Marlwin

Country of residence

USA

State/Province of residence

IL

How did you find AfricaHunting.com?

Forum

About You

Suspected to be genetically hardwired to hunt

I am a

1. Hunter
2. Fisherman

Member of

NRA, Chicago Bow Hunters, Safari Club International

Gender

Male

Have you hunted in Africa?

Yes

Number of times I have hunted in Africa

Once in 2013

My favorite African country

RSA and Botswanna

Hunted

Northern RSA along the Botswanna border, various continental USA states

Species I have hunted in Africa

Impala, warthog, blue wildebeest, kudu, & gemsbok

My best African Trophy

Impala = SCI silver = Thabazimbi
Gemsbok = SCI bronze = Limpopo/Crocodile/Marico River Area
Kudu = 49.625" = Thabazimbi
Blue Wildebeest = 27.75" (Before the drying period it was 28.5" which would have made the SCI bronze category

My favorite African trophies

Kudu = great majestic head and neck mount
Blue wildebeest = great rug
Gemsbok = Awesome European mount

My preferred weapon(s)

Winchester #70 in .375 H&H mag
Ruger MkII in .416 Rigby (will accompany me on the next trip for Cape Buff) if I ever get it as ergonomically accommodating as the Winchester. This is a work in progress.

What weapon(s) do you hunt with?

1. Rifle
2. Bow
3. Shotgun

My preferred optic(s)

Leupold/Redfield/Bushnell

Occupation

Educator

Gear I cannot live without

Hunting knife

My best hunting tip

For plains game it is lights out when hit in the boilermaker with Barnes bullets.

My other interests

Reloading and reading about hunting