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    on a lighter note...

    I could put my old Ford pickup in “Granny Gear” get out and open the gate and let the truck idle through up hill, get back it and it would never stall out.
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    Trip/Travel Insurance??

    More important than trip insurance. Check out your medical insurance out the county. Also for older hunters Medicare doesn’t cover you out of the country.
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    on a lighter note...

    After 75 t posts went in for rotator cuff surgery.
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    Spear Grand Slam bullets?

    Almost 20 years ago I bought several boxes of these at a bargain price. I’ve had good success with them on elk.
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    on a lighter note...

    A folding carpenter’s rule. Every pair of overalls has a pocket for one on the right side above the knee. Have several including engineer’s rule in tenths of foot.
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    on a lighter note...

    In for independence, out for dependents
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    Has anyone else been injured while hunting away from home?

    One year while elk hunting I got dehydrated and developed a kidney stone. Spent a day in the hospital, passed stone went hunting that evening a killed a bull. Another time I rolled my 4 wheeler in a deep canyon getting an elk out. I was injured badly but luckily I had friends near. Waited a few...
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    Cost of Shipping Crate from RSA for those interested

    I have a shipment waiting for clearance for 4 weeks at Coppersmiths. Never seemed to take this long before.
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    AfricanSky vs Afton Safari Lodge

    Stayed at the Afton House twice. Great place.
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    Post your Pronghorn pictures

    A couple of pronghorn from Colorado. A nice one my son shot.and a “Booner” I got. I shot
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Ingwe Safaris!!

    I can also recommend Inqwe Safaris. Hunted with Lieb and guys twice. Good people, good properties and good game. Great times.
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Ingwe Safaris!!

    You took some nice animals. Who was your PH? What time did you hunt?
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    SOUTH AFRICA: My African Hunting Story Part II: Return To Quagga Safaris

    Great Story, Great Trophies. Makes me ready to return again. GO CHIEFS!
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    Skulls on shield taxidermy piece

    I cut out some cardboard templates, neighbor gave me some oak boards from a tree on the property, brother cut and routered the plaques and I stained and finished them. I took the skulls as they came to me dipped and packed, whitened them with hydrogen peroxide and attached them. Simple
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    What is the purpose of carrying a knife out in a safari..

    When someone asks me if I have a knife my response is “am I wearing pants? “. The only time I don’t have a knife is when I’m in a plane. As soon as I get my luggage it’s back in my pocket. As W C Fields always said you never know when you’re going to have to “cut your way through a mile of...
 
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