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The old 220 grain Hornady solid loaded to around 2,300 fps bores into a hippos skull like a drill

I hunted with him in Natal in 1988 when he and Anne were looking after Zulu Nyala safaris for Trevor Shaw. Southern Nyala was the main object of that safari. They had an order for several warthogs for some big party. Had to be head shots. I got to be the shooter. That was an interesting day. We...

I’ve known and worked with Bev for 40 years. She was one of the best. Sorry to hear this.

When the hunting was closed for three years in 1993 the poachers decimated the tiang in the Omo valley. Cattle herds worked on the grass within a few miles of the river too. Do you see any Roan in Sudan.?

I was in Gambella in 1984 when the Sudan civil war spilled over into Gambella. Lots of refugees. Mostly Nuer as I recall. I took a decent white eared kob from the semi resident herd close to Jikao. Also a good representative Sudan Bohor Reedbuck. The Ethiopian army had arrived to contain the...

It was indeed the good old days. We didn’t know how great it was until we lost it. In just a few years after hunting was banned in Ethiopia (1993-96) the vast highland rainforest was gone, replaced by miles and miles of various crops. The elephants were mercilessly killed for their ivory no...