Recent content by Daveboone

I love Rinellas show, but think he would be a difficult personality to enjoy. I think I would really enjoy Jim Shockey in camp, as long as he wasnt "on the job". From what I have read, I think I would have really enjoyed Fred Bears company, and probably Skeeter Skeltons (both of course writers...

Great choice! Expect chaos, rainy weather and few opportunities...but the fishing and hunting was great only a week ago!

I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to go on a fair number of guided hunting trips, pretty modest by alot of folks standards. Locally here in NY I hunt whitetail most every week of the season. I have to be out there, but I dont have to shoot anything (but really miss the venison...

I will never forget ...first, the shock on my dads face when I brought home the first deer I shot at 16, then his ...exasperation with butchering it! It was the first deer taken in my family. Many, many more followed. I thoroughly enjoy butchering them, but will happily drop it off at my meat...

This is Billie! She is now five months old, A Rottie. She is trying to fill her aunts very large shoes, after her passing last summer. She is trying, but currently she is too busy chewing on shoes to fill them. She is a very gentle little girl though, and wants to be friends with everyone. We...

Booking earlier is the best guarantee of getting the seats/ flight you want....after that it is a crap shoot.

It is my most treasured possession. When dad got it, the bolt was droppe and the barrel turned down to remove the steps. A Williams aperture and Herters front ramp and birdseye maple stock was all the sporterizing he did....a very typical 1950s home sporterizing job.Over many years, I brought it...

European by descent...My favorite rifle is dads 1933 Oberndorf banner 98, which still has its perfectly adequate original barrel. I shot my first deer (and many more) and moose with it, and it just feels ....right. I have had a scad of other rifles and calibers, but honestly dont think anything...

Keeping it realistic to our means and home.... We were lucky to go once, would love to go back. I would likely want to go to SA again, largely because I feel there is alot there we would still like to do and see...and steer the trip more to my wife. We would like to spend more down time in the...

Needing a new pair of light hiking shoes before my Africa trip, I bought a ankle high pair of full leather goretex (only because what I liked came in them) boots, Rockports if I recall. I spent about 150 bucks, and they did all I wanted. I certainly could have gotten by with one of my other...

I loved GHOA, and will re-read it. That said, after reading Ruarks Horn of the Hunter, by far I enjoyed Ruark more. I think I would have enjoyed Ruarks company, not Hemingways so much.

My time in the woods /fields, etc. is my "mental toileting". Simply being quiet, enjoying all the creations and what HE sends to me to see, hear and feel. Enjoying and helping me to understand the circle of life.

We went to the Eastern Cape of SA spring of 22. From the airport on arrival to departure, we felt totally safe at all times. We were greeted in the airport by our hosts (Afton House), assisted with our luggage and delivered to and from Afton to the airport, and assisted to our departure lines...

You mention an "old K98"..., which of course, they all are. Be sure to have your rifle checked out by a gunsmith before shooting...

On our only trip to SA, we stayed at Afton house both coming and going...on our return, with short notice due to airline problems. We felt very at home immediately. Meals were great, very hospitable. Of course they met us at the airport and delivered us as needed on leaving, with assistance...