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    A Very Merry Christmas at Gina and Bob's House!

    Merry Christmas from Europe/Austria to all members of AH-community - all the best and happy hunting/Weidmannsheil for 2023
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    ZIMBABWE: 12 Days Buffalo/Nyala/PG With Richie Schultz Safaris In NUANETSI Game Reserve

    5th day = PG hunt and looking for Nyalatracks = which was also on my list … Found a big Leopard track (Nuanetsi offers on of the best Leopard-hunts in Zimbabwe - big cats and nearly 100% 6th day = Morning looking for PG and Nyala - on the way my son was able to shoot an old impala...
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    ZIMBABWE: 12 Days Buffalo/Nyala/PG With Richie Schultz Safaris In NUANETSI Game Reserve

    4th day … on the way to the first water hole = fresh buffalo tracks on the road - but we decided trying first to locate the buff’s from yesterday = unfortunately we can’t found them. So back to the fresh tracks from the morning and started working on them. Already after 1/2 hour we heard...
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    ZIMBABWE: 12 Days Buffalo/Nyala/PG With Richie Schultz Safaris In NUANETSI Game Reserve

    After our coming back from a great 12day hunt for Buffalo and PG in Zimbabwe‘s Nuanetsi Conservancy Area (= a 400.000 acres conservancy in southeast Zimbawe - home of 2500-3000 Buffaloes, 300 Elefant, 120-130 Leopards and abundance of Giraffes a PG) with Richie Schultz Safaris, here a short...
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    Zimbabwe Buffalo 2023 - Recommendations

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    Zimbabwe Buffalo 2023 - Recommendations

    I’ve booked with Qatar a flight to Zimbabwe/Harare - starting Thursday from Munich to Doha and from Doha over Lusaka to Harare - want to bring my own gun = is there a possibility? Anybody an idea?
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    WIN a FREE Hunt from NKWE SAFARIS in Botswana Valued at US$5,500 for 1 Hunter/1 Observer for 2022/2023 in a Random Drawing Giveaway

    Thank’s guys - can’t tell you how happy and surprise I am. Thank you to this forum and NKWE-Safaris = a dream comes true!!! Will contact NKWE-Safaris as soon as possible … Danke und Weidmannsheil
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    With Qatar from Munich via Doha to Harare

    Qatar - Munich via Doha to Harare = anyone experience with the paperwork to get the permit from Qatar airways that you can check in your rifel? Wrote a Mail to Qatar’s customer service days ago = now answer up to now …
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    Recommendation for next safari requested

    Namibia - i can highly recommend Okondura Guestfarm - owned by Fam. Liedtke (= german speaking) I spent there 8 hunting days in 2019 with my son (13) and daughter (10) … A few nice day trips to do there! Kannst mich gerne auf Deutsch kontaktieren
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    Joining this forum from Germany- nice to meet you!

    :confused: in welchen Gebieten fanden die Jagden statt? - bestätigt aber meinen Recherchen = viel Gebiete in Zimbabwe sind überjagt … Speziell auf Alte braucht’s dann Glück und auch ev. richtige Jahreszeit …
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    Joining this forum from Germany- nice to meet you!

    Nuanetsi mit Richie Schultz - nachdem ich 2020 erst bei Phill Smythe für das Savevalley gebucht hatte wurde meine Jagd nach dem tragischen Unfall von Phill durch Richie Schultz übernommen …
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    Joining this forum from Germany- nice to meet you!

    Servus und Weidmannsheil - starte in einem Monat nach Zimbabwe … Zähle die Tage ;)
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    NIB Leupold VX-3HD 1.5-5x20 CDS-ZL FireDot Twilight Hunter

    (y):unsure:= No idea about the restrictions - but thanks = I will do a bit research for myself, to know what is legal:sneaky::rolleyes:
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    NIB Leupold VX-3HD 1.5-5x20 CDS-ZL FireDot Twilight Hunter

    If shipping to Europe possible for you - I‘m interested on buying it!!! Let me know your thoughts - At now getting a Leupold in Europe is not easy …
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    Hunting Hungary

    September - hunting in Hungary = Roebucks are hard to hunt the don’t move a lot after their rut (= ends middle of August) and most of the roebucks are down (best hunting time for roebucks = 15.04. up to End of May and from 20.07. up to 10.08.) Red stags are in rut up to 15-20. September but...
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    Wanted Exchang Barrel For Sauer 202 Take Down

    Has anyone an "exchange barrel" for a Sauer 202 Take Down 416 rem.mag (alternativ in 375 H&H or 458 Lott) inclusive magazine for sell? Having a 202 TD in 300 Win.Mag and now looking for a bigger one for my next trip to Afrika ...
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    Field Aging Buffalo Bulls

    Top thread - Thank you = a lot of information! Do you have more information (photos) about the wear of the back molars from Buffalos 12+ years? I think there will be are slight differences about the wear - depends on where the buffalo lives some bulls like we should look for ... ;)
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    AUSTRIA: Austrian Chamois Hunt - A 45-Year Quest

    Gams Hunt - yes can be a hunt of your lifetime - come to Austria and enjoy…
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    Transporting firearm with Austrian Airlines

    Austrian exept trabsport of weapons - you have to order the transport with booking the ticket (=Sportgepäck - Waffen) … They allowe: 1 Guncase (max 158 cm in length + deep+high) 1 separate Case for Amonition (extra to declare - no transport in luggage etc… pricing = look at Austrian...
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    Hyena At Water

  21. Unusual Gemsbok

    Unusual Gemsbok

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    Are these European trophies any good?

    That the antler is no european is my opinion and this based on a suboptimal photo ... - but if you look exactly: all ends/tines of the horns goes backside only the Augspross (front tines?) are normal like the stags we know - the horns have no pearls and only slight grooves ... The colour i dont...
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    Are these European trophies any good?

    ... for me (Austrian ProfHunter) it's deffinately no European stag!!!
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    Are these European trophies any good?

    Are you sure that the stag is an European red stag ? Trophy looks like one of an Schomburgk-stag which is extinct in 1930/1940 ... (the last one died 1938 in a zoo = maybe the trophy is out of a zoo or deerpark) but if it's a Schomburgk = so you have a realy rare trophy!!! ... about roe deer...
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    Which rifle do we crown as the best looking ever?

    Doppelkugelrepetierer von
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    Swarovski STS-80 HD 80mm yes? Or no?

    Look at www.swarovskioptik.com here you can see all prudukts and you can compare them ... The STS in 65 and the 20-60 okular weights 1340 gramm in 85 it’s 1610 Gramm - a good Option is the carrying system = that brings a bit more weight but you can use the scope very quick ...
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    Swarovski STS-80 HD 80mm yes? Or no?

    Hi together - thinking the Swarovski spotting scopes are the best scopes on the market (Zeiss is close but after comes long nothing ...) I use diffent typs of Swarovski Scopes as long as long i'm hunting/guiding/scouting in the Austrian mountains. I can recommend the STS in combination with the...
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    Hello Bill - can you tell me that landowner/ranch/outfitter - Thank you!

    Hello Bill - can you tell me that landowner/ranch/outfitter - Thank you!
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    Elk hunting For Non resident

    ... so I will reduce my expectations - for us in Europe it is difficult to assess what is realistic - we only get photos of the really big ones
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    Elk hunting For Non resident

    I heard from this option - but my budget is only 10-15% of this ...
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    Elk hunting For Non resident

    ... start planing the hunt in looking for an area with the genetic to bring out bulls in this class - the rest is luck and hunting ...
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    Elk hunting For Non resident

    My budget for this hunt is arround 10-15td$ + under this I think no chance to get a real mature bull.
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    Elk hunting For Non resident

    Hallo all together ... I'm looking to do an elkhunt (bullelk 360+) in the next 2-3 years anywhere in USA (preferential New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado or Montana). As an Europian hunter (Austria) for me it's not easy to find a way trough the "drawing-system" ... The easiest way for me would be to...
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    Luangwa Valley Wild Buffalo Hunt

    Hi - I can recommend Peter Creighton = operating in Zimbabwe and Zambia (= different areas) so he PH for a “tailormade safari” you are looking for ...
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    In memoriam - Professional Hunter Phil Smythe passes away

    Terrible news - which makes me very sad ... My sincerest condolences to his family and friends. I have arranged a buffalo hunt with him for 2022 - should be my first ... I am so grateful to Phil for his help, advice and the pleasant communication. It was his attitude (see video) that made me go...
 
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