Recent content by Finprof

On the topic of landowner permission, Arcadia Plantation near Georgetown SC stopped allowing hunters because of liability concerns. I have been hunting hogs there with an outfitter for about 20 years. The outfitter is very knowledgeable about hogs and has strict rules for hunters but the owners...

I will be there but the day or days will be determined by the weather. I can go any time. I live about 2 hours away.

I still have the BAR 30/06 I bought in 1972. Back then we did small man drives and got shots at moving deer although they were not running full tilt so a semi-auto was useful. In PA semi autos are forbidden for deer hunting so there were a lot of Remington pumps. My BAR shoots 1 to 114 MOA...

Get Alaska Arms. Work perfectly. Return to zero.

A friend of mine had a choke tube confiscated at the airport. Apparently the TSA agent recognized it as part of a firearm.

I don’t know the northern boundary of moose habitat but I know that there are moose around Kapuskasing and Hearst, which are about halfway between Lake Superior and Hudson Bay. That is as far north as I have gone. I was born in Terrace Bay, which is in prime moose habitat. We had a lot more...

I was born and raised in Northwestern Ontario, north of Lake Superior in moose country. Most of my neighbors used surplus 303 Lee Enfields. My father had a 30/06, a BSA made after WW1 from leftover Enfield 17 parts. We killed a lot of moose. Moose typically took 2 shots. They were dead after...

My wife doesn’t like expensive purses, shoes, jewelry or hunting trips. She likes real estate and doesn’t mind if it happens to attract animals. Over the years it has worked out well.

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Nobel Sport only makes the Light Recoil 20 gauge ammunition in size 8 shot. I have a flat of it. No 7 1/2 and no 9 is made. This is a niche load and is only available in 8. Winchester AA 12 gauge low recoil loads are available in Size 9 shot. I don’t know whether they make a 20 gauge low recoil...

My best buddy, his wife, and I hunted with Elephant-Trails and Shingri during the first week of July 2025. My buddy posted a very positive review shortly thereafter that received little attention. I also provided some input that was generally positive. Two items up front relative to the...

My experience in the Victoria Falls post-hunt excursion was great with Elephant-Trails Safaris. The PH/owner recommended a hotel in Vic Falls that we booked ourselves. The hotel had a long list of excursions that cost between $70 and $140 per day. The hotel was great, within walking distance to...

Where did you hunt in Panama? I go there to fish every couple of years. Fishing is great but I didn’t know about hunting.

I did something like you describe with PH Shingi and Elephant Trails Safaris in Zimbabwe. My buddy was hunting buffalo while I was following along with the tracking and taking whatever else we came across. There were several 10-12 mile days in mountainous terrain that was very challenging. We...