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I would like to take my son on a black bear hunt in Canada in the spring of 2026. I plan on using my Zastava 9.3x62, I have two types of Buffalo Bore ammo on hand: the 286-grain Hornady Innerlock and the 250-grain Barnes TSX. I'm sure both loads will be great for a black bear hunt. I also have...

This Friday, June 28th will be a big day for my family, my dad @Shootist43, my 13-year-old son Trip and I fly to South Africa to hunt the Eastern Cape with Frontier Safaris. This is the third safari for my dad and I but the first for my son and my first DG hunt. The three of us have hunted...

In March of 2024 my wife and her research team are heading to Edinburgh for a 4-day conference. Normally these conferences take place in some US city that I have no interest in visiting, but a trip to Scotland is a different matter entirely. We plan on extending our trip for a few days so we can...

My wife gave me a new day pack for Christmas and it's hydration bladder compatible but I don't have any experience with them. When I was young and in the service, camels carried loads on their backs and soldiers carried canteens, I still have two of those green plastic canteens and a new modern...

My father @Shootist43 and I are heading to the La Pampas region of Argentina in March to hunt Red Stag with MG Hunting and I was looking for tips, trick and lessons learned from folks who have made similar hunts. We have decided not to travel with our own firearms in favor of using 300 WM...

My Family and I where in Madrid Spain for the last two weeks so a contacted @Nyati about a possible AH get together. Nyati graciously invited us to his home to see his trophy collection and share hunting stories. He and his wife live in a very nice apartment decorated with over 50 European...

My son started shooting the BB gun in this photo when he was 5, he turned 8 this year and we decided it was time get off the bench and start using shooting sticks. He's still a little small for that BB gun so his form isn't perfect, hopefully in a year or so he'll graduate to the custom Mauser...

The Intro: Just over a year ago Pawprint Safaris offered an eight day “Group Hunt” for AH members only with significantly reduced day fees and trophy fees. After much debate and coordinating with Billc’s Namibia hunt, the group hunt was set for 7-20 thru 7-27-18. Many AH members showed interest...

FYI to everyone on AH. @CAustin was returning from the Pawprint Safaris Group Hunt on Saturday the 28th and suffered a Kidney Stone attack at the Joburg airport. He was able to get back home on Sunday morning and was admitted to the hospital later that day. I spoke to his wife Kathy and he went...

Just a heads up to all of my AH brothers, on Tuesday Nov.14 Cabelas is having a sale on the Trijicon RMR sight for $349.

I have access to a Ruger #1 in 416 Rigby but it has a mercury recoil reducers in the stock. Is their any issues transporting firearms with mercury recoil reducers in the stock on commercial airliners?

After a year and a half of planning, waiting and preparing our first safari is finally here. On Monday evening August 8th my father, brother and I board Delta flight 200 in ATL and fly to South Africa for 10 days of PG hunting with Cruisers Safaris.

Hello Everyone, I put together a Plains Game Shot Placement Guide in a pdf file format, see attached file, from the photos on the forum for my families upcomming safari and I thought I would share it with everyone. I hope it helps.

@CAustin, @Shootist43 and I visited Jim Guist at Totally Awesome Taxidermy over the weekend, Jim has done several NA mounts for me in the past and I wanted to see his work on African PG, wow what a showroom, from Elephant to Duiker it's all there. We where trying to decide where to have our Taxi...

The more I read about or see on Safari TV shows the more hunters I find taking 150 yard or longer shots on PG animals off of shooting sticks. I understand if you step out from behind a bush and your PH’s jaw hits the ground as he hurriedly sets up your shooting sticks and points at a 60” Kudu...

Last weekend during my pre-safari hog hunt in Missouri I experienced 5 failures to fire with my TC Encore. I spoke with the TC Arms service department and apparently the addition of an after market hammer extension is enough weight to weaken the hammer spring resulting in light primer strikes...

We spend hundreds of dollars on a rifle case, load it with at least $2,000 of firearms and optics and then secure it with a $15 Master lock. I'm not talking about using a TSA lock on my gun case but an actual padlock. YouTube is full of videos showing guys picking master locks in seconds, some...

I'm heading to bushveld of SA for my first PG hunt next August and I'll be using my 35 Whelen. I plan on using 250 grn nosler partition @ 2550 fps, my question is would the 225 grn accubond @ 2750 fps be a better choice?

In 1978 my father took me on my first hunt and I haven't missed a hunting season with him for the last 37 years. I live on the Missouri / Kansas border in the land of big deer but every fall I return to Michigan to hunt with my father and brother, hunting is something we do as a family and I...

Its time to start the airfare booking process for my families safari next August (Kansas City to Joburg). I have flown Delta several times from ATL to Europe without an issue, but the older I get the more comfort I like so we are looking into deltas comfort plus seating. This upgrade will add...

I am bring my T/C Encore with one barrel on a PG safari in SA next August and I have a question about serial numbers. My receiver has a serial number stamped on it but my custom barrel only has the caliber and manufacture on it, do I need to have a serial number stamped on the barrel?

Before everyone starts nailing me to a tree, I am using Nosler Partitions on my up coming PG hunt in SA. My family and I have had great success with Hornady Superformance and the SST bullet on deer and wild boar, does anyone have experience using the SST on deer size PG like Impala, Blesbok...

Here is another one of those questions from a first time African hunter. I prefer to wear brown or camo bib overalls when hunting in cool or cold weather, but I never see anyone wearing bibs in their safari photos. I'm hunting SA in August so the weather should be cool so my bibs would be...

Hello everyone, Going on my first PG hunt with my father and brother in SA next August. I'll be hunting Kudu, Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Impala, Blesbok and warthog. I'm a fan of single shot rifles so I'm bring a T/C Encore in 35 Whelen as my primary gun and a Ruger No. 1 in 30-06 as a back-up...