PaulT

Hey "ya'll", not that it's such big news, but just wanted to announce I have returned home from another buffalo hunting season in Northern Arnhemland and am looking forwards to catching up again with you all and going through seeing what I've missed here on Ah.com.

Hope you've all been behaved and productive in sorting out all of the worlds problems.

Hope everyone's in good health and that we are all filling calanders with hunting dates and plans.

Looking forward to catching up with you all.

Best,

PaulT.

Originally Posted by PaulT

Hey "ya'll", not that it's such big news, but just wanted to announce I have returned home from another buffalo hunting season in Northern Arnhemland and am looking forwards to catching up again with you all and going through seeing what I've missed here on Ah.com.

Hope you've all been behaved and productive in sorting out all of the worlds problems.

Hope everyone's in good health and that we are all filling calanders with hunting dates and plans.

Looking forward to catching up with you all.

Best,

PaulT.

Good to see you back Paul. I think a few hunting stories from Oz would be in order.

To recap what you've missed lately:

1. You missed a recent posting by what seems to be a teenager who will sooner or later face a sentencing hearing posing as an anti-hunter who successfully trolled us managing strong bites including from yours truly.

2. The 30-06 is an obsolete caliber proper only for very diminutive women.

3. In all seriousness, it has been a very hard year for the African PH. A number of injured and killed PH's.

4. It has been resolved that the hunting of white elephant is right out. (This must be said with a John Cleese accent).

5. In spite of a hundred years or so of history and the availability of some extremely well engineered bullets, the .375H&H and .416 Rigby may in fact be marginal on buffalo or other DG.

6. I have discovered that in recent months that I suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder in the never ending pursuit of MOA groups in all of the various rifles in all of the various powders and projectiles available to today's handloader. Do you know any 12 step programs available through which I can find therapy and relief?

7. In spite of a rather quiet bugling season, I was teased strongly by some very nice bull elk. And after having missed an easy 25 yard shot with my bow on a smaller bull................make that missed twice on the same smaller bull, I am all the more addicted to bow hunting the wapiti! Do you know any 12 step programs available through which I can find therapy and relief?

8. Unfortunately the world's problems are not solved and it is my completely lacking any credibility opinion that my fellow Americans will re-elect our narcissist in chief. I hope I'm wrong and we will get a change (pun very much intended). Okay, my apologies to those who are supporters of Obama. Personally I don't think much of either choice we have this year.

In short life is pretty much the same around here with the AH community growing. Outside of the horrible year for the PH's, not much new. I don't know if you're coming to the U.S. for show season, but if you are and will be in Dallas, please stop by the HartzView Safaris booth to say hello.

PaulT sounds like Phil has got you all caught up Welcome back. Phil what booth# Deb and I will be there for the Convention looking forward to meeting you. Bob

Originally Posted by PHOENIX PHIL

8. Unfortunately the world's problems are not solved and it is my completely lacking any credibility opinion that my fellow Americans will re-elect our narcissist in chief. I hope I'm wrong and we will get a change (pun very much intended). Okay, my apologies to those who are supporters of Obama. Personally I don't think much of either choice we have this year.

Phil this is one thing we see eye to eye on, I'm thinking of penciling in your name. Good luck in the debates. Bob

Glad you made it back and stayed off the horns of the beasts.

Originally Posted by Bobpuckett

PaulT sounds like Phil has got you all caught up Welcome back. Phil what booth# Deb and I will be there for the Convention looking forward to meeting you. Bob

Booth# 2642, see you there!

Originally Posted by Bobpuckett

Phil this is one thing we see eye to eye on

Most people think my opinions lack credibility....just ask my wife.

Welcome back Paul, and do tell us a few stories, with pics, of course !

You already got the update from Phil.

Hey, to all of the above thanks for a very warm welcome back and Phil thanks for catching me up.

Seems like the "hot topics" got a good thrashing out in my absence (probably a good thing).

Requests for stories and pictures have been noted, please bare with me I still havn't totally un-packed and am still slowly making the progression from living in a tent with a King Brown snake residing under the floor to living in a modern house with all the amenities !

I see a few of you will be at D.S.C, if you find the time come see us in booth c471, I'll be 1/4share of a quad booth with some very interesting characters.

In short we had a fantastic season with some terrific hunters.
I am only now starting to collate all of the images, we have some awesome pictures. Please be patient with me.
Later on as I get time to right on these threads, for anyone interested, I'll right about my field testing of the .500 M.D.M Ultra mag I aquired earlier in the year as well as the extensive field testing of the C.E.B bullets.

Cheers all for now,

Paul.

Welcome back, as long as nobody brings up WHITE LIONS or FENCES we will be ok.

welcome back to civilisation paul im sure the novelty will wear off quickly
hope the buff season was friutfull
im keen to hear all of the reports and find out about this .500 mdm ultra mag.

As always it is nice to hear from you Paul! Really looking forward to your stories and images from Northern Arnhemland...

hi paul good to see you back. i have just got back from zambia so missed the grand announcement of your return just out of interest has your v/c double caught up with you yet?

Thank-you Bluey, Jerome and Spike for the welcome back.

Spike, how was Zambia for you ?

The V.C is only a few days/week away now and I'm very keen to get my hands on it !

Cheers,

Paul.

Welcome back Paul. Planning on getting by to talk to you in Dallas.

Originally Posted by Buff-Buster

Welcome back Paul. Planning on getting by to talk to you in Dallas.

Thank-you B.B, look forward to seeing you in Dallas.

Booth C471, see you there !

Originally Posted by PaulT

Thank-you Bluey, Jerome and Spike for the welcome back.

Spike, how was Zambia for you ?

The V.C is only a few days/week away now and I'm very keen to get my hands on it !

Cheers,

Paul.

good to hear the double arrival is imminent! zambia was good , had a couple of weeks just messing around on the reserve. pete.g came out from ndola and visited overnight, so was good to put a face to some one. we had a small session with mosi, port, whisky and of course vodka involved. this was patsys idea of course not the rest of us!!!

Originally Posted by spike.t

good to hear the double arrival is imminent! zambia was good , had a couple of weeks just messing around on the reserve. pete.g came out from ndola and visited overnight, so was good to put a face to some one. we had a small session with mosi, port, whisky and of course vodka involved. this was patsys idea of course not the rest of us!!!

Just a small session hey spike.t!!!
Beer for breakfast and a bonfire from hell!!!

P.S. How did patsy take to the new furniture - or lack thereof??

Originally Posted by PeteG

Just a small session hey spike.t!!!
Beer for breakfast and a bonfire from hell!!!

P.S. How did patsy take to the new furniture - or lack thereof??

ok it was quite a session, about 15hrs or so from my limited memory luckily we didnt go sit outside, and she had to go on a hunt 2 days later, so havent had any sh-t yet!!!! !!

For those above that requested I have now added a brief overview of our 2012 as well as a small selection of pictures of Trophies taken, in the thread;
"Buffalo hunting in Australia", in the hunting in Australia & New Zealand forums.

Bluey, there is a brief overview of the .500 MDM Ultra mag in the thread;
"Ultimate Stopper" in the .375 + forums.

Questions and comments welcomed.

Cheers,

Paul.