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July 20 Final hunting day. I hear movement outside. It isn’t elephant, but it also isn’t the wind. No animal noise, so I can rule out... -
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I am not dead. Headed to the airport. Was going to upload my report but didn’t finish it before the generator shut off last night and...
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I would be changing flight plans and adding days in that situation.
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ChasingHemingway reacted to PHOENIX PHIL's post in the thread Finally getting a shot at an elephant with a bow!! with Like.
I'd like to think that because there's not been an update is because they're so busy recovering this old cow.
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We have been awash in great hunt reports lately. I sense we are a broadly literary bunch, but I thought that meant reading and not...
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July 19 I lay in bed thinking about the coming day. While I have two days hunting left on my safari, if I shoot an elephant and have to...
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July 18 Once again I am awake before the generator, which comes on at 6am. We have breakfast quickly and get ready for the day. I...
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It is just above the Devil’s gate. On the Zambezi but I don’t know the name of the area exactly. I suppose I can pull up the GPS...
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July 17 For the first time, I am not up before the generator. Before 7, we see a kudu on the drive out to the hunting area. It is...
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It isn’t too late. Donations will be accepted. Should I start a go fund me? -
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July 16 After a nice breakfast, we head over to the skinning shed for the crocodile autopsy. My arrow hit the front of one lung and not...
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I have photos and they were skinning him yesterday. Today we will cut open the body to verify the vitals and I will put them all up at...
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Addendum for July 15th: After a nice spaghetti and mince meat dinner, we head out. I know there is almost no light pollution here and...
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I wake up at just after 5am. Generator kicks on at 6am and the day officially starts. I brush my teeth and deal as best I can with the...
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Day Four of Ten: I wake up just after 5am. The generator isn’t on yet and all seems quiet in camp. The wake up time is 6am and I lay in...