Recent content by DLSJR

I saw news on an other forum where Guy Whittall, owner of Humani in the Save Valley Conservancy, was mauled badly by a leopard. He is scheduled for surgery tomorrow but they expect he’ll be OK and should recover. A dog they were using to track the cat was also mauled and with a veterinarian...

A 16-day hunt in Tanzania can be a very special experience. I’ve hunted Zambia once (going again in 2025) and it was wonderful, but I really like Tanzania. I’ve hunted 3 different regions of Tanzania and all gave good hunts in very interesting country. A 16-day hunt allows 3 Buffalo and a...

I have Leupold VX5’s on both my 375 (2-10) & 416 (1-5) and find them to be excellent. Whether you care about the CDS or not, whatever you do, get the Firedot reticle. It’s an absolute game changer as far as I’m concerned. I love Leica too… for binoculars.

A number of people have commented about how hard it is to exercise due to lower extremity injuries. For all those guys, try pool walking. I first started doing it after knee surgery. My physical therapist had me do it, and he was adamant that I not swim as kicking would be bad for my still...

Nyati makes an excellent point about junk food and sugar. If you eliminate these, cut back on alcohol and do the other stuff, it’s inspiring what you can achieve. One other thing that helps with diet is to cut way back on fast digesting carbs, especially potatoes. For beverages, stick to...

I’m 65 and feel better now than I did when I was 50. Up until my mid 40’s I was very active, mostly with karate 4 days a week for about five years; so fitness was just part of the routine. I suffered a few significant injuries to my back and knee, so had to give up an activity I loved. That...

Bycatch… The dirty secret seldom mentioned. And a major problem.

Back to silvers; I think you’ll probably still find solid fishing north of the Yukon River. I had, literally, 100+ fish days on the Unalakleet River when fishing silvers, with 10-14 lb. common. My biggest fish from that river, on a scale, were a few 20 pound fish, 2 or 3. But a 20 lb silver...

One river where you might escape the downward population trends in Alaska and enjoy world class fishing for kings is with Unalakleet River Lodge. It’s north of the Yukon River, about 100 miles SE of Nome. I used to be part of the previous ownership group before the Unalakleet Native Corp...

Actually, you might be surprised at how far you can shoot accurately with a properly scoped .416. I was turkey hunting with a friend earlier this week who, like me, shoots a .416 in Africa. His a Remington and mine a Hoffman, so nearly the same cartridge. We each figured the farthest we’ve...

They’re much better for accurate shooting. Practice with them ahead of time to get used to how they work. Much better than traditional tripod.

For a lion I think a Nosler Partition, Trophy Bonded Bearclaw, Nosler Accubond and similar bullets are best for lions. I’ve only shot 1 lion & 3 leopards and used a Nosler Partition for 1 leopard and Trophy Bonded Bearclaws for the lion and 2 other leopards. They all died very quickly, very...

Over the last 46 years I’ve shot both handloads and factory ammunition While rifle hunting. Most of the Dangerous Game ammo I’ve shot has been handloads, like 80-90%. The only misfires I’ve had were with Barnes 375 H&H factory ammo. Fortunately, that happened in practice, not while hunting...

Felix contracted Typhoid Fever down in the Bongo areas. He died while being transported to a hospital in Douala.

I’m gonna jump in here, as I’ve flown with my Pelican 1615 on small regional airlines planes and Sessna Caravan. The Pelican Air is no problem at all on smaller planes, even say a 206. Wouldn’t work well in a super cub though… I pack my Pelican air with more stuff than I need, including full...