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I have had several people who advertise on this site who have stolen money from me. Nearly all have attempted to sue me in court and for that reason I will shut my mouth as I don't want any more problems. But rest assure that those banners you see at the top of Africa hunting do not mean you...

im sitting in fransehoek(spelling??) waiting for a bit before I leave Africa and head back home. This particular trip was for my honeymoon. I desperately wanted a big safari but Ian stopped me dead in my tracks and said it wasn't going to happen. Sooooooo after much debate I was able to talk...

truth be known i post less and less in here. i feel this should be a sight to help hunters. it has turned into a site that is more worried about everyones feelings than helping hunters to find the right people. my biggest issue with hunting south africa right now is dip pack. yes thats actually...

im currently going to book a coutada 10 buffalo hunt in mozambique next year unless someone wants to make me a better offer in south africa for this year. i am traveling to south africa in late july of this year for my honey moon. if i can find a buffalo that is over 40" with hard boss's and...

not sure where to post this but i had to post more pics of my elephant. i couldnt be happier to get my ele and leopards back. now i just have to make plans to go get my 48" sable back from the taxi in utah. i absolutely love the way this room is coming together. just curious as to everyone...

As some may recal i killed an elephant in botswana in 2013. it was my first elephant. one tusk measured 85" with 19.5" circumfrence at the lip. the other was 82" with 19,5" at the lip. the short tusk weighed 89.6pbs and the long tusk was 87 lbs. i just recently received my ivory back. i...

about 6 months ago i started receiving emails from collets taxidermy in bulawayo. they had a sable that was shot in tanzania. it was under the name andreas suzzane pennington. well the only pennington collets and the importer had on file was mine. they kept asking if it was mine and i kept...

I am posting this for my friend and ph Ian Van Der Vyver Ian just recently received 2 2nd draw (late season) leopard tags for the natal area of south africa. Ian currently has one cat on bait and on video trail camera that he has a tag for. this leopard is equivalent to the leopard i shot with...

I'm not going to post pictures and I'm not writing this to explain a hunt rather an experience. I recently returned from the last of Botswana's elephant hunting days. My trip was eye opening and awe inspiring to say the least. I finished this hunt with the most unexpected trophy to ever come...

Let me start this post off saying that i dont want people pm'ing me and asking details but a long story short is i had the most amazing marriage a man could ever hope for. My wife and i were so truly happy together and lived a fairy tale life. She was my best friend and as usual she bought me...

I contacted Johan Calitz to try and add fishing to my upcoming safari yesterday and I was told that it would not be possible. I was told that fishing for all foreigners has been ban and that I will not be able to fish. I was wondering if this was a new ban or if it went into effect with the...

I need some help on traveling to Africa with my bow for the second time and arrow setup. Last year I was advised to take a soft sided bow case and pack clothes all around my bow. well to accomplish this I had to take way more clothes than I wanted to and the bag was extremely heavy. In...

Well apparently when i told the truth about my bad experience in zim last year and let people know the ugly truth about a few of the so called respected ph's i ruffled some feathers. The outfitter i booked my may leopard hunt with found out from other zim outfitters that get on this website that...

I was thinking about starting to look at putting together my safari for next year and figure the best place to start inquiring was right here on ah. First off I had a friend hunt the matetsi block back in 2008. He saw many lions with massive manes and was completely impressed with them. I've...

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can possibly find a buffalo still on quota for Botswana? Im mainly wanting to hunt where I can have an excellent chance at taking a giant buffalo open concession. I will be in the ng42 block hunting elephant September 1-16 this year and Tony Makris of...

I was looking into a zim ph by the name of George Brown. It appears that zphga has him labeled as full ph. Does this mean he is not licensed to hunt anything other than plains game? The other labels on ph's were associate, full ph, full pg, etc. do you guys know what these designations mean???

I've been contemplating this website over the last few weeks and have once again realized that not everything is what it seems. I usually get on this website and I think that the offers on here are legitimate and great deals. I have met and spoke with many members and come to consider the owner...

Im really at a total standstill on what Im about to embark upon. I've never really imagined myself spending more money than my budget can reasonably afford on any hunt for myself. However I now find myself in this exact position. Let me give you guys a little background on my situation before I...

Heres my question. I am returning in may to hunt another leopard in the zim low veld with dogs. I asked my PH if I can get a copy of the leopard permit I purchased and he said it would be no problem. However; my import agent says you can't get an import permit for leopards before you kill...

So what is the state of africa right now. 2012 botswana admits to the world that they are officially ignorant and are shutting down the concessions within 20km of their parks which in essence is the same as banning most hunting with the exception of high fence area. 2013. this year it...

I find myself in the odd situation of being drawn back to the dark continent. I've decided to start looking for a return to africa with the only ph who's ever fully taken care of me. His name is Ian Van Der Vyver. Over the years we have become like brothers. Hearing his stories off and on of the...

I have a friend who has booked with these guys, Mbalabala Safaris in zimbabwe. He has heard a lot of what is going on in zim with land seizures and was wondering if his safari company is a legit operation or if there are any stories he is unaware of and should know about before next year gets...

This bulls reaction when my wife starts running at him is priceless. Up to this point every cape buffalo we try a stalk on runs the second we exit the vehicle. My wife figures the buffalo are all big chickens and decides shes gonna charge them. Boy was she surprised.

I was sitting in camp listening to one of the ph's I was blessed to share camp with in africa. One night I asked him if he had hunted as a child and I was expecting to hear something along the lines of hunting being reserved for the rich foreign clients since he was from zimbabwe and zambia aka...

I recently returned from a hunt in zimbabwe with huntessentials. While there were a few hickups due to the personell at doddieburn ranch I will state the following and let the viewer make their own choice. I booked a 14 day leopard hunt. I personally booked my hunt with Louis Beukes the owner...

watch closely and you can watch the dogs chase the leopard back to us. the cat doesn't even seem disturbed by the dogs. However once the cat crossed over the rock and made eye contact with us it was clear to me he was going to be heading our way so I shot. Hope you enjoy heres the cat...

I've already replied about my leopard hunts in a previous thread so I figured I would post the pics up of the rest of the animals we shot in zimbabwe and botswana. The PH was grahm mayjer, Rob Timcke, and Peter Dreyer. In all we shot 3 zebra for bait, 1 livingstone eland, 1 sable, 1 croc, 1...

1st of 2 Leopards I'm sitting in the airport at joberg as I write this and I'm bored off my butt so I decided I would write a report about my recent leopard hunt. Lets just say this was the most adrenaline packed hunt I have ever been on. I was almost eaten by a croc, and was charged by...

I'm sitting in the airport at joberg as I write this and I'm bored off my butt so I decided I would write a report about my recent leopard hunt. Lets just say this was the most adrenaline packed hunt I have ever been on. I was almost eaten by a croc, and was charged by two separate leopards...

trying to help a friend find two of the following package with the attached requirements. 1 x lion 1 x hippo 1 x croc 1 x buffalo 1 of the above packages for each of the hunters. 1x1 ph for each. (2 hunters total) trophy requirements. both lions must be open concession lions and have...

Ok so I'm about to send my deposit for next year to hunt at kanana in botswana. I can't find anything negative out about them and all seems great. However I'm about to leave for this years safaris and I'm with the huntessentials guys and am told they own and personally manage all of their lands...

Let me just start by saying this is an awesome site. I'm sorry Jerome but I cheated on you. I ventured over to another site to see how the discussions were and all I can say is wow. In a matter of 1 post I successfully pissed off every elephant hunter on that site. I received several private...

I've been getting lots of pictures from my outfitter trying to convince me he has big kudu and this one really has me going. Was wondering how big you guys think this kudu is.

I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions about replacing a lost passport. 4 weeks from my safari and I need a passport now. I was told that I can get one same day at a passport agency if I leave for international travel within 2 weeks of leaving so that option is out. I am needing that...

I have a question for you seasoned veterans with the airlines. I have contacted many travel agencies and have found that most are too busy to really help with flight assistance. Often times I can find the exact same deals myself and I usually cannot see the point in booking with travel agents...

I was looking to find help for my netherlands gun permitting. My problem is that I've heard from far too many people that they send you your gun permit about a week before you leave for your safari. My problem is that I will not be entering through the netherlands and only leaving throught the...

First off im not looking for any handouts here but I have recently been looking for good deals. I have recently started responding to posts on this website inquiring about some bargains for my uncle and have decided to post on here. Here the situation. My uncle was diagnosed with lukemia last...

I need help with my Netherlands gun permits. Does anyone know of a service that will apply for this permit for you? I contacted lori with travel express and she has the form on her website and how to fill it out. In addition she has a link to safari conceirge who also has the forms on their...

I've been asking ph's for quite some time what is the best way to judge leopard tracks and what to look for and have been told many things. I've heard various opinions bout stride length vs leopard length, depth of track in hard loose sand etc. The one thing thats seems to be of popular thought...

I was just reading on another thread about tick problems in africa and thought I might start a new topic about it here as it affected my last trip in a major way. Let me start off by saying that in my other 4 trips to africa I never had a problem with ticks and hunted from late may to mid...

Is this how all the hunters tip their horrible trackers and skinners? You have to admit it is a very nice shirt.

was wondering if anyone knew anything about the situation at lake chamo. i knew they closed down the hunting for a while but have they reopened it? i cant seem to find any outfitters offering lake chamo hunts so i figured i would post my question here. so do any of you on here know of any...

I am currently planning on heading to africa for a month long safari in june. I have decided to take my bow so my bowcase will double as my suitcase. In addition I normally like to take all the firepower I can carry. As of recently I am tiring of carrying all those rifles through the airports...

I know some of you on here are a little sceptical of motshwere safaris but as I've had some dealing with the man he seems very sincere and honest. I am extremely impressed with his hunting outfit as of yet and after I heard he killed the supposed new world record water buck I found my self...

I will be hunting zimbabwe this year and I was wondering if there was a limit on the number of rifles you can take and if so what it is??? Thanks in advance

I don't know if you guys remember my post on here last year about the sable that I killed but I shot a 48" sable in zambia. It was on a 6000 acre high fence ranch but it was an incredibly exciting hunt with the rut going on and all. It took me 4 days to find this guy as the grass was over 10...

Well my wife and I finally settled on our first safari that is of the "wilderness" type. I've grown tired of the south african game ranch scene and for some reason have a huge desire to experience the expanses of africa. Thanks to this site I have read many hunting reports and watched many...

I have a major question for you outfitters and would like some serious answers. as you read this please be aware that i am fully aware of concession fees for hunters vs non hunters and the requirements of shipping trophies under the hunters names etc. here is my question. if you were to...

I am currently looking into booking a leopard safari in Namibia for 2012 with Gerard Erasmus with sumsare safaris. I wanted to post on here and ask you guys if you knew anything about him good or bad? Will I have a good time? Is he a reputable guide? What if anything do any of you know about...

Well our last safari was pretty much brought on by my wife. She wanted a leopard and when my ph visited she pretty much made me go on a safari. talk about good luck. Who wouldn't want a wife who makes them go on a safari huh? I figured I'd take the time and post more pictures of the lucky lady...