception to you putting a hole in it!

 

[Mtgoat]

I'd give Honeybadger's Ruger Alaskan a look. You sure won't find a .375 for less and that short barrel could come in handy should that cat take strong exception to you putting a hole in it!

What about a CZ 550 American Safari or a Sako AV?

 

[Mtgoat]

I'd give Honeybadger's Ruger Alaskan a look. You sure won't find a .375 for less and that short barrel could come in handy should that cat take strong exception to you putting a hole in it!

How does the 375 Ruger differ from the 375 H&H?

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

How does the 375 Ruger differ from the 375 H&H?

Not belted, holds a little more powder. So slightly better velocity, but other than that not much. Not running the cartridge down, just don't see a lot of upside in comparison to the H&H.

 

[sestoppelman]

No animal, anywhere on any planet would know the diff between the two.

 

[Mtgoat]

No animal, anywhere on any planet would know the diff between the two.

Yes, I'm the first to plead guilty to over analyzing things.