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If you killed the Zebra in the Rocky Mountains on John the Butchers place it’s no joke! Every hunt usually has something you will never forget. For me it was killing my Zebra in those Mountains!

I think it turned out good too. Crazy thing about it is I stapled it to the wall. So it was easy to do also. I got carried away with flatskins so I needed to figure out things to do with them. How well they can do flatskins and the price I couldn’t not do all of them. Haha. My brother in law is...

I recently received my flat skins and Euro mounts from my 2025 Khomas Highlands hunt in Namibia, completed by Ingwe Taxidermy. I always enjoy seeing other people’s trophy rooms and how they display their mounts, so I thought I’d share mine. I only shoulder-mounted one of the two kudu I...

I’ve been waiting on some new hunt reports from Phillip at Khomas Highland Safaris. Until you can make it back over there yourself, the next best thing is living vicariously through everyone else’s hunts!

That’s a good one! What was the length of that one?

Yes, being a rookie, getting gifted another kudu by George made more sense to me. But I asked him, “Would you have cared if I had shot that klipspringer instead of the kudu?” He said, “Heck no! That’s exactly what I would’ve done!”

Thanks, Philip — that means a lot. You run a top-notch operation, and it was an unforgettable experience from start to finish. The hunting, the people, the land—it all exceeded expectations. I’ve already been reliving the memories and telling anyone who’ll listen. Like someone once said… “I’ll...

Thanks for sharing - Those photos of the scenery are awesome! I tried to get some that good on my trip but couldn't quite capture it like that. Really brings back memories!

DAY 9 - FINAL DAY May 17th Weather: 50–80°F Location: Butcher John’s (behind the lodge) We got up early, and George asked one of the other PHs, Isaac, to help judge kudu that day. So now the team was made up of two PHs—Isaac and Adab—as well as Mentos and Santos. George and Isaac had seen a...

DAY 7 May 15th Weather: 50–80°F Location: Casanova At this point, the only thing left on my list was an oryx. We started the morning seeing oryx right away. The first group didn’t have one with quite the look I was after—decent animals, but not what I wanted to end the list with. Not too long...

DAY 6 May 14th Weather: 50–75°F Morning: Butcher John’s Evening: Casanova At this point in the hunt, I thought the only animal I had left to take was an oryx. This day is what I’d call a classic hunting day—lots of walking, lots of glassing, and just enough teasing from the hunting gods to keep...

Yep. I didn’t have a single complaint. Phillip is a great guy.

DAY 5 May 13th Weather: Same Location: Rocky Mountains Day 5 is a day I will never forget. Up to this point, I had only come across six zebra, and they were all in one place—John the Butcher’s Rocky Mountains. We got up earlier than usual for this hunt. According to Adab, kudu don’t move much...

DAY FOUR Same weather This morning, we hunted another one of Butcher John’s properties located close to camp, looking for zebra and oryx. At this point, those were the only two animals I had left to hunt. We didn’t see any zebra and only spotted a handful of oryx, along with a few other...

I definitely will. Next time I come, I’ll be requesting Adab, Santos, and Mentos. They worked hard, and we laughed and had a great time the entire trip. I told Phillip that those three make an incredible team. They were constantly glassing, and Santos—our driver—has absolutely unbelievable vision.