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"Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!"

"Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!"

Our archery season opens proper in the morning, unfortunately, going to be pouring rain, so looks like I won't get to hit the woods until the 2nd day of season.

Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

Thanks - that's real helpful, I think he looks beautifully proportioned for that mount, might influence me to look on the smaller side. Gorgeous mounts all round - that Golden mount is really nifty.

How big was your Kudu? Trying to judge how they look on pedestal as I'm thinking a similar mount for mine when I get one.

Recently got back from an unsuccessful western archery hunt for elk and mule deer, and used the opportunity to collect some of the taxidermy I needed to move around while out there. A couple of years ago I hunted pronghorn out in Wyoming with my wife, and it was our first joint out of state...

Thanks for the great report. Going next year with Khomas, similar list except no Warthog and will be chasing the Dik-Dik and a Kudu. The bird shooting sounds like a lot of fun so hopefully will have some time for it.

Age plays a big role in size (as that WY study points out), I think also some of the elk that are able to hit irrigation pivots seem to get larger. I took a WY bull last year who would probably be in the 5 year old range, meat came in close to 200lb, which would figure for about 550-600lb. I can...

The frequency of reporting in Africa for leopards might be at play here. Granted, its not of the order of the subcontinental leopards, but heck there was that story a couple of years ago about the two guys being attacked an air force base in RSA, and a child was killed in the 2010s. So I'd say...

I certainly would not mix fine scotch with coke. Water in a pinch, large form ice only. But for a cape brandy (which is a little more rum like IMO) I think its passable - tried it neat over ice and it was middling, but I'm a bit of a cognac snob - needed something to smooth over the rough edges...

Good call on the BYO. By preference I tend to follow the local when traveling, and appreciate the local RSA coke and brandy - nice drink, still less sweet than a Bourbon. Granted, its not a fine scotch, but if I want to drink good scotch I'll drink what I have at home.

"Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!"

Going to be my first time attending and looking forward to meeting a few folks from here, but hopefully seeing of the wares on offer (ASC) and talking to a few outfitters about future trips. Now you've done it. I'm going past Billings and Rand in the next week, so you may just have incurred a...

Yes, I did (and have watched many of them) and while you stated this the scores you post showed some differences - so this leads me to wonder are they worth the 5 bucks extra - seeing differences I thought you might be able to elaborate. BROADHEADYear TestedFixed: #...