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  1. Deinotherium

    cz550 505 gibbs and sabatti 500NE

    what's wrong with the sabbatti in 500 compared to a 450/400? the cz in 505 is probably what i'll end up going with, i know cz makes a quality rifle but i just don't know enough about the sabbatti to spend that kind of money on one
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    cz550 505 gibbs and sabatti 500NE

    i'm looking to purchase one of these guns, i don't have a particular reason in mind other than i really like big bore rifles, especially doubles, i am wondering if anyone has experience with the sabatti, i see i can get it for around $5000, which to me seems very reasonable for a double rifle, i...
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    .45-70 for Elephant

    I've never even hunted Africa and i laughed a little when i saw the title of this thread, you might be better off talking a .22 CB for elephant because there's a better chance he won't notice he's been shot :laughing:
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    so does a PH typically go to another country and hunt during the off season or do they just get a job at burger king, lol
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    is that how you say "what off season?"
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    That is probably who i will go with since the other school i looked at is significantly more expensive, one more question i have is what does a PH usually do in the off season? can they just go hunt in another country that they are licensed in or is there some other related field to work in...
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    I've been in contact with several of the schools on the PH association of South Africa website, is it safe to assume all the ones listed are legitimate, because not all of them have websites so i just want to make sure before i decide to spend the money on the one i choose. The one's i am...
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    i'm not quite done being a nuisance yet :) from what i have read from emailing the PH schools, the South Africa qualification is accepted in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia, does anyone know what the requirements are or where i could find the requirements for being a PH in those countries?
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    Thanks for all the help, this forum is really great, i just got in contact with a few of those professional hunting schools and one of them looks like they will be loads of help, now all i have to do is get my passport and the money for the school
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    Thanks for the links, i just emailed all the PH schools, by the way, i don't speak Afrikaans, would that be a problem?
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    thanks for the help, i'm having trouble finding any threads with information in them, but i found one with this book, is this a good book to get? https://www.africahunting.com/threads/how-to-become-a-professional-hunter-in-africa.5093/ also, would working for free for an outfitter to get...
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    thanks a lot, is the job market very competitive for professional hunters? if i sold some things i could afford the school, but do you know of any other way to get citizenship? i will never have $250,000 to invest, are there any other countries that are easier to get citizenship in or that do...
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    Any help with becoming a professional hunter?

    Hello, I am from the united states and would like to become a professional hunter in Africa but have no idea where to start, i have attended a hunting guide school in Montana but have not seen any in Africa, if someone could please help me and give me an idea of where to get started i would be...
 
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