Recent content by Scolopax

I really feel for you I really do and yes it does sour things. We would have been back in Africa the following year if it had gone well or quicker! At least our trip ended in getting the taxidermy back, well bar one hunter who ended up getting a silver wildebeest skin back from Erongo that was...

I’d love to show you the skulls but they’re all in degreasant at mine pending a new boil. It looks like Erongo have boiled them in a vat of fat. The skulls are that saturated in grease they are growing mould. I prepare around 40 skulls a year, it’s not a difficult job, this is just a very...

Just to tie up this story, 19 months after I left Namibia, I finally have my pieces back! It took a lot of pushing, and even changing shipping agents to shake the truth out, which was basically an outfitter not having permits for some of the animals, waiting for the opening of the 2025 season to...

I’ll keep the details short, but happy to answer more questions- we were a group of 10 hunters hunting in Namibia in early April 2024. All taxidermy was complete and with a shipping agent in early October 2024. The outfitter has been ‘unable’ to obtain any permits to get the substantial amount...

The problem is, once one nation does it within Europe, others will follow. As others have said Germany is considering a ban on importing…..

This had been on the cards for a number of years here, the outgoing right wing government almost got the ban over the line but ran out of parliamentary time. This labour government have pledged it in their manifesto but have not brought it forward for their first year legislation plans, but no...

Thanks @h Thank you for this. I am looking to move them on but without identifying them few people have been interested! Looks like you had a lot of fun with them!

I recently inherited a box of 300 grain bullets for the 375. Any idea what they are?

That’s exactly what Latin names are for- a common language so there are no misunderstandings!

Sadly ptarmigan and capercaillie are in Scotland only we get the reds and black in wales. Other birds in wales- snipe, lots of duck, wood pigeon, geese, partridge and pheasant. My go to is still woodcock! I work hpr’s for them and there little better than walked up and finding your dog on...

Hi Velo Dog, We have the red grouse, black grouse, capercaillie and the ptarmigan- I believe the ptarmigan is the same species as yours (lagopus mutus). Have been to Canada a couple of times- familiar with your spruce and rough grouse, or ditch chickens as they call them! Great way to spend...

Yeah- add kudu! Kudu was on my list of ‘maybe’ until I found ‘the one’.

Yes that’s them. Great scenery, does not get much better does it.