Recent content by Hank2211

Thanks. This is interesting. I note that none of the 'glamor" game is available to residents, which isn't surprising. Most of these are relatively scarce (the mountain nyala is listed as 'threatened') and ar what attract western hunters to Ethiopia in the first place.

Instalment 2. There was a thread recently where people were a little annoyed that someone showed a poor shot, and I admitted that I'd made some poor shots in my time. Mistakes happen, and this instalment is evidence of that. We learn, and we commit to do better, but I believe we need to be...

Hunter-Habib, I actually have no idea if the locals can hunt. I assume they could hunt if they went about it the way we do, but the cost would exceed the ability or willingness to pay of most local people (although there are some very wealthy Ethiopians). Many countries have lower cost...

My trip to Ethiopia was planned more than two years ago. I had originally planned to go in 2023, but my outfitter couldn’t guarantee the availability of a Menelik’s bushbuck. He believed we’d be ok, but rather than risk going to Ethiopia and not getting one of the two endemic bushbuck, I chose...

I haven’t measured it exactly but a bit over 4” I’d say. And I have had a duiker cut in two by a shot . . . !

Trail-type or hiking sneakers have come a long way in the last decade. I've noticed that many PH's have moved away from more traditional types of hunting boots and moved towards more comfortable-out-of-the-box types of footwear for hunting. As have I, for a few reasons. First, as I said...

I should have added two things: 1. The watermelon cost about 25 cents and was bought off a farmer in Ethiopia; and 2. The knife was made by a former member of this community . . . and the handle is New Zealand swamp kauri (which unfortunately you can't see).

Another reason to carry a knife on safari. And it's better if the blade is damascus.

I’ve used a .300 Win Mag on the high neck shot with quite satisfactory results (“timberrrr . . .”). If the shot hits the neck bones, it’s dead on the spot. If you were using the .375 as backup, so much the better. i wouldn’t worry too much about it. And I look forward to the report.

I like the idea of ‘sanctuary countries” for elephants and other mega-fauna. My guess is that the welcome wouldn’t last even as long as the welcome lasted in US sanctuary cities.

I’ve probably taken at least six giraffe. I enjoy the hunt - it’s not easy to sneak up on them and if badly hit, they can cover some distance. My first was taken with the heart lung shot, but ever since then, I’ve gone for the high neck shot. It really produces a very satisfactory result...

If I could perhaps be allowed to differ a bit . . . Anyone who hunts enough will make a bad shot from time to time . . . and frankly, I don't believe anyone who says they've never made a bad shot. We practice, we try our best, but sometimes we fail. When we do that, and the animal is wounded...