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I will be headed to Burkina Faso in February. I want to be able to judge the buffalo for myself. Does anyone have any tips for judging the maturity of a bull.

In 2009 when we were taxing down JNBs runway i new that i didnt get the african experience my soul desired. I would have to return. I started looking for a hunt in a dangerous game area. Through Tim Herald and Magnum hunt club I settled on SSG safaris. The long awaited day finaly came and i...

I have reloaded several hundred .223 rounds with no issues at all. My .375 H&H is another story. With both speer hot core and 300 gr. partitions i am having maybe 1 out of five rounds that are pressing of center. When i called tech support they suggested it was the case necks not being a...

The scope on my Coyote gun has a BDC reticle for a specific load. I have been trying to reproduce this load by hand. Load: .223 with 55 grain bullets 3240 fps at the muzzle Powder: Hogdon varget Using the starting and max load data. I determined the ratio of FPS per grain of powder. This...

I wanted to replace my factory coyote loads with handloads. My scope is reticled to a specific load so i had to reproduce velocity first then see about the accuracy. I was pleased with the results. Factory Hand loads This one wont be killing any fawns !!! I set up in my favorite spot...

This is more of an FYI thread, since i have already fiqured out the problem. I tried mounting a scope on my newly aquired Winchester .375 H&H. It came with Lepould dual dovetails already on it. When mounted the scope looked visably of center. I tried to boresight it and couldnt get it to...

Is there a map that shows the hunting blocks around the national parks? I am especially interested in the ones around Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe.

Probably has some domestic dog in her. I didnt hear any turkeys at my lease so i hurried over to another place stood around for a few minutes listening and nothing. This also happens to be my best yote spot. I broke out the yote gear and set up. Most of the yotes come from the creek bottom in...

What to do while your waiting to return to Africa You hunt what you can! I left straight from work for the long drive to Kentucky. The thunderstorms and heavy rain did not help along the way. Opening morning of the Ky turkey season dawned soggy and brezzy but rain free for the most part. The...

What to do while your waiting to return to Africa You hunt what you can! I left straight from work for the long drive to Kentucky. The thunderstorms and heavy rain did not help along the way. Opening morning of the Ky turkey season dawned soggy and brezzy but rain free for the most part...

Thanks to a tip from Jriely, i now own a like new (not one single blemish) Win mod 70 .375 H&H. I have decided to top it with a 1.75 x 6 or 2 x 8 power scope. The only thing left is the bullets. With advise from Jim i have been looking into some reloading equipment. The only problem so far is...

I met Jriely at his house and we went over to the gun range to do some shooting. I shot his ruger hawkeye african in .375 ruger. It wasnt as bad expected. I shot it standing up first. Not bad at all. I later shot it from the bench. Its a bit much for me to handle on the bench for sure. I dont...

Somehow i have misplaced the demolition pictures. Anyway, i completely gutted this room to the studs. Removed two windows to add wall space and stripped the floor to bare concrete. The wife is still looking for a few pieces to go in but were pretty much complete.

I have done alot of reading over the last couple of days. It seems to me theres alot of splitting hairs over this caliber Vs. that one etc. It all makes my head hurt. Heres what i came up with for a quality / affordable .375 Winchester model 70 safari classic in .375 H&H CZ 550 in .375 H&H...

If anyone has a .375 H&H the want to sell i am in the market.

After all the rain we had in the last 12-14 hours i figured the coyotes would have to be hungry. I hiked to the back side of our lease. Theres a swamp that dumps in to a big creek and a grown up field on the other side. I did not think about how much the creek might be up. It was up pretty...

I started the morning at my most productive daylight spot. The cows decided we were going to play suround the hunter and look stupid. I hurled rocks, dirtclods and insults to no avail. I finaly gave up and eased over to the next pasture. I glassed the pasture and creek bottom while I waited on...

I have narrowed down where i want to go to a handful of outfits. In the current economy i dont see prices increasing next year. And if the predictions about fuel cost are even half right, i may need some extra cash for the plane ticket. Should i chose and book now or wait until this time next...

With deer season closed it time to thin out the yotes some. Our average snowfall here in Georgia is less than 2" so it was unique to hunt in the snow. I calle in one yote saturday morning but he stopped up in the woods and i never had a shot. I was setting in my first spot when i noticed a yote...

Time to get serious about 2012. I want my next safari to center around Eland tracking and Bushbuck. I prefer it to take place in a DG area. Sorry RSA outfitters i am visiting a different country this time. Any suggestions?

Put the trailcam over a doe i arrowed on the last day of the season. It took exactly 3 hrs. and 2 min. for a buzzard to find it. Foxes Coyotes Hawk and Opossum The last tid bit Where did gertrude go?

Okay boys, I studied and studied on what a big kudu looks like. It didnt do much good. I could tell the difference between a giant kudu and a normal one. But when it came to judging the 50" mark i was not so succesful. I had a PH with me the whole time so he realy helped me with some tips. So...

I would like to personally thank everyone especially Jerome for all the information and input available on the website. My first trip to Africa went off without a hitch for the most part. The only problem i have now is how to get back :D

Well the long awaited day finaly arrived and i was on my way. The pumping adrenaline made all the travel pass with only aggravation, that it was taking too long. When we finaly arrived at the main camp we were informed we would be moving to a different property for 3 days to hunt Kudu and...

What makes a good Warthog, judging Warthog?

I because of a comment i read about only hunting species indigenous to the area, i started doing some reading. Most info states that a waterbuck is not really tied to the water. I know most RSA ranches have them on them. Would they originally be out in the bush velde? Or more along the water ways?

I have been to see 4 taxidermist who do African work. The quality of the work is pretty much the same on all 4. So i am still no closer to choosing than i was when i started. Theres things about all, that set them apart from the others. One is an ex museum taxidermist. What sticks out about him...

I got my publicland archery buck back. Had to rearrange some items. This room is now full. It is time to start on another room. Hopefully it will have several african animals in it.

Lets do the same thing as with the Gemsbok / buff - thread. Can anyone post pictures of mature Kudu or tips for judging them. Please

Has anyone used this dip and pack service: Swift Dip? I have seen several cases latley of people being charged 2-3 times what the going rate seems to be. I want to get a price quote per animal ahead of time.

For those of you that have been show us your African mounts and how you have them placed. I am also interested in the decor of the whole room. I for one have only one spot left in my workout / trophy room. When i get last years public land archery buck back the room will be full. I have my...

Georgia that is: I have been checking in on this site from time to time. Glad to see its taking off. I am off on my first africa safari in 104 days. I need all the info i can get. Read lots of valuable information already.