Recent content by CloudySkies

Point systems are what they are, hard to catch up in some places, but workable in others. I’ve drawn WY Elk and Antelope once, but managed to hunt cow tags multiple times and have a reasonable war chest of points (mostly deer, as I hunted antelope 2 years ago and elk last year). There is decent...

Coming from a perspective of someone heading on their first trip, but having hunted western US big game. Off a bench? For me 200 yards with one of my rifles should be no more than an inch group. Prone with a good rest/bipod? With a good enough rifle (custom job) and hand loads, I've shot 3...

2500 ft is about right for that region. Lands on the average. @112Savage, yep that is the expected behavior. You should see bullets go high at about 300yd once you have elevation for a rifle dialed at lower elevation. I wouldn't blame the shooter. Does it matter...probably not overly for...

7 weeks for me and alot of work to do in between. Suspect it will creep up on me though. Good luck with your trip.

That copper plating looks amazing - really cool way to go with it. Would be curious as to where you got that done.

For hunting I have custom molded electronic Soundgears, what they call their silver model. I didn't love what the phantoms offered (charging wise), so I went for replaceable batteries. They give me enough sensitivity in the field, and in fact the ability to hear a lot of subtle stuff - I've used...

Very nice groupings. Curious as to whether you did your velocities to get it made with or without the suppressor? And did you add in any modifiers for temperature/altitude or left that standard? Really like the CDS system as well. For precision shooting, sure you can get fancier, but in the...

2026: First safari South Africa in late Summer MT big game combo tag DIY WY cow elk MI Whitetail near home. ND Whitetail Archery 2027: Spring archery turkey Namibia? Relocating Jobs Who knows what in fall, maybe WY Mule Deer or something in CA 2028: Namibia if I can't do it in 2027.

Fantastic hunt report. The transition to R rating had me dying of laughing (that particular word curiously has been used to describe other groups of similar magnitudes in friend circles, and your definitions are hilarious) - would've loved to be a fly on the side of the vehicle listening to the...

Amazing hunt and a beautiful write up - really enjoyed this story and look forward to reading further. Eland Wellington also sounds simply amazing - I've done it with elk and whitetail, but I imagine it would be very different.

Always happy to make a donation to a good cause, so not sore about that. Decided that given I could get very reasonable flights on FF points that I'm going to go ahead with the trip, though will be solo due to wife having to go care for family (she encouraged me to go, on the condition we do...

It is 7 days of hunting trip.

I'm about 1.3k in between the auction and a deposit.

Oh, I'll clarify, not unmotivated by going to Africa, that won't go away, more whether if this hunt is the way I want to approach it or if I'd rather go on something that meets what I'd hope for.

Haven't booked flights yet - so definitely a little less than enthused. Wife was planning to come with me and maybe hunt one or two of the smaller antelope and do a game drive, but part of me feels worried about surprise charges. Yeah, a five day I'm aware of with good personal recommendations...