World's most popular community & resource for hunting in Africa since 2007
Larry Mikelsen
- Location
- Washington State
- Country of residence
- USA
- State/Province of residence
- Washington
- How did you find AfricaHunting.com?
- Web search
- About You
- Just a regular guy who really enjoys to hunt. I am a NRA Certified Instructor and Range Officer.
- I am a
- Hunter
- Member of
- NRA (Benefactor), SCI, Poulsbo Sportsman's Club
- Gender
- Male
- Have you hunted in Africa?
- Yes
- Number of times I have hunted in Africa
- 5
- My favorite African country
- My Bucket List favorite includes Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- Hunted
- USA, South Africa
- Species I have hunted in Africa
- Impala, Kudu, Blue Wildebeest, Red Hartebeest, Bushbuck, Steenbok, Blesbok, Gemsbok, Springbuck, Zebra, Warthog, Cape Buffalo, Sable, Lechwe, Duiker, Impala (tan & black)
- My best African Trophy
- Sable, 45.5-inch, Eastern Cape of South Africa
- My favorite African trophies
- Cape Buffalo, Sable, Bushbuck, Kudu, Lechwe
- My preferred weapon(s)
- Matching Weatherby Vangards in Win .270 & 7mm Rem. Mag. using my reloads; Jim Brockman 1895 Marlin in .45-70 using Randy Garrett Hammerhead cartridges. For dangerous game Ruger Magnum rifle in .458 Lott, and Winchester Model 70 Super Express in .375 H&H, Ruger No. 1 Tropical in .375 H&H, Ruger M77 in .338 Win Mag. It depends on the hunt.
- What weapon(s) do you hunt with?
- Rifle
- Shotgun
- Handgun
- My preferred optic(s)
- Leupold VX-3 & VX-6 rifle scopes. Vortex Viper binoculars and rifle scopes
- Occupation
- Retired Marine Inspector
- Gear I cannot live without
- SIG Kilo2000 Rangefinder
- My best hunting tip
- Stay down wind and move slow.
- My other interests
- Car restoration, metallic cartridge reloading, and genealogy