Recent content by DLSJR

I got to enjoy being a small part of the solution a couple years ago. A buddy & I flew 4-hours over 2 mornings near San Angelo. We shot 120 hogs and a coyote. Only counted the ones laying dead, if they were leaking oil but still on their feet we didn’t count them. We were using the operators...

I’m making my 12th trip over this September, flying SFO to JNB on Emirates, then Air Link to Tete/Beira. For me the choice is easy; always Emirates or Qatar if they fly where I need to go with Turkish as my fall back option.

Give serious consideration to Emirates Premium Economy seating. It’s double the cost of economy but half the cost of Biz Class. Better, more comfortable seat, I think better food and more leg room. It’s a viable option.

Spot-on!

These bullet discussions, while often interesting, are missing a key point for much African hunting and especially in most countries not called South Africa. The selection of a bullet should match your intended game, of course; but you’d be wise to consider that you may find yourself facing...

I was fortunate to take a Red Lechwe in Botswana’s Linyanti Swamps in 1989. It was about a 400 yard shot and facing straight away from us with a 300 Winchester. I make a perfect ‘Texas Heart Shot’ and it was bang-Flop. In 2018 I took a good 30” Kafue Lechwe on private land in Zambia, near...

I’m not sure if you’re ignorant or just cynical. Or perhaps you only hunt South Africa. There are plenty of places where Buffalo are hunted that have no fences or containment holding them in. I’ve hunted buffalo in a number of places where nothing contained or limited any wildlife, not...

I typically take my .338 Winchester and .416 Hoffman and find them to be a great combo for anything I may encounter. However, I also really like my .375 H&H every bit as much as either of the others. Leaving the .338 off your poll is a major omission. You’d be surprised at how often it is...

Welcome to our community, I think you’ll find it to be a friendly place where you can share ideas and experience. Your pictures reminded me of a wonderful week I spent deer stalking in the highlands many years ago. I was fortunate to spend 2 days on Airlie, which borders Balmoral. But the...

And when I hunted Brown Bears on Kodiak, my guide for part of the hunt carried a 300 Winchester as his backup gun. The guide for the last part of my hunt carried a 30-06. Go figure.

I’m sorry to read of your wife’s relapse. You’re both in my thoughts for her to beat this. You did the right thing.

You can probably start your 8 year old now or in the next couple years.

I really enjoy hunting 2x1 with my son, but also a few special friends. That often means I’m not going to shoot anything, but I’m fine with that as I get to watch them hunt. The last time I took my son to Africa, we hunted Madaba right in the center of the Selous Game Reserve. He was right...

You explained the points game pretty well. I’ve been building points for many years in most of the western states that I want to hunt. Every bit as importantly, I started building points for my son, who is now 38. He’s drawn some great tags, especially in Arizona where he’s drawn 2 great...

How about these bulls? Would they do?