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Some of you may be aware that I had my hip replaced 4 weeks ago. We are getting near the end of our local deer season. Between the Congo trip and the hip I hadn’t been out. I called a friend with a ranch near Devil’s Tower in the Black Hills. I received permission to come, but was warned...

Link to article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/south-africa-bids-put-zebra-151928140.html Bruce

In tonight’s newspaper. I went to the Congo and then had my hip replaced so no personal experience this year. Sounds like it was rough in a lot of areas. Bruce

This first part is preparations. I’ll write about the hunt as it progresses. Last Feb I was looking at hunt reports on the other network. Christophe Morieo had some pictures up of some great Bongo and Forest Sitatunga. Been wanting a Sitatunga for 5 yrs so I sent him a message. Upshot was...

Copied from elsewhere. Not good news for that part of WY. Wyoming Range Winterkill Far Worse Than Thought: 80% Of Adult Deer & Nearly All Fawns Dead Winterkill losses in the famed Wyoming Range mule deer herd might be far worse than thought with as many as 80% of adult deer and nearly all the...

@TSALA HUNTING SAFARIS will be in Gillette WY for a meet and greet that my wife Maryann and I will host. They will be here next Thur Feb 9. We're planning from 6:30 to perhaps 9 pm. We'll have chips/dips/salsa and some other goodies to snack on. Anyone that is interested is welcome to come...

This year was interesting. Had a tougher time than normal getting hold of the ranch manager where I normally hunt. When I did he told me that the ranch had been leased to an outfitter. Probably my last year hunting there. Opening day the forecast called for a NW wind. Doesn’t work for the...

Some of you may remember my hunt with Willie 2 1/2 yrs ago. Willie has done a good job of keeping in touch with me and this will be my first time doing a second hunt with a PH. I believe this is my 7th trip to Africa. I have a variety of animals on my wish list and we’ll hunt out of 3 different...

I miss Africa. I especially miss the rock doves in the morning. I miss the animals, the OH's and the focuss on hunting. Wish I was still back. I have generally been able to afford Africa about every other year for a while. Been fortunate to have the funds to go in 2020,2012 and again this...

My Wife and I are in Shreveport La for a couple of months working. We're running a retirement sale for a jewelry store here. Did the same with our store last year. I arrived here earlier this month. Been very busy. Got a day off last Thur and spent a good part of the day checking out the...

I killed a deer with my crossbow this year so I hunted pronghorn on opening day, which was Oct 1st. I'm hunting with my 6.5 SS which is rather like the 6.5 SAUM and PRC. Its a Tikka action with a Christensen arms carbon fiber barrel on it. It shoots 156 gr Bergers at 3000 fps with sub 1/2 MOA...

Much on NE Wy opens for archery/crossbow hunting Sept 1. I am a novice with a crossbow. I took a great roan with one a few years ago in RSA. Then 4 or 5 years ago following my double knee replacement I took a decent mule deer. In our area the whitetail taste a little better to us than mule deer...

I drove through a bit of the Bighorn Mountains today. Took a few pics with the cell phone and thought some might like to see the change of colors on some of the Aspens and brush along the creeks. Bruce

I have tried to start this 4-5 times. Tried on the plane ride back and lost over an hour of typing.... Anyway..... Lets start at the beginning. I usually manage to hunt Africa every 2 yrs or so. I'm just a working stiff. Family, mortgage and kids and bills. Like many of you. As I got more...

Part of ad from when I bought this rifle: Stiller Tac 30 action Extended Wyatts box 25" Rockcreek 8.5 gain Twist barrel w/ brake Rem Varmint contour Rifle Basix trigger McMillan A3 Sporter Edge 200+- rounds fire This rifle is very accurate so much so I used it to test scopes I thought were bad...

GAP built Stiller TAC 300. 300 Win mag SAAMI chamber. It weighs 8lbs on my bathroom scale with no scope. Benchmark #5 fluted barrel with Harrell's brake(27" plus brake), Manner EH1 stock in midnight camo, Jewell trigger. This rifle shoots less than .5 out to 500 yards which is as far as I have...

I have a Manners stock that is for a Tikka T-3. I believe it is the T5A stock. It has the Terry Cross hardware. Barrel channel took my carbon fiber CA barrel fine. Includes the bottom metal and DBM. I have been informed that it's factory CTR bottom metal and magazine with the stock I was running...

So I was cleaning my reloading room and have some excess bullets. Give the difficulty of buying components I thought I'd see if anyone was interested in these: 1). 2 full boxes of Berger 168 gr Classic Hunters with the same lot number.b $100 plus $10 shipping 2). 1 factory sealed box of...

I was cleaning up my in my reloading room and realized that I have some bullets that I don't expect to use. They may be of value to someone having trouble buying reloading components. I have divided my 30 caliber bullets into 2 lots. Lot1:1 factory sealed box of Berger 210 VLD hunting bullets...

In looking at my reloading supplies I found these. I have never owned a .33 caliber rifle of any sort, so I'm not sure where these came from. I have 2 boxes of 50 each. One is still factory sealed. The second is opened but I still count 50 bullets there. I see them around $50/box. When I opened...

I have a CA Ridgeline in .300 WM for sale. I bought it new about 4 yrs ago. I'm the original owner. Less than 200 rounds through it. Maybe under 100. In like new condition. It comes with a 20 MOA rail bedded to it. I think it's a EOL rail. I can't see any marks on it. For sure over 95%. I ran...

The results are in — and Wisconsin wolf hunters overshot their target by more than 80%. Wisconsin’s recent wolf hunt, the state’s first in seven years, ended early on Wednesday after the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) determined that 69% of the state’s 119-wolf quota had been...

I started off this year with my crossbow. The ranch I hunt is perhaps 40 miles from town. Lots of mule deer country and a few whitetails on the creek bottoms. Over 50,000 acres. I prefer to eat a whitetail so I'll focus more on them than a mule deer. If I see a really good muliey then well and...

Jerome gave permission to post this, so here goes. My wife and son have decided its time for me to retire. I guess I'm mostly in favor of it myself. Just a little hard to close a business that I've worked at for almost 24 yrs. I've been in the jewelry business for over 40 yrs and a lapidarist...

Made it out to Keyhole reservoir yesterday which is about 45 miles away. We were fishing by 8:15 am. Still early season here. Surface temp was 42 when we arrived. The fish we were catching were mostly over 40 feet deep. 3 of us in the boat caught 42 fish if my count was correct. 1 pike and a...

https://nypost.com/2020/02/06/...ram-for-new-yorkers/ The Department of Homeland Security announced the suspension of renewals and enrollments for Global Entry and other Trusted Travel Programs for New York residents. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told Fox News host Tucker...

Posted on another thread: https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2020-01-06-unending-drought-brings-wildlife-sector-to-brink-of-disaster/ Unending drought brings wildlife sector to brink of disaster The Northern Cape is said to have lost more than two-thirds of game over the past three...

https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/arizona-man-arrested-multi-million-dollar-home-raided-in-hsi-money-laundering-drug-investigation Probably one to avoid. Bruce

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/everett-ivory-seller-jailed-in-first-conviction-under-new-law/?fbclid=IwAR0cFtPHQv9Rmf5LGZ2rBaGpWkwZNvK64ffnpQy6JBH46NwCyDDx92De8Ws Use great caution when selling Ivory..... Bruce

I promised Mike (Livingthedream) that I'd start this thread. He wanted me to title it the efficacy of Berger bullets in Africa. I thought that might start an argument right off the bat. I will start this with a few observations. All bullets are designed with a use in mind. There is no one size...

So I got home from Africa on Sept 19. My wife had a double knee replacement while I was gone. (Yes she planned it this way). So between catching up at work and taking care of my wife I had no time to crossbow hunt or even scout the ranch where I normally hunt. Sept 30th I finally headed out to...

This hunt goes back to January. Mike (@LivingTheDream) told me he was booking a hunt with Balla Balla. I asked if I could join him in camp. Mike was gracious enough to say yes. Mike and his dad came to Wyoming and I helped them to get a couple of antelope and a shot at a sharp tail grouse. So...

So I'm on my way back to Africa. We'll see how good internet is for this hunt. We all evolve somewhat as hunters. Sometimes we go back to africa for new species and new experiences. Sometimes to see old friends and try to better other trophies. Sometimes to just go hunt. This trip for me is...

I thought I'd start this thread to possibly help someone else before a hunt. I'm in a airport headed to Africa..... In getting ready for this hunt I encountered some issues that I'd never had before. Rifle #1 is a new Howa 1500 in a .375 Ruger. I had a box of shells to start off with as well...

My son and I are at a buying show and business meetings in So Calif for a few days. Today at one of the booths I was asked about my wife, who has attended in the past. She had just landed in London on her way to RSA. She is going to spend 2 weeks in Kruger and a few days elsewhere with...

Scope is used and came on a rifle I purchased a while back. Very faint ring marks. Scratch on black finish on windage turret. Illuminated with alumina scope covers. Some of the black finish coming off of the illumination cover. Glass appears PERFECT to me. Looks like the mil dot reticle. I have...

Brief recap is I hunted with Star Valley Outfitters with Bob Beck of Extreme Outer limits TV show. I hunted Sept 15-19 and took a great Mule deer. We saw few moose and had zero opportunities. So being the gentleman he is Bob had invited me back Oct 15-17. On Oct 13 it rained and turned to...

Next April the wife and I will celebrate our 40th anniversary. We have decided to spend some time in Costa Rica to celebrate. She is taking a photo class for a week or so which gives me a week to fish. Thats if I can find something that sounds good for a reasonable cost. Looking for suggestions...

This hunt starts a long time ago. 23 yrs ago Wy instituted a point system for resident hunters for moose and Bighorns sheep. This past winter I took a good long hard look and decided I could no longer wait to try and draw a premium unit to hunt moose. I had 21 preference points. It looked like...

From the other network: Google Chrome and Firefox have found a way to access the photos that Photobucket.com does not now allow you to post to 3rd party sites anymore without paying a high price. "In the cases where former/current PhotoBucket users haven't deleted all their albums: Chrome...

Bullets.com is going out of business and has some good deals. I noticed some .416 Brass for about 1/3 off. If you reload it might be a chance to pick up a few items. I am not associated in any way. Just passing on a chance at some deals. Bruce

It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an oversensitive woman. My...

You may not laugh at all of them, but you'll enjoy some of them. Bruce Q. Why is Santa so jolly? A. Because he knows where all the naughty girls live. Q. How is Christmas just like your job? A. You do all the work and the fat guy in the suit gets all the credit. "An optimist stays up...

A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown Ostrich behind him. The waitress asks them for Their orders. The man says, "A hamburger, fries And a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's Yours?" "I'll have the same," says the ostrich. The man and the ostrich come Again and the man says...

Dear Diary, For my birthday this year, my husband purchased a week of personal training at the local health club. Although I am still in great shape since being a high school football cheerleader 43 years ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try. I called the...

Some of you may remember that I hunted a great Roan last year in RSA with a crossbow. My good wife that that would make a good Christmas present last year. So I had a nice new Scorypd crossbow there Christmas morning. I thought this deer hunting season would be a good time to try it out. The...

As a Hunter on a budget I carefully look at offers for hunts here and on other networks. I doubt that I'm the only one that is turned off by extra fees in hunt offers. Some offers look very good initially until you look at all the extras: to and from airport transport fees, charges for arrival...

I wanted to pass along my thanks to New Creations Taxidermy and tell AH about what they have done. I went to RSA in May of 2015 and had a good 10 day hunt which included a Sable and Kudu. Not a cheap hunt for me personally with 6 animals taken. Paid in full before I left. My PH failed to...

When Insults Had Class... These glorious insults are from an era “ before” the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words. A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.” "That depends, Sir, " said...

One day little Johnny was digging a hole in his back yard. The next-door neighbor spotted him and decided to investigate. "Hello Johnny, what are you up to?" he asked. "My goldfish died and I'm gonna bury him," Johnny replied. The neighbor chuckles to himself,"That's a really big hole for a...