Recent content by Happy Myles

You might be surprised to discover hunting with a celebrity is not as satisfying as you had hoped. No matter how nice and courteous the celebrity is, the staff and PHs often are focused on serving the famous. Other hunters get somewhat by passed. Even if the celeb tries hard to make sure...

I forgot a couple things. Knee high gaiters and fingerless gloves both soaked in Permethrin. My wife uses and swears by them. Tsetse go up a pants leg in a flash and also bite the back of hands, fingers not so often. As has been mentioned no black or blue clothes.

Aw, Tsetse. Often, good buffalo hunting associated with the Fly. I always carry a head net stuffed into a tiny pouch on my belt. The head net and my clothes all treated properly with Permethrin. Deet,and Skin So Soft slow them down a bit. The head net works better over a brimmed hat. I...

serious bird watchers seem to prefer Swarovski 10x42. That is good enough for me. I like the range finder version .

I had two upstanding Ethiopia hunts with Colonel Negussie. He was a good man.

i like a brimmed hat. It keeps the sun out of my eyes and off my face and neck as i have skin prone to skin cancer. I feel i can see and hear better from under a brim, probably wishful thinking. Most importantly in severe tsetse fly county the brim keeps my head net away from skin. Lot of...

1972 I think

When I first began venturing to Africa I do not recall camo clothing being available. Nor were the services of SCI, DSC or this wonderful venue. I read somewhere that many explorers used apparel by Willis & Geiger That was good enough for me. Their clothing served me so well that upon...

I have killed leopard with 300 Win Mag, 338 Win Mag, 375 H & H, 416 Rigby and they all worked fine. I prefer a 300 Win Mag.

I am not certain but think I currently own three 375 H & Hs, two 416 Rigby and one 416 Rem. My 416 Rigby by Griffin & Howe gets used far and away the most.

You cannot go wrong using anything Murray makes

When i was a young married man my Doctor told me the biggest raise i would have was when my last child was through college. Today i would edit that to grandchildren

Congratulation on those kids Tank. You should be very proud of them. And yourself

Have never had a problem. Put your binos in the carryon too

Ten years as an outfitter can actually be quite a bit of experience. I have had the privilege of the company of many PHs and outfitters in African and around the world. I have had only a couple of really bad ones. One in Canada who upon my arrival a Mounted policeman met me at the small...