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    Why Men Trophy Hunt

    I'm fed up with pseudo-scientists trying to dissect what I do and why I do it. The truth is, I hunt because I must and I will hunt until I cannot. Bill Quimby
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    How is the best way to hang a Cheetah skin on the wall?

    I've mounted mountain lion rugs to two different types of walls: One was drywall, and I simply used a staple gun and nailed the felt to the wall, with staples every six inches or so around the rug. The staples are under the lion skin and are hidden. The other was a rough block wall, and I...
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    Self-Guided Hunts In Africa

    I was fortunate to have hunted many times on several large farms owned by friends in South Africa during the early 1980s before passage of what I call its "Outfitter/PH Protection Act." I stayed in hotels, rented a baakie and hunted with only a black farmworker to help me load the game I shot...
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    Curious about SCI funding

    There actually are two SCIs. One is Safari Club International, the 50,000-member organization, and the Safari Club International Foundation, its conservation and education wing. Bill Quimby
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    The Quality of American Firearms...

    JimP: You apparently talked with some rare individuals from that echelon of hunters. I have spent a lot of time with many experienced international hunters/collectors and know only two who felt that way about a gun. J.Y. Jones, an opthamologist and an author, used the same Remington .30-06 to...
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    The Quality of American Firearms...

    Cody: I think you would be disappointed if you tried to interview most of these guys. You would have to work very hard to get any details about the rifles they used. As I said, guns merely were their tools. It would be like asking a plumber to talk about his favorite monkey wrench or an...
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    The Quality of American Firearms...

    I have written, ghostwritten, co-written, or "edited" (rewriten) the hunting memoirs of many of the world's most experienced big game hunters, seven of them Weatherby Award recipients. All but one had hunted on six continents and taken nearly everything that walks, from muntjac to elephant. The...
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    Toronto Hotel Caves to Antis: Breaks Contract and Cancels African Hunting Show

    Do the lawyers here believe the organizer of the anti-hunting petition drive could be successfully sued by the show's promoter? Bill Quimby
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    Hi Henri. Didn't know you were a member of this site. Hope you, Riana and Priscilla are well...

    Hi Henri. Didn't know you were a member of this site. Hope you, Riana and Priscilla are well. Bill Quimby
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    Woodpigeon and rusty relics

    8x60: I was fortunate to have hunted with several original high-quality muzzleloaders from the 19th and 18th centuries because my friend bought, restored and resold a lot of them. (He had worked in the Tower of London as a restorer before becoming one of the world's best-known firearms...
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    Woodpigeon and rusty relics

    Beautiful shotgun. When my friend Lynton McKenzie still was alive we used to shoot mourning doves with a pair of flintlock double-barrel shotguns built in very early 1800s by a gunmaker named Manton. The click, flash, boom, and a cloud of white smoke every time we pulled a trigger took a while...
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    What is your light Plains Game rifle (sub .30 cal)?

    After using a .30-06 for my first safari in 1983, I switched to a 7mm Remington Magnum shooting handloaded 175-grain Nosler Partitions for all my hunts down there since then. The rifle and ammo served me well for everything from grysbok to eland. Out of about two dozen different species, only...
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    Elephant Pictures - The Magnificent SEVEN - Big Tusker Elephants

    The date given in the article for the discovery of the carcass of Mafunyane (November 16, 1983) is wrong. My first trip to South Africa was in June 1983. As an American newspaper journalist, the South African Tourist Board (SATOUR) hosted me on a tour of all of the country's national parks...
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    Curious about SCI funding

    SCI's publications (magazine, newspapers, record books) and awards programs also are revenue sources. Bill Quimby
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    Animal you wouldn't hunt

    Before my first trip to Zimbabwe in 1983 I thought I would never want to shoot zebra, elephant or baboon. After a bunch of mock charges in my first week in the Matetsi, I removed elephant from that list. I regret never having the opportunity to get even with one of those horrific six-ton...
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    SCI vs DSC

    I hit "submit" on the entry above before I should have. I meant to also include that SCI publishes a worldwide record book in addition to a bimonthly magazine and monthly newspaper. Also, until recently, it also had an office in South Africa. In addition to the Wyoming ranch, SCIF also funds...
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    SCI vs DSC

    I've been away from this site for awhile, and just found this thread. Both SCI and DSC are great organizations. I've attended more than 30 SCI conventions and only one DSC convention, and that was about ten years ago. I was an independent contractor with contracts to produce SCI's publications...
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    I lost your last note to me while trying to post my response, which was killed, too. I've had it...

    I lost your last note to me while trying to post my response, which was killed, too. I've had it with this website. It is not user-friendly for those of us with only dial-up modems. Please resend your last message to me to billrquimby@cs.com. Thanks, Bill Quimby
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    NEW PRICES ON OLD .416 & .460 AMMO

    I’ve had the .460 ammo since 1983; the .416 since 1994. It has been stored in cool, dark places, but the .460 ammo probably should not be used for dangerous game because of its age. .416 WEATHERBY 400 gr. --- 11 Monolithic Solids --- 15 Round Nose Softs --- 8 once-fired cases I WANTED...
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    SIXTY YEARS A HUNTER, signed copies

    I ordered several copies of my book, Sixty Years A Hunter, from the publisher for people who wanted signed copies. There are two left. If anyone is interested in one, I'll inscribe it to order and ship it anywhere in the USA or Canada for U.S.A. for $50. For more details about the book, see...
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    African Hunting Comic Book

    No examples of my stuff on the internet, but I will email you some if you send your address in a PM. Incidentally, there was a time when visiting British gentlemen wore suits with vests, starched collars, neckties, and long, gold watch chains when they hunted in the American West. Don't know...
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    African Hunting Comic Book

    Didn't realize this was a "period" cartoon from the 1920s. All I saw was the first page with six panels. Are there more? Thanks for the offer to design a cover for my next book, but authors in the hunting genre seldom have anything to say about cover design, unless their name is Ruark...
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    Game Farm In Botswana Wanted

    PM sent Bill Quimby
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    African Hunting Comic Book

    My thoughts: 1. I've never seen a PH wear a scarf or a shirt with bullet loops and military-style epaulets. A baseball cap, yes. Short pants, yes. T-shirts with "I Love NY," yes. 2. To be accurately depicted, the tracker needs to be wearing brown coveralls and a balaclava. 3. You are...
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    The Ultimate Africa Coffee Table Book

    Collector’s copy of Tom Brakefield’s “The Africa Book” By Tom Brakefield with text and photographs by Brakefield, art and foreword by Bob Kuhn, the 14th in the Amwell Press African Heritage Collection published in 1984 for the National Sporting Fraternity. 210-page deluxe limited edition of...
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    You may want to consider having your outfitter or camp manager hold most of your cash and travelers checks in the safe at his home or office while you’re in camp. Get a receipt, of course. Bill Quimby
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    What Line Of Work Are You In

    Author of a dozen books for or about notable international big game hunters since my retirement in 1999. Before that, I directed the production of SCI's magazines, newspapers and record books. Bill Quimby
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    Forget what you’ve heard about Africa’s plains game being harder to kill. If you won’t be hunting dangerous game, you won’t need a .375 H&H or larger caliber for plains game. Your .270, 7 mm Remington Magnum, .30-06 or similar “deer” rifle with good bullets will do just fine on kudu, zebra...
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    If you take a number of medicines as I do, ask your doctor to write new prescriptions for everything you’ll take to Africa, and then keep those prescriptions with your passport. You probably won’t have anything that’s on another country’s prohibited list, but it could help you avoid a heap of...
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    If you’ll be in Reno in January for the SCI convention and are planning on booking a hunt there (or just want to know more about African hunting), be sure to attend the club’s “Your First African Safari” seminar on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. And be sure to ask the panelists questions. It...
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    AH Get Together In Reno During Safari Club International (SCI) Convention 2011

    Wish I could join you, but I'm flying home at noon Friday. Too bad it isn't earlier in the week because I'd love to join you. Any chance you will have an extra hat? Bill Quimby
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    Look up the rules that TSA and the airlines you will be using have imposed for flying with firearms and ammo, and then print copies to take with you. Some airline clerks and a few TSA people are misinformed. It should go without saying that you need to follow those rules. Bill Quimby
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    If you will be in a malaria area, check with your booking agent or outfitter to learn what prophylactic is recommended and then ask your doctor if he recommends it for you. Some types will need to be started before you leave home. Bill Quimby
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    Get your teeth worked on before you leave. Bill Quimby
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    Trip insurance is not the only coverage you should consider when planning a safari. Insurance to cover emergency medical treatment and evacuation to the States is dirt cheap when compared to what a medical emergency could cost you without it. You also may want to consider insuring your firearms...
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    Before you head for Zimbabwe, check with your outfitter or agent to see if hotels where you plan to stay will accept credit cards, and if there is a surcharge for using cards. There should be no problem in Victoria Falls or Harare, but this may not be the case elsewhere in the country. Bill...
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    It’s not widely known, but American Express offers $1,000.00 travelers checks. They can save you a lot of signing time when you pay your safari fees. Some bank tellers have never heard of them, and you may have to ask the bank manager or someone at anAmEx to order them for you. Bill Quimby
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    For the lowest conversion rates, try to use credit cards instead of cash for hotels and other charges when in a city. The card company will convert the African currency on your statement to U.S. dollars using that day's rate. As someone above has said, you should alert your card companies...
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    5 collectible first edition Capstick reprint series books, $300

    PRICE REDUCED from $300 plus shipping to $275 including shipping. Bill Quimby
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    5 collectible first edition Capstick reprint series books, $300

    I'm thinning my library's inventory starting with these five collectible stated first-edition hardcover reprint books from the Peter Hathaway Capstick Library series. All five books are in like new condition except for the dust jackets on three as indicated below. All five for $300 plus $20...
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    Best "all-around" rifle caliber for big game hunting?

    By "big game in Africa" I assume you mean the Big Five plus hippo. If so, Monish is absolutely correct. The .375 is a mighty versatile caliber. However, I personally would not recommend it if your safari does not include dangerous game. I tell friends who will be hunting only antelope and zebra...
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    Money belts are a good place for stowing a few big bills, but I prefer a cloth bag with a strap that goes over the neck and hangs out of sight under my shirt. It lays on my chest where it is hard to steal, and is just large enough for passport, travelers' checks, money, etc. These little bags...
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    Have a pen and the number of your passport where you can easily reach them when the flight attendants hand out those entry forms before you land. It beats borrowing a pen and digging your passport out of your carryon. Bill Quimby
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    Win Free Air Passes to Africa for 2011

    To expand on Enysse's tip, I always make sure to schedule at least three or four hours between domestic and international flights. The terminals often are not the same, and it takes time for checked baggage to get from one to another. Tight schedules are the No. 1 reason your baggage does not...
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    Thanks, Mark. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Bill Quimby

    Thanks, Mark. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Bill Quimby
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    Memories

    What a great tale! Coenraad Vermaak is one of southern Africa's most respected outfitters, and he needs to write a book! Bill Quimby
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Spiral Horn Safaris

    welcome back Tom: Your life will never be be same again. There's a saying, and unfortunately it is true, that once you have tasted the water of Africa you must return again and again to drink. Looking forward to reading more about your trip. Bill Quimby
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    A few quick "Book Reports"

    my book If you are interested in an autographed copy, please email me at billRquimby@frontiernet. net Bill Quimby
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    Muzzle Brake?

    There was a muzzle brake on the .416 Weatherby Magnum the company loaned me to take on my lion hunt in Zambia in 1993. The PH asked me to remove it for the hunt -- to save his ears and those of the trackers in the blind with us. Muzzle brakes definitely reduce felt recoil, but as has been...
 
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