Recent content by JHT

Rifle is sold. Thank you.

Brand-new Winchester Model 70 Alaskan in .375 H&H Magnum, still in the box. This rifle was recently shipped to me from Missouri by Browning/Winchester as a factory replacement. Unfortunately, it arrived too late for my September 2026 hunt. I took my .338 Win. Mag. instead, and it performed...

I’ll give you a free bump. I carved this cork Blue-winged Teal, my first, some years ago. Intent was to put him in a rig of plastic ones and hunt over him during early teal season, but he’s been on the shelf ever since. Hopefully he’ll see the marsh one day.

In the event you’d like a visual of what this scope can do.

Final Thoughts The Animals: I do not hunt with a tape measure. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. We did see a reedbuck near the end of the hunt that was better than the one I took on the first day. With every other animal, however, I believe we got the best of what we saw, including...

Finis.

Kudu and buffs done and ready for pickup. Leopard habitat still being tweaked. I’ll post the leopard when it’s done and put a bow on this report. For the next episode, see: https://www.africahunting.com/threads/zimbabwe-glamour-game-safari-with-classic-african-hunting.107144/

Had I not killed the eland, I’m sure I would have been, like always, planning my next trip on the plane ride home. And, as many of you have pointed out, the eland trophy fee was less than another plane ticket would cost. This trip was different. Was it because I got everything on my list? I’m...

My apologies. I meant that he’s had a great hunt, has taken quite a few animals, and isn’t upset by the cruiser breaking down.

I take the last morning, Day 10, off to pack. The plan is to ride with my buddy and Darren that afternoon to see if some of my luck will rub off. He is after waterbuck and/or the miracle of miracles, eland. Once again, a lesson taught. A reminder that luck doesn’t come from an elephant bracelet...

I texted my buddy, “Eland down.” I was unsure whether he’d get or not. Without Starlink in his cruiser, the only time he had service was along the Botswana border or back at camp. He immediately responded, “You’re lying.” Earlier, he had flat-out told me that eland was an impossibility. I sent...

It’s after 3:30 by the time we drop the grysbok off. Appeasing Matt, I climb back in the cruiser for a quick loop. We head toward Botswana, Matt operating on instinct I suppose. At this point, I’m pretty much the world’s worst client. I’m draining his Starlink as he drives and not even getting...

Day 9, September 16, like always, began with coffee around the fire. I feel the pressure is off. If I get the warthog, fine. If I don’t, fine. The PHs ask what else I’m after. I tell them, “Warthog, duiker or grysbok.” “Or monster eland,” they say. They explain that grysbok are rare, but there...

We began Day 8 in the cruiser looking for a ghost eland or a monster warthog (yes, warthog; keep reading). I’ll tell you a secret: I oftentimes think with my wallet and have a calculator in my head. It is not always precise, but I am generally pretty close, and I can honestly tell you with 100%...

Day 7, September 14, began early in the cruiser. I snapped a picture of a nice kudu, but we are not after kudu. We are after glamour! Two hours later, we encountered a herd of roan. I take pictures while Matt scans for a possible bull. Minutes go by. I can hear myself telling Matt, “Find him...