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    Ryan replied to the thread Giraffe question from newbie.
    Statistics. Yes they are hunted, but overall in much lower numbers. I took one on my first of four hunts in southern Africa. I still...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Camo Illegal in Namibia?.
    Not illegal, but also not needed. If you go with solid colors go darker than khaki, it tends to stick out. Olive drab or medium to dark...
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    Ryan reacted to Dewald's post in the thread Any gin drinkers here? with Like Like.
    Grundheim is something else!! Their Witblits (mampoer in afrikaans), a type of moonshine is enough to make tough men cry and weak men die…
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    Ryan replied to the thread Any gin drinkers here?.
    Gin is not a particularly hard liquor to make. It's old school flavored Vodka. So, any smart distiller makes their version. In '18...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Flying through London or Amsterdam.
    I went through Amsterdam in January '21, which was a world of it's own. That said, all went well, but you do have to have a transit...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Wanted 375 Ruger Brass.
    Sorry to hear you got burned. I sent an email out to Hornady recently asking them about 375 Ruger brass and sadly they sent back a...
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    Ryan reacted to IvW's post in the thread Scope Setting for Cape Buffalo? with Like Like.
    Depends on caliber... 100 yards is a long way for Cape Buffalo.... Run at the hunter from 100 yards.....never known that to...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Scope Setting for Cape Buffalo?.
    I have shot a grand total of one, so I'm no expert. But here was and is my view. Your job is to make the first shot count. So keep your...
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    As an Alaskan, take the coastal brown bear off the list and you have it with the 30-06. I have two rifles in it and I have lost track of...
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    you already have it in 30-06
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    Ryan replied to the thread Show Us Your Hunting Knife.
    While I have a post from the beginning of all this with my own handmade knife I gotta add the one that keeps getting used when...
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    What's up Doc! Lots of free knowledge and support for your trip(s) to come. And any hunting stories are welcome.
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    Ryan reacted to WyoBull's post in the thread 7mm Rem Mag with Like Like.
    You would not be disappointed at all with the Barnes 160 gr TSX in your 7 mag. That is what I loaded and shot for my first plains game...
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    Ryan replied to the thread 7mm Rem Mag.
    I used Barnes Vor-TX 168 grain in my 30-06 for my first two hunts. Dropped everything from springbok to kudu and zebra. Nothing went...
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    Ryan replied to the thread Any place to hunt goats in USA.
    Actually Aoudad is neither. It is an intermediary species between goats and sheep. But it's closer to goat than sheep. As one book I...
 
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