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  1. glgardnerjr

    Looking for suggestions on getting boots made from back skins

    I like the African Continent idea with the maybe August 2014 or something in it. I have had a few conversations with Mr. Easterling about all of this but when my skins get in we will talk in more detail.
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    Looking for suggestions on getting boots made from back skins

    My buffalo, sable and sons impala are finally on the way. I want to have custom cowboy boots made from the back skins. Mine will be buffalo on the bottom and sable on the top and my sons will be buffalo on the bottom and impala on the top. I have my boot maker, L. M. Easterling Custom Boot...
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    ZIMBABWE: Our Zimbawe Adventure & Hunt For Buffalo & Elephant

    Great report. Especially identified with the despair and fear that you may not get what you came all that way to do and then it happens fast and quick. I may have missed it but who was the outfitter? Quinn the PH but couldn't find the outfitter name. Looking for an elephant hunt in 2017.
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    ZIMBABWE: The First Safari

    Africa The First Safari My first safari was this past summer. It was everything I hoped it would be and nothing of what I expected. I wanted to make sure I remembered everything. Here is my journal: 2014 African Safari Journal Gary Gardner & Hayden Gardner August 2nd – August 19th August 2...
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    Getting In Physical & Mental Shape Before The Hunt

    Just got back from Zim and climbing kopjes or was a 3 - 10 time per day occurrence and some of them were more like small mountains. I was prepared for the walking but wish I had added a significant portion of stadiums to my routine. The stairmaster for me isn't near the same a climbing bleachers...
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    Leaving Saturday for First Safari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #toodamnexcitedtosleep

    Velo dog, touched by your words.
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    Leaving Saturday for First Safari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #toodamnexcitedtosleep

    I'll probably relent and let him do more, I've never been very good at saying no. I do struggle with the fact that it took me 52 years to finally go on my first safari. He's got to have something to look forward to in life!!!!
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    Leaving Saturday for First Safari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #toodamnexcitedtosleep

    Needed to share my excitement with people who would appreciate it:) Wednesday, July 30th and frantically trying to make sure all is ready for my first safari. Hunting with Frans Troskie of Sitatunga Safaris and they have been great to deal with. Leaving THIS SATURDAY, August 2nd. Flying to...
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    Comment by 'glgardnerjr' in media 'At camp'

    Leaving in 5 days to hunt with Frans! Buffalo & Sable in Zim.
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    Gun Packing for SA - 2 guns in 1 case vs 1 gun in 2 cases?

    Hadn't thought through the Permits for Ammo on the Ammo & Firearm form negate my son from being able to bring it in. Flying a private charter back out from SA to ZIM so waiting on the next plane not a problem and I already have some extra time built in. Tuffpak vs Boyt or Pelican. I bought...
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    Gun Packing for SA - 2 guns in 1 case vs 1 gun in 2 cases?

    Should have added. I'm flying Delta from Houston to Atlanta and then direct from Atlanta to Joberg.
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    Gun Packing for SA - 2 guns in 1 case vs 1 gun in 2 cases?

    Heading to Zim through SA for a 10 day buffalo hunt. My first safari. Bringing my son, 20 years old, with me. My question is this; should I put both my 404 Jeff & my 375 H&H in one case (Currently have a Boyt case for 2 guns and a Tuffpack I can use) or should I put one in one case and the...
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    REPORT: Gracy Travel Re-booking Problem

    Hank, I agree on their margins but I would say is this. The girl who did the booking made $70.00 on the transaction per ticket (that's what I was told). Were it my company a refund of $230 (so I break-even before overhead) would have been a minimal offering. At that point customer would have...
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    REPORT: Gracy Travel Re-booking Problem

    I also personally don't put much credence into any "reviewer" who joins a forum or reviewing platform to just to say how badly they were treated. Glad they've been good for you to this point. Just to clarify, I've been a member since Feb 2012 when I found this site and started using it to...
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    REPORT: Gracy Travel Re-booking Problem

    The purpose of the post is to inform others of both my mistakes so they don't repeat them and to allow fellow hunters to see the correspondence between myself and Gracy Travel so they can form their own opinions about whether this is a company they would like to do business with. This is my...
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    REPORT: Gracy Travel Re-booking Problem

    Fellow Hunters, Please see the attached string of e-mails between myself and Gracy Travel over what I view as a tremendous failure on the part of Gracy Travel that has cost me significant dollars. The background story is that I was forced to cancel my 2013 safari for health reasons and...
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    Used Tuffpak Gun Case

    I have an essentially brand new one, used once for golf clubs, that I will sell. glgardnerjr@gmail.com
 
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