Recent content by Rusty Iron

Ready for the hunt with HTK Safaris!

During our trip to Tanzania in 2023, KLM left my baggage (and ammo) behind in Amsterdam. It arrived two days later but was seized by Tanzanian customs because the original import permit wasn’t with the ammo, as it was in camp with my rifle. I ended up shooting most of my game with scavenged ammo...

I’d avoid Toronto at all costs. Every time I’ve connected through there it’s been a mess. MANY options from the USA to Calgary and on to Saskatoon. I fly Delta from Calgary to and from Minneapolis and other locations at least twice a month and rarely encounter issues.

Why would he have to go through Toronto? There are many other options with him flying to western Canada.

My wife and I have used Sawyer’s brand to treat our clothing worn in South Africa and Tanzania. We found it to be VERY effective to repel and kill ticks on contact with no adverse side effects to us. We applied Ben’s repellent to our skin and found it worked well to repel Tse Tse flies. Our...

Send them an email. I’ve found them to be very responsive and willing to share info. I used the old Barnes X bullets in my 7MM REM MAG for a couple seasons before I gave up on them as I often found very poor expansion. I use Barnes TSX and TTSX bullets in my 375 HH AND 300 WIN MAG and feel they...

Love the Bushbuck!

Thanks I now unfortunately have first hand experience and wont be repeating that mistake. I also couldn’t help but notice you joined this forum today at 1:00 pm and 5 minutes later you commented on this thread and this thread only.

@Certus- the Ph and Outfitter we hunted with in Tanzania last September has not paid anything to the concession/block owner where we hunted. As a result, they will not release my trophies unless I compensate them directly. I’m obviously not paying twice for that hunt and I don’t believe they...

Awesome. That was my plan but I’ll likely never see my skull again.

Yes to both, however did not go through an agent. Lesson learned there.

We did end up hunting with Pano last September in Tanzania and no, not an auction hunt. Absolutely nothing went right and he took us for a ride at every turn. Short of a miracle, I’m confident we will never see the small number of trophies we took. I can say I’ve never felt more unsafe and I’ve...

Overall, I’m pretty happy with them but our last trip was a mess. While flying to Tanzania in September on check-in they initially didn’t allow me to check my firearm and ammo, stating there were no firearms on this flight. After showing them the restricted baggage on my booking, permits, and...

I shot mine with a 50 cal muzzleloader and 300 grain 44 cal Hornady XTP’s (in a sabot). Shot was a steep angle up, as he was quite high up a spruce tree. He was dead before he hit the ground, and there was next to nothing for hide damage.

If only it were that simple.