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Barnes 180gr TSX recovered from gemsbok and kudu a couple of months ago, along with an unfired bullet for comparison.

Yes. Really works well when maneuvering through the thornveld, and is very fast to get into shooting position.

13 July 2014 and beyond My 7 days of hunting at Kowas were just the beginning of a 3-week exploration of Namibia, but they would prove to be (by far) the highlight for me. For the past year I had looked forward to hunting kudu, oryx, and springbok in the solitude of the Namibian thornveld...

Glad you're enjoying it! I got a lot of useful information from this site, and it's only fair to give something back. ;)

12 July 2014 We spent yesterday on non-hunting activities. In the morning, Danie guided us to a fontein (spring) on the Seifart farm to watch the spectacular morning flight of Burchell’s and Namaqua sandgrouse. They arrived by the hundreds and thousands, lighting for just a moment to drink...

Excellent report!

Glad you're enjoying them! I took the leopard photo at Okonjima, between Kowas and Etosha. We saw plenty of leopard tracks at Kowas, but no leopards.

10 July 2014 The weather has returned to normal – chilly, but not freezing, in the morning, and very pleasant in the afternoon. The sky was clear blue, and we would spend more than two weeks in Namibia before seeing our first cloud! One of the reasons that I chose Kowas for my safari is that...

It sounds like you have a clear idea of your priorities. There's no doubt that you'll save a lot of money if you don't have dip/pack/shipping and taxidermy costs -- money that could be used to stay longer, do more, or make a return trip. Your photos will be memorable trophies, without the...

9 July 2014 Miguel and David took a day off from hunting to see the sights in Windhoek, giving me my first chance to hunt the Kowas farm. Although the hunting had been excellent on the Seifart, Erasmus, and Shoombe farms, there is no comparison to Kowas in terms of sheer abundance and variety...

Hi Mike. Glad you're enjoying it!

8 July 2014 With the oryx, kudu, and springbok trophies in the salt, I didn’t rise with francolins this morning. When I had booked my safari almost a year before, I chose the “First African Safari” package from Kowas, which included the 3 species I had already collected, plus a blue...

7 July 2014 Every hunter who dreams of Africa wants a trophy kudu. On my 2007 safari to Zimbabwe I had seen quite a few kudu cows and young bulls, but the several mature bulls that we saw melted into the mopane forest before I could get on the sticks. I had some concerns about my prospects...

Kudu with "3rd horn".

I have a single-shot 6BR on a Stiller PredatorV action, right bolt, left port. Krieger 9-twist Remington Varmint contour, Jewell trigger, Devcon-bedded H-S Precision stock, Henriksen reamer, chambered and fitted by Steve Kostanich. Scope is a 6.5-20x42 Sightron. I use it for hunting pronghorn...

6 July 2014 I set the alarm on my watch for 0500, but I needn’t have bothered. The red-billed francolin (“bush alarm clock”) were cackling noisily outside my room while it was still black dark. The hunter’s constellation, Orion – a familiar friend in an unfamiliar night sky – was rising...