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I rectified that by closing in our garage and making it my trophy room. It’s a full 2 car garage but I wish it was a 4 car, about out of room.

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A little off thread but it’s amazing how little things will stick with you, I reflect on Africa every time I smell a brush fire or see cattle egrets flying around a pasture wishing it was buffalo instead of cows they are circling, I even keep a small flock of guineas around just to hear their...

Can’t wait to see the new wall paint! A picture of the mounts would be nice as well.

I saw a lot of bat eared foxes in the NW province in 2021, classy little critters!

My 2014 experience was similar to Scott CWO, Coutada 10 we had lions fairly close to camp and one morning I had leopard tracks within 5 feet of my door. The PH‘s told me not to go out if I didn’t have to (such as mamba in the tent) and if I did take my rifle. I was the only one in camp and the...

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I agree with 375 Fox but how many people that hunt a CBL could afford a wild lion hunt? I would love to hunt a lion but could never justify the expense and don’t agree with the CBL, I will hunt only animals born and raised on a property. I don’t have any problem with those that do but it’s just...

You can’t go wrong with nyala and bushbuck, they make a great combo pedestal mount as well. IMO

One more thing I try and do is hunt animals indigenous to the area, for this I use “Game Animals of the World” and “African Species and Subspecies“ for references, not 100% on the titles but they’re pretty close. Not terribly interested in hunting something that never existed in the area, or at...

For me it was waterbuck, bushpig and multiple TT, I had opportunities at red, blue and bush duikers, suni and oribi on my first safari in Mozambique. Since then I’ve rectified the waterbuck and bushpig situation along with 3 TT but have only shot bush duiker off that list but added klipsringer...

I was curious if there is a good way to get the manes on kudu, sable and roan to stand up? All of the pictures you see of live animals have erect manes and on my mounts the manes are starting to droop a bit in spots, thanks AH

I totally agree but I do respect the people that have the patience and knowledge to clear their own stuff. I do think that the most I’ve paid for clearance was around $700, I would think that different ports of entry the prices might fluctuate a bit. I had 1 shipment clear in Chicago and 2 in...

You can do the clearance yourself. Especially if you live close to the port of entry. The advantage of the agent is they keep up to date on any new regulations and that sort of thing in a world where some regulations seem open to interpretation depending on what agent you get at customs.

I’m just the opposite, I like the looks of 30mm over the 1 inch, I guess the 30mm looks more rugged than a 1 inch tube which I like . To each his own.

I normally use one bullet weight for each rifle, 300 grain in 375 Ruger and 400 grain in 416 Rigby but I always take an extra scope set in rings, I’ve tried QD mounts but can’t seem to make them work. On my first safari my 1x6 Leopold went crooked and could get it in zero and I switched to my...

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Was it your shipping company in Africa or your import/customs broker that was the problem ? I’ve used 2 customs brokers in the states and 3 shipping companies in Africa with minimal problems, the only glitch was during the first panic attacks by governments about Covid in early 2020. This...

Someone needs to jump on this, back before Covid I was in contact with Johan for a roan hunt. He was incredibly flexible and accommodating. It turned that I didn’t book with him because I won a roan hunt at the 2020 SCI convention. Killed a 29.5 inch roan on that hunt. If I was in the hunt for a...

Yep, I still have nightmares! and fantasize about going back one day.

Great duiker, one of my biggest safari regrets was not hunting any TT on my first safari, I had multiple chances at red and blue duiker, suni and oribi in Mozambique I declined because I only had eyes for the big and glamorous stuff. huge mistake! I’ve since rectified that somewhat by adding 3...

I completely understand about just doing quality photos but I’m not there yet. We are not wealthy by any means but I’ve found a way to budget taxidermy. What I’ve done is my trophy list have gotten shorter and shorter with a focus on smaller and smaller antelope. I’ve become infatuated with the...

Great report, Africa has grabbed another soul. When are yo going back?

Perfect impala, length, shape and mass. I’ve spent A LOT of days chasing an impala like that . Congratulations. Looking forward to your full report.

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I’m with you on the bushbuck, I took a nice ram with Wic in 2018 and a couple other ones, I will never pass up a chance to hunt a bushbuck!

Great report, brings back great memories of my time at G4A, really want to see them again!

Africa as well as this forum are extremely addictive!

Just a curiosity killed the cat question, what exactly is “pre-tanned” I’m not a taxidermist and have only heard of tanned and salted for dip and pack.

Probably a death sentence for the bear. Dumb asses!

Welcome aboard, I’ve got a good friend that lives in the Sacramento area and is an avid waterfowler and bass fisherman.

Oh yes

I shot this boar on a problem permit at night before Alabama allowed nighttime pig hunting. He came from my backyard and you can see where he had been snared a long time ago around the snout and the bone had grown around the snare and left a groove. The taxidermy man got a little carried away on...

Totally agree but I do tell the PH what shape I like in certain animals, I prefer more narrow kudu and goal post shaped impala to name a couple.

Those must be “dirty capitalist pigs” shot wit communist weapons.

Once again great job GIzmo! Is that a steenbok skull in the bottom of the buffalo base?

On my 3 RSA safaris this is what I did. On each hunt I had 1target animal ( kudu, roan, klipsringer) and if bushbuck in the area I will never pass up a chance to hunt them. Other than that I take as much cash as I can save and hunt alacart if I like it I shoot it until the money runs out. Doing...

I would challenge your partner to have followed me around for 3 days up and down STEEP mountains looking for a 20 pound klipspringer or search for a specific sized impala for 2 days on 30,000 acres. Got the klipspringer but ended up leaving the impala for another time. The klipspringer hunt was...

Looking back I shouldn’t have said all legal hunting. There is no defense of ““canned” hunting. Put and take is for fish not game.

I understand the OP but if we don’t stand up and defend all legal hunting we are doomed as hunters. I don‘t hunt with hounds but I will defend anyone to do it if legal to the grave. No one else is going to step up to the plate for us and after a generation we will be looking back and saying to...

Years ago I was in a small church group, I missed a couple of meetings and one of the ladies in our group asked where I’d been. I told her , Mozambique. She made some off hand remark and I asked her what she did for conservation. Of course it was nothing. I broke out the pictures of us handing...

Her rifle is a very accurate Ruger American. Pretty inexpensive but very functional.

After my daughter got used to 22lr, I moved her up to a .308win, she was 12or 13, we started off with reduced recoil loads and worked up to full loads after she became familiar with the rifle. That’s what worked for her.

I’ll put Sumter SC up against Fredericksburg any day. I break out in a sweat just thinking about it. I have family outside of Harrisonburg and both of my parents are from Virginia, Waynesboro and New Market.

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Congratulations, the eastern cape will definitely spoil you.

Congratulations, I used to hunt geese around Leesburg, I have not been back in years though. Always saw a lot of game.

that’s always a tough one , I had one chessie die unexpectedly at 7 years old and had to put one down after 14 years of faithful service and companionship. Don’t know which is worse but loosing a family member even if it’s a dog is rough on everyone.

TT , you should give up your day job and go back to fish taxidermy! That’s beautiful and you show a lot of passion in your work.