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I wore Carhartt dungarees and they were perfect, a dark khaki pair and a mushroom/brown pair. For shirts , I have an Orvis Bush shirt that was perfect, as well as an LL bean poplin shirt that worked well. Olive is better than light khaki or the "traditional" safari khaki. Also, one of my...

FYI.. I contacted the taxidermist about the block of wood in the warthog snout, and he indicated it is in there for permanent support. He said I could place some bondo in front of it and paint that white to disguise it. He seemed distressed that I was not 100% satisfied (even though i was not...

I took both doxy and cipro with me but did not need either . If you are taking doxy as malaria prophylaxis, then yes, you need to start it before your trip, usually 2 days before entry into exposure prone area. However, it does not work like that (prophylacticly) for tick fever. So unless...

Thanks! I am not sure what that white block of wood is for in the snout cavity. I have emailed the taxidermist to see if it was put in there for support for shipping, and if so,hopefully I can remove it. I got the idea for that mount and the skins on the plaques from some examples I saw in...

I forgot to mention that we used Red Dune Taxidermy in Kimberly. They were air-shipped in one crate from SA to ATL. We used Coppersmith to arrange clearance in the US and ground shipping from Atlanta to our home (3 hours south of Atlanta). And no, we did not pick up a pintail drake and...

Well, I have intentionally stayed away from the site for several months because hanging out here just makes me want to go back to Africa immediately. However, my trophies from my May 2012 hunt with Nico Smith at Amakulu Lodge arrived this week, and I now have them on the wall. While I am no...

In the lastest Bond film,Skyfall, the double rifle Bond uses on the moors is his "father's old hunting rifle," an Anderson Wheeler 500 Nitro Express.

I agree with wyowes, we just used Henry with RiflePermits.com and they were great. Well worth the $100.

We took the primos tripod trigger sticks and they worked great. My only criticism is that won't quite go low enough for me to be 100% comfortable for sitting and kneeling shots. Our ph thought they were the best thing since sliced bread so we left them with him. I like gillettehunters...

Pelican 1750. Can fit two scoped rifles in it if you need to. Plus it has wheels. And you can order replacement foam inserts to use with different guns. Absolutely worth the money in my opinion.

I spent more time on the phone scheduling the appointment than I did in the office--literally I was in and out in 5 minutes. Locate the closest one to you and call them to schedule the appointment.

I wore Irish setter soft paw chukkas, the model without the waterproof membrane, and loved everything but the sole, which was a little too hard and noisy. A softer rubber sole, like a crepe sole or nonchunky vibram sole, would make it a perfect boot.

I officially volunteer my services as your traveling personal physician during this adventure!

Great story it got my adrenaline flowing just reading it!

Thanks for the great write up and congrats on a success successful trip! That warthog is a monster!