Recent content by Upepo

YES - Merry Christmas and best wishes for happy holidays to everyone. You know, I participate on a variety of internet forums. But I have noticed that the people on this forum seem to be much happier, and far less argumentative, than anyone else on the planet. That's interesting isn't it -...

Sounds like Patterson was a real character. It is ironic that he was played as being fairly prim and proper in the movie, when his actual personality might have been much more like what Michael Douglas played (though Remington was never there). :-) Upepo

i thought that hunt (in the video) seemed pretty well organized. although I was a little bit dubious about seeing so many guys with rifles in such close proximity when they are nervous. but in that lion charge - the hunters seemed to have a pretty good idea of where the lion was...

alright - let me turn some heat up on this thread. but first I will be humble. I have never hunted in Africa ... and certainly not lion. perhaps i will be lucky and do some hunting in the future ... but more likely it will be bowhunting for antelope. anyway ... I would be curious about...

gi jane - yes they are beautiful snakes. I also like the green mambas. i have not run across any of those snakes in the wild. probably just as well because their camouflage is excellent. you would need to go to the forest areas to see those vipers I think - they are not easy to find on the...

"he was just a nice nyoka that didn't bite. " Hahahahahahahahahaha!!! nice nyoka ...nice nyoka ... down boy :-) [nice snake .... nicke snake]. Upepo

Alright - here's my Stupid Question of the day. How did those guys holding the mambas in their bare hands put the snakes down again - without getting bitten? I know there's the old trick of putting the snake inside a bag by lowering its body first (into the bag). But with a mamba involved...

my advice. not related to hunting. when you arrive - spend the first couple of days having fun, shopping, and seeing a few parts of the scenery. get a lot of good sleep. the trip down to Africa is long and tiring. After you have slept ... go on your hunting trip and have a blast :-) Upepo

a lot of western observers who see Africa tend to think in terms of "National Geographic videos". They have seen a lot of wildlife videos and they have a strong sympathy for the plight of the animals. That's fine and there is nothing wrong with those sentiments. But to actually stop poaching...

the comment about Omaruru was interesting. I wouldn't have anticipated that level of crime in a rural area of Namibia either. Red Leg - you did a very good job with spotting the problem and staying ahead of trouble. it is noticeable that criminals in Africa are evolving quickly. they are...

i managed to get many groups of clients through trips to Kenya (not hunting trips) without any victims from crime. it was always a bunch of hard work for me, though. most visitors don't quite grasp how the risks work and they are usually much too careless. i think a lot of the problems you...

"Have you ever noticed how many hunting show hosts are lefties? Way more than the population ratio in general. " there's a surprising number of people right here who are lefties. I wouldn't have guessed it. I'm a lefty also. what is it with LH people. do we just have a natural tendency...

girls = love cultural events. there have to be some cool places for African culture in RSA. or take them to the lion park to cuddle a baby lion. Upepo

Brian that's a BIG one. Hahahaha! I still haven't figured out why they are smaller in some parts of Africa and bigger in others. maybe it's the size difference between different species of hyenas. maybe there is some other regional difference. Upepo

i think their behavior probably varies from one location to another. on the private game ranches in South Africa, they might definitely be more shy. I see them occasionally when I am living in rural Maasai villages in E. Africa. But generally not in the day time. they do avoid people then...