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Wishing all of our friends, amazing Limcroma clients, and all of the great folks here on AH.com a very Merry Christmas & a healthy, prosperous, and very Happy New year! Thank you for another wonderful year from Dan & Lisa Leahy!

2022 was a crazy water year for the mountain West. Flooding in western Montana in June and July transformed into drought and record heat in August. Although stream flows were below normal and some at record lows by early September, we managed to find enough water to enjoy some really good...

We just completed safari #6 with Hannes Els and Limcroma Safaris! This trip was postponed 2 years due to Covid, but the wait was more than worth it. Outfitter/owner Hannes Els continues to exceed our expectations at every level. With each visit Hannes brings more opportunity with more hunting...

Here is another perfect shot placement by Mr. Gary on a great zebra using traditional archery gear with Limcroma Safaris!

Here is another perfect shot placement on a great zebra by Mr. Gary using traditional archery gear with Limcroma Safaris.

I have only been back home a few days from our latest safari with Limcroma, and trying to sort through the mountain of photos and video we shot. We had an amazing time and experienced some incredible hunts. I am going to write up a formal hunting report when I get everything sorted and edited...

After a successful early tag out on a Spring turkey hunt, we were fortunate enough to spend a few days in the Black Hills for some fly fishing. We have successfully DIY fished the Hills before, but this time we hired a guide for the first part of the trip to introduce us to some new water that...

The wife and I just completed a fantastic Merriam's turkey hunt in northeastern Wyoming with my good friend and outfitter Lyle Hartman on the Triple H Ranch near Hulett, Wyoming. Although we were the last hunters of the season, we encountered numerous responsive, mature birds, and both of us had...

With another challenging year nearly behind all of us, Lisa and I just wanted to wish everyone a very blessed Christmas and a safe, healthy, prosperous, New Year! Embrace life to the fullest and cherish your family & friends! We only get to do this once!

Here's a link to a recent Steven Rinella Podcast titled the Archer's Paradox. It features some great discussion in regard to arrow builds, and the physics as they relate their field performances. Among others, Dr. Ed Ashby is interviewed starting at the 8:35 mark. In addition to reinforcing some...

I was recently able to introduce my nephew to his first Fall flyfishing experience in Idaho and Montana. Although I love the consistency of the summer fly fishing, the early Fall out West is absolutely my favorite time to visit. The Fall colors are popping, the morning air is brisk, and the elk...

The Bitterrroot Valley had record high temps for the months of July and August causing Montana's FWP to institute "Hoot Owl" restrictions on most of the major river systems in Western Montana for the latter part of the summer. This is instituted when the rivers experience 3 or more consecutive...

Crazy warthog charge shared by one of our PH's on their FB page. If you think they are not dangerous, think again!

I was just going through my photo files and trying or organize and consolidate a bit. I thought it might be a cool idea to create a new file just featuring the fish and the scenery of Montana that we been so fortunate to have experienced over these last several years. The hardest part was...

The best part about this year's trip was that we actually got to do it... Thankfully, we made it out in spite of Covid and had another fantastic trip getting the chance to spend time with good friends in one of the most beautiful places on earth.... We only fished a few guided days this year...

Had another 2 great days of fishing the upper Florida Keys on the Charter boat Jackpot out of Tavernier over the last week of June. For anyone heading down to the Keys for a vacation, I highly recommend booking a day or two fishing with Capt. Lee Robinson on his custom 45' Jackpot.... Capt. Lee...

Dear Madam, I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you...

I wanted to share a short clip of an exciting Cape buffalo hunt filmed by my good friend and professional PH & videographer Melcom Van Staden. Who's ready to go buffalo hunting when this is all over?

We decided to practice our favorite form of social distancing by getting away from the insanity and getting out in the woods for a couple of days. A good friend of ours who runs an outfitting business in south-central Florida invited us up to spend a couple of days hunting for an Osceola turkey...

Our hunt began with rain, sleet, then 3" of snow followed up by record-setting low temps for Kentucky in November. 4 of our 6 days had wind chills in the single digits. The record cold didn't seem to bother the deer too much. We had great action every sit, and saw lots of bucks on this trip...

Myself and a fly fishing buddy just got back from our October trout mission, and had to deal with some unsettled and unexpected conditions for the first week of October in Montana. Our trip was supposed to be 6 days, unfortunately cut short to 4 days due to being bracketed by back to back...

Recently back from our annual fly fishing pilgrimage out West. This year, we fished 6 rivers in 3 States, and we could not have asked for better weather or more cooperative fish...! Here are a few of the highlights from the trip:

My wife and I spent a few days down in Tavernier (upper keys) recently with my family and a few of their friends. We enjoyed great weather, and some really good fishing all around with my buddy Capt. Lee on the charter boat Jackpot. Here are a few of the highlights.

This video was taken by one of our PHs on a recent warthog hunt.

We just returned from our first visit to New Zealand.... I started fly fishing seriously in my early teens, and as long as I could remember, it's always been my dream to sight fish for the consistently big trout that only New Zealand offers. I started planning this trip with the priority of fly...

I finally got my Cape buffalo home and thought I would share the finished product. Getting to see this animal again reminds me of how massive of an animal they really are. It was the best hunt of my life to date... My sincere thanks to Jose Hernandez with Animal Gallery for yet another amazing...

We hunted the second week of November with our good friend Dan Kendall of Pennyrile Outfitters in western Kentucky. Dan and his wife Nancy run a first-class operation that is small and personable, yet high on quality. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a great outfitted whitetail hunt...

What a magical time to be in Western Montana! Although I have been fly fishing for many years in Montana, this was our first trip in the Fall. The mission was to hunt for the elusive "gravel gargoyle" or "riffle dragon" which are local references for a brown trout in excess of 24"..... We came...

It was another epic trip for us to our second home in southwestern Montana. There is nothing like mountain air, cold rivers, and no traffic to clear the mind. Catching a few nice trout on the fly never hurts either. The snow pack in Montana this past winter was at 150%, so all the water from the...

We are just back from another great trip on the long-range party boat Yankee Capts out of Key West. This trip specializes in fishing offshore water west of the Dry Tortugas in the southern gulf. The areas we fish are the continental shelfs of Pulley and Rankin Ridge. Bottom fishing for quality...

Well, our crate of trophy parts arrived last week, and I am glad to say that everything made it over in the amount of pieces each was supposed to be in.... Although the finished taxidermy is still a few months away from completion, we were able to enjoy a few of our mementos right away. I had...

I had a good friend in town who is also my favorite guide in Montana visiting for a couple of days, and we were fortunate enough to have some calm seas to get out and do a little ocean fishing with him. We had a mixed bag including a couple of blackfin tunas, a couple of nice bottom fish, and...

We just returned from another epic trip out in western Montana. Montana is without a doubt one of my favorite places on this earth and hopefully our future home in retirement. I want to start out by saying that my heart goes out to all of those in many western states suffering from what will...

I was getting a lot of client inquiries on this so I figured I would make a post: For anyone traveling with archery equipment for hunting purposes returning to the USA from foreign soil, US Customs has implemented a new inspection procedure that you need to be made aware of... US Customs...

Here is the full video version of our most recent safari at Limcroma Safaris. The main focus of this hunt was for a Cape buffalo, but we were fortunate to take a couple of fantastic additional trophies and culls as well. The video was created by Henk Jacobs of Bush Bro Productions. Henk is a...

Here's a sneak peek of our video from our most recent hunt with Limcroma Safaris courtesy of Bush Bro Productions. We hope that you enjoy it.

Here is a sneak peek of our video from our most recent safari with Limcroma Safaris courtesy of Bush Bro Productions. We hope you enjoy it.

Here are a few pics from my first trip in the Dry Tortugas this year. We usually try and plan our trips from May through August to catch the calm summer weather... LOL... That didn't work out so well.... The forecast for 1-3' seas, sunshine, and a gentle southeast breeze was replaced with 6-8'...

I was able to fulfill two items on the ole'bucket list during this most recent African safari. The first was to hunt a Cape buffalo with bow & arrow. The second was to fly fish the Zambezi river for tigerfish. To be honest, going in, I really couldn't decide which adventure I was looking more...

It's hard to know where to begin with this report. I guess I should start with WOW!.... What an amazing experience! It was everything I hoped it would be and more, yet it was nothing like I expected at least in terms of how the hunt would go down. The main focus of this safari was going to be a...

I wanted to share a catch photo some friends of mine sent me on a recent outing in the Cayman Islands.... Wahoo fishing in the winter months can be world class all through the Caribbean. Some places better than others, but certain locations in the Bahamas can have epic wahoo fishing. I have...

As always, the taxidermy on display at the SCI show was incredible. Just when you think you have seen it all, some artist comes up with something completely new and original. The best of the best was there in force. These are three of my favorite displays from this year. Sorry that my phone...

A couple of pics of my wife's Kentucky buck from earlier this week... We had pretty good weather and decent deer movement in spite of the largest full moon in 70 years. My wife shot this nice 10pt. on the second evening, and another hunter in camp shot another very respectable 10pt. on the first...

A few cool pics from this week in the middle Florida Keys. Although, we don't target blue marlin, we catch one now and then fishing for other species. This little blue ate a wahoo lure, and spent more time in the air than in the water during the fight. The last pic is my nephew with a really...

I wanted to post a reminder of a day 15 years ago in the United States of America where no one felt compelled to protest the flag or take a knee during the national anthem. Not a day goes by where I don't remember the sacrifices made and the lives lost on that day. I lost 343 brothers that day...

An Irish gent walks into a neighborhood pub for the first time, and orders 3 pints of Guinness from the barkeep. The barman obliges with a puzzled look on his face and shortly presents 3 pints in front of the man... The man lines the pints up in a row and takes a sip from each one of the pints...

I just wanted to share a couple of pics of a couple of projects I have been working on for the past few weeks... The idea occurred to me when I was Google searching ideas for displaying warthog skulls without much inspiration. I have also always wanted a porcupine quill lamp.....Then these idea...

Had another incredible trip fishing in the Dry Tortugas 60 miles west of Key West. A 3-day trip turned into 2, because the boxes were full to our legal limit, and we were out of ice and room... It's a nice problem to have.(y) I didn't get too many great pics because it's a not really practical...