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Great video..... Superb PH......

Great bear @Flipper! Who is the guy sitting in the tree behind you? Above your watch......

Thank you for a great report @ Green Chile. Insightful and interesting......and good-looking bears ! Not likely to come across any here in SA...but seems like a trip is in the making for 2027. Would like to DM you for some references. Regards

Great rifle and caliber! Perfect for the bushveld with handloads. My late Grandfather owned one just like this.....used it on buffalo and PG till he passed away. I still regret not being able to trace and buy it.

Your choice will work.....use caution re shot placement and it will be smiling faces all-round. Most of my eland was taken with a 30-06 [ 180gr & 220 gr ], some with 375 H&H [ 270gr & 300 gr ], and some with the Rigby 416 [ 400gr ]. Never had any problems with the 30-06. Eland are not difficult...

Pleasure @ Spey......

PHC had a way with words few could match. He conveyed Africa through his writings in such a way that one could perceive the sounds, smells and sights through his words. He remains my favourite writer on African hunting. His best paragraph from all his books : " If a man will live his life in...

6.5×55 Swedish [ 140gr -156gr] 30-06 [ 180 - 220gr ] 375 H&H [ 270gr- 350gr ] 416 Rigby [ 400gr @ 2350fps ]

Hello @Lefty I started out with a Super Redhawk 44 Mag for a few years in the bushveld early 90's. Very comfortable and accurate enough at 50 yards off-hand. Moved on to a S&W 460 XVR. Hunted quite a bit with it....being from South Africa ammunition was/is very limited. Loading was only...

1. Altai Argali on horseback in Tajikistan/ Mongolia. 2. Polar Bear in the Arctic with local tribe. 3. Giant Coastal Brown Bear in Alaska. 4. Pygmy Forest Elephant Bull in Congo. 5. Twenty-one day foot safari for an ancient, broken-tusked elephant Bull in Nyae-Nyae Conservancy, Namibia with...

Eland cow.......cleanly shot, bled and cleaned. Remove the whole T-bone head and age for 30 -60 days. Grilled with olive oil and salt....rare. The best in the bush. Zebra....mare or young stallion. Treat carcass well....remove yellow fat. Second best after eland. Common reedbuck.......every...

Any of your options would be fine. Most of the eland that I have shot over a thirty-year period was with a 30-06 and 220gr bullets. Some with 375 H&H....some with 416 Rigby. My biggest bull however was a mountain hunt using a 7,62×39.[ circumstances]. Shot placement much more important than...

Pygmy forest elephant bull. To finally settle the myth and long-standing debate about (1) it's existence and (2) it's classification using DNA. [ A mature bull is the size of an average hippo ].

Vietnamese and Thai for the flavouring complexities.........Japanese Omakase Sushi for the absolute simplicity and insane quality of ingredients......

Being South African..........braai-broodjies is a must-have on any respectable braai occassion. I prefer my gourmet version: Sourdough bread, Mozzarella, Gruyere, Gouda, Sun-dried tomatoes, Fresh basil, Red-onion, Lemon mayo, Black pepper, Cayenne pepper.