Recent content by Shuggy

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I had been hunting pigs in November in North Queensland and the wet season came early so after 2 days of rain I tried to escape. I had to winch out of bogs 3 times, not fun whenits over 40 degrees C!.

I shot this big boar off a wild brumby bait with my 25/06. He ran 30 metres and dropped, I walked over and gave him a kick and he was gone, I grabbed his foot and tail to drag him to a spot for a photo and he suddenly came back to life. I hung on tight to the tail and foot as he tried to turn on...

A couple of wildebeest and zebra 'shot' while on the Serengeti. I have had this photo made into a sepia canvas print and it looks great on the trophy room wall. I keep a small original photo handy as most people think its a painting not a photo. This herd was nearly 5 kilometres long!.

Welcom to AH Gunsmoke, I am new on here as well and a fellow Aussie hunter. Your website looks good and the prices very reasonable, I think you will be popular!!

Blesbok shot on the last afternoon of safari, it was the first animal seen, I didn't want to shoot in case there was something bigger but after checking its 100 or so friends he was still the best. Ended up using the guides 9.3x62 and it took two solid chest shots, a very tough animal.

This Zebra nearly killed me, I have never run so far in my life. After running for over 2 kilometers the guide says shoot, from 300 meters with the zebra standing facing me it was a clean miss with a heart rate of what felt like 1500. Next chance I had there were 3 zebra running past us. The...