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A large box arrived recently at my home containing the euro mounts from my Botswana hunt. Other than some minor damage to a BW mount that can easily be repaired with a bit of glue the mounts were all in good condition. Thank goodness for bubble wrap! The journey the box took was from Maun to...

This isn't strictly about hunting. My wife and I visited Ohange (Ohange Safari Lodge) and found it to be a really great place to relax a bit and dust off some of the travel stress. The hosts were as good as it gets and the lodge was beautiful. Although it is not connected to the main lodge...

There is some confusion and misinformation about 7mm that is common on the internet. Here are a couple of tidbits: 1) There is no minimum caliber law that requires a 7mm rifle for plainsgame in Namibia. 2) A meter is 39.370 inches. A millimeter is .039370 inches. Seven (7)...

I am trying to arrange time for a cape buffalo hunt in an area that is not a malaria zone. Some outfits in SA offer buffalo, and I am assuming that they are in relatively malaria free zones. My wife travels with me and her enjoyment is very important to my well being. How will these...

My trophy shipment from Namibia was handled well by Matt Mayers in NYC. Very happy with him and his outfit, and recommed them to anyone living in NE USA. Good guy. Matt Mayers LCHB Northeastern CHB 175-01 Rockaway Blvd suite 311 Jamaica NY 11434 Tel 718 917 7733 Fax 718...

I posted this inquiry in the Zim forum, but didn't get any usable information, so I will try again here. Anyone here have any experience hunting buffalo with Theo DeMarillac Safaris? I think they hunt somewhere fairly near Victoria Falls.

Anyone here have any experience hunting buffalo with these guys? I think they hunt somewhere fairly near Victoria Falls.

I took my wife on my hunt with Omalanga Safaris (about an hour outside of Otavi) recently. We were treated well and are happy with the overall experience. We did not hunt "spot and stalk" like the literature indicates, but rather mostly from elevated blinds located about 100 yards from...

If you have a Model 70 Safari Express, what rings and bases are you using? Are the Leupold QD (Weaver style) extension rings solid? Any luck using low rings with a 40mm objective? JPT

What do you fellows think of using a .280 Remington with 160 grain TSX bullets for plains game up to the size of kudu? Please don't bother with the responses about proper shot placement, consider the shot to be good and the angle acceptable.