Recent content by Northwest9

yep, had the same at George Airport in July had a spent 30.06 case in my carry on bag, they scanned my bag about 6 times trying to find it. checked my torches etc, until they eventually found it. It was in my bino harness. I put it there after I shot my Sable, and forgot to transfer it to my...

I hunted a place in Namibia that had low cattle fence, but every hundred yards they had only the top wire, the rest was removed for the wildlife. Gemsbok and Black Wildebeest knew where those holes were and hit them at full tilt. was impressive to watch

My kit has been updated. I was lucky to have my bow fail in my back yard a couple of weeks ago. I say lucky because I'm very glad that it failed then, and not on arrival in Africa The limbs were replaced under warranty by PSE, but as we werent sure how long it would take to get the limbs, I...

I thought I had posted my 2021 Tahr trip here, but when I went to post my 2022 Chamois trip I couldnt find it, so here is both, sorry for the long read 2021 Tahr Trip, keep in mind this was written last year, and posted on a local aussie forum, so Ive just copied it straight from there. I...

Out of interest, what sight is everyone using? I currently have a trophy ridge react pro, which ive only re zeroed for 20m after changing to the heavier arrows. Playing around at the farm on the weekend out to 40, i think i was still hitting low, even with the pin dial wound all the way down...

Good to know Im heading over in June/July now us aussies can finally travel again, and will be taking my bow this time, and using SA friends rifles as well My bow is a PSE Decree HD Ti 31" draw, 70lb arrows are BDH Eliminators with inserts/outserts and a 125gn Slick Trick Magnum, giving an...

@Bob Nelson 35Whelen no reason other than its what i had at the time, and they worked, so ive stuck with them

Morning all Im looking at buying a Badlands D Mag bino harness, but there are none in Australia at the moment. Does anyone have a preferred store that stocks them, that might ship to Aus? My Kuiu harness is getting a bit tired, and has taken to squeaking a lot when it rubs on the rubbery outer...

I have one in Win M70 Extreme Weather. I have used it on African Plains game with great results, from Steenbok to Zebra and Gemsbok, as well as Sambar here in Australia, and Tahr in NZ i used 196gn Norma Oryx Projectiles in Africa, and use 180gn Nosler Ballistic tips for the rest. Federal...

my only interaction with what i thought was a tarantula was in nevada in 2018 I was over in vegas for a work conference, so i teed up a day trip chasing coyotes out in the desert near rachel. we'd set up with the caller, and i was sitting with my back to a rock, knees drawn up to act as a...