I'm going to cheat a little.
Best with an animal? Probably my gemsbok: he was absolutely everything I was looking for in an old bull. Combine that with a lot of walking and blown stalks, and the rifle and handload... I'll go with this.
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For memories? This sunrise photo. It's a reminder of a lot of African sunrises, but also this one specifically because it was the morning I killed my first buffalo, and I was up at 3:30 to watch a livestream of my daughters singing in their HS choir concert.
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And this one for who is in it with me. Don Laaks is as fine a PH as you could hope to have, and an even better person. It is a honor to call him friend.
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