Search results

Christian The reason why no pump actions? maybe very few hunters that come to Africa own one/ or they own other guns? I have been guiding for 22 years now and can only recall one hunter that ever brought one over and that was maybe 14 years ago. Nothing wrong with them I guess, and it is...

I guess this is the way to go for all Rhino farmers!!! If the users get scared they might die, there will be less poaching, maybe the demand will drop ! I had my last stats wrong we are up to 188 in SA thus far! Hopefully there is a lot of poison amongst them!

I have met him - I must however admit that to sit and watch a whole video gets pretty boring, - BUT he never could have made any of his videos without some very BAD shots made by clients that wounded the animals in the first place! Have anybody ever thought that what is showed only tells the...

:rant:After yesterday another 2 poached/killed the total for this year in SA alone is 150!!!!

Christian I am 100 persent in agreement with you After all I wonder how much money SCI made out of Mark over the years!!!? It is all about how BIG your Donation is as to what booth you get - booth prices aside.

Rob For one I know Ilala, been there personally. It is a great place to stay, very good service and the food is great! Also very very close to the falls about 800 yards. You can not make a mistake Regards Johan

Benno I know it is a tough one to get service here on parts that is not available - you can try and contact these guys Sako & Squires Bingham Gun Parts Hope it helps Regards Johan

Rumor has it that a guy was nabbed at Lanseria airport flying a light helicopter and was in possesion of 3 fresh Rhino horn, just a week ago!! Will get confirmation about this

Oscar What I know about Impala bullets is the following ; One normaly would shoot a lighter bullet than normal as the quality is very good and you don't need a heavy bullet to get very good performance. The article does not state what weight bullets was used in the Win mag and the Lott, but I...

100% spot on Andries I have on many occations in the bush seen and heard the same "clicking" from Eland and can confirm that it is the hooves making it as you explained. I can also confirm that adult cows hooves will make the same clicking sound when walking or at a slow trot - so nothing...

I have a joke I tell in camp Firstime African hunters arrive with brand new shiny big magnum rifle with a muzzle break and a lot of unnecesary goodies!:nonono: He cannot take it off so the hunt continues. The next year he arrives with a more moderate speed rifle (with no muzzle break...

Louis I agree with you , as I mentioned in my post, that for as long as the demand is there and the laws allow it, it will happen. It is not a question of some "bad" apples involved here, the demand is there, it is LEGAL and it will go on! I am certainly not implying that the ones...

This is my view: It looks like we lost my post on this. There are NO huntable free roaming lion in SA that is not fenced in one way or another. By law no Lion can be released on public or unfenced land. Since the Regulations pertaining to lion hunting changed it is tied up in a...

Jerome I guess we lost some posts made just prior to going offline on the 15 th? It showed for a couple of hours this side of the world, but I guess with the time difference it got lost maybe? Johan

FFemt - You are correct with feeding problems, I had the same problem, although I bought my rifle over 2 years ago in the US I would have thought they would have rectified the feeding problems by now!??:redhot: A lot of guys make the mistake of testing the rifle with only one bullet at a time...

Ok I guess you know it uses a 416 Rigby case necked down I cannot get the shortcut copied, but Google "338 lapua" and there is a whole image page about 5th from the top with all sorts of cartridges for comparison I had the pleasure of shooting one of the truvelo guns a couple of years ago...

Kelly This was not a personal attack, I was reacting in general on various posts made -like: "I would never hunt with someone who want to charge me 200$ for a baboon or a jackal. " 08-01-2009 06:07 AM I also never said that you are prepared to pay $300 for a Jackal - this is what I wrote:;)...

So very true! what you are saying about daily rates and what it covers. But I will still not book a hunter that only wants to pay daily rates and shoot freebies!! You must remember as most posts remarked on the "good old days" things has changed a lot in South Africa in as far as hunting...

South African Bowhunters Association (SABA) Also see the South African Bowhunters Association (SABA) website by clicking here. They have also published it on their web site. This all has to do with the new norms and standards and the TOPS regulations/ Biodiversity act I know this is confusing...

NATIONAL Regulations in SA BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT 10 OF 2004) in respect of THREATENED OR PROTECTED SPECIES were published to provide a greater degree of control over the hunting and game ranching industries. For the first time ever certain restrictions on bowhunting became law...

Just bare in mind that Leopard may not be hunted with a bow under the new regulations in South Africa!

You said it all! You are comfortable with the rifle, even at "long range" it is good enough for what you might take. I always tell clients to bring the rifle they feel comfortable with, no need to buy something that make you "gun shy" and you mess everything up. Stick with a good...

US Import of Scimitar Horned Oryx South Africa Applications of U.S. hunters for enhancement import permits for scimitar horned oryx taken at game ranches in South Africa are denied and will continue to be denied by the USF&WS. It is extremely unlikely that import permits will ever be granted...

My 5cents worth on this issue is that since I reload quite a lot of my Big Bore ammo, it is worth my while only for the reason of not getting my choice of ammo in factory ammo in SA and I use it a lot in one season. I do not concider the .375 as a Big Bore calibre and the choice of factory ammo...

Why I charge a trophy fee for Jackal and Baboon on my price list is this: I have been actively hunting for over 21 years now and these animals were free of charge for many years and clients took them in passing by or when encountered. Over the last few years though a lot of clients put...

Matt I know Graham personally and you will have a great time, welcome to the site. Johan Odendaal

Oscar A word of advice do NOT be scared of the recoil! it is not as bad as people want to make it! :) The reason I say this is that have seen so many people getting "recoil shy" that they can just as well sell the gun again! When you get it, try shooting standing up on sticks or off hand...

Just about no ammo is readily available for the Weatherby mags in Africa, very few and far between, because they are NOT popular in any African country. So that is why VERY FEW gun shops even bother to import these ammo. I sold my 460 years ago because of this! Remember us Africans don't...

Guys let me give my 5 cents worth:) I own a 458WM AND 458 Lott and have used both extensively on big game. I only shoot the WM with Factory loads, mainly Federal Premium and I tell you it is deadly on Buffalo (softs) and Elephant (solids) I love this gun! Remember modern ammo is much more...

Michael As Derek mentioned the CZ is a great rifle I own a couple of them, latest being a 458 Lott. The 9.3 is only popular in SA and no other African country I know of. The choice of caliber is as far as I am concerned a personal one and the availability of ammunition in other countries other...

Just a word of advice to all our USA hunting friends, please make sure with your Fish and Wildlife dept. about the legalities of importing BROWN HYENA into the USA. Last I had that they do NOT allow imports of Trophies for this species? Just make sure, better to find out, than to pay for an...