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    58 Kibler Colonial Rifle

    58 kibler colonial rifle. Stocked in figured maple. Carved with some engraving. Rice barrel square bottom rifling. Kibler CNC round face lock. Finished to a slight aged look. Kibler standard 13 7/8ths length of pull. Of the colonial rifle 58 having the best in balance and weight. At 8 1/2...
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    Question about who buys guns

    I was wondering; is there a survey on the kind of people who buy guns Specifically, I'm talking about how many guns the buyer already owns I heard during 2020, most of the guns and ammo were being bought by totally new gun owners. So I was wondering if there were any statistics to show how...
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    Best starter guns for an adult newbie

    So I'm interested in taking up hunting one day. However, like a lot of people, I didn't learn from my family as my parents aren't big on the idea of hunting. So I'm wondering what's the best group of rifles to look into if I ever want to get serious about hunting. I'm fairly heavy so I THINK I...
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    What do you call this cat?

    To answer these 2 questions 1. I alternate between mountain lion and cougar 2. I'm from NY
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    Where are all the American double rifle makers

    Something I noticed whenever I look at nice double rifles, I see that all of the makers of these guns are based in the U.K. and Mainland Europe. The only maker of these guns I could find in America was B. Searcy and Co. This is a bit of an anomaly to me because as far as I can tell, the lion's...
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    Do people ever use perfume for cats?

    I feel like using perfume at bait sites is so obvious, especially since it's a known cat attractant, often used in zoos and for camera traps. I assume either it's not legal or the PH's just don't like doing it.
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    Best videos to look at for gun handling

    So if I wanna either learn good gun handling for when I get into shooting or if I want a reference to art/animation (IMO, references are king), what are the best videos and images of proper gun handling and safety. I find that for the latter purpose, this video by Fieldsports featuring Kevin...
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    Which is better? Safari Club International Convention vs. Dallas Safari Club Convention

    So if I were only able to attend one big game hunting convention, which one would it be based on panels, floors, people there, atmosphere, etc.? I'd ideally like to hear from people who've been to both a few times.
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    What's the difference in hunting elephant bulls and cows?

    Question's in the title. I know that cows have the hazard of being in larger groups and of being more volatile since calves are around but I'd like to hear from others.
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    What gun do Professional Hunters like to use?

    I was wondering if there's a specific rifle type or caliber that the average African PH prefers to have by their side in an area with free roaming, healthy populations of dangerous game. I've seen bolt rifles a lot but some swear by doubles for their 1-2 punch so idk. I'd especially love to...
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    What makes great taxidermy?

    Having watched several upon several taxidermy videos, I wanna ask whoever does taxidermy this. What makes a taxidermy piece rise from an 8/10 to a 10/10. I do art myself, I like to make 3D models of animals, often long-dead ones, and, IMO, what makes a piece a true 10/10 is attention to detail...
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    Is there such a thing as too big?

    So sometimes when farting about on the ol' YT, I often see videos about the fabled 700 Nitro Express, the product of a Californian client who wanted a 600 Nitro from H&H, got rejected because of some contract, made a giant cartridge, and birthed the 700 Nitro Express. I also love the channel...
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    Quick dumb idea

    So I've been looking through the galleries of record trophies here and it got me thinking that we should not only preserve the wildlife we hunt, but the genes that produce such amazing heads, especially with elephants as big tuskers are an uber-rare breed. For example, if someone shot a 100lber...
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    How quick did you adapt to the internet

    Now since I'm a disgusting, liberal millennial (24 years young), I adapted fairly quickly to the web, smart phones, and the like. So I'm curious as to how older folks approached what's such a big part of our lives.
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    How possible would a double lever rifle be?

    So I've seen a double bolt-action rifle which allows you to shoot up to 8 dangerous game rounds (10 if you put 2 up the spout) I also made this thread a while ago asking why lever-action rifles aren't used more in African game fields, especially when there are cartridges capable of handling...
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    Why no lever-action rifle for Elephants?

    So when it comes to elephant hunting, the big debate seems to be a bolt or double. However, I think there are benefits that the lever-action style rifle has over the other 2. Not only would a lever-action rifle beat a double in ammo capacity, but it would also beat a bolt rifle in speed as you...
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    Sources for hunting being a conservation tool

    So I'm someone who believes that arguments should always be backed up with CREDIBLE sources. So to bolster the need of safari hunting in African countries, I got together several sources that argue just that https://pastebin.com/zBYBCbpS I put academic ones first because those are the ones...
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    What exactly makes doubles so expensive?

    I'm going to cement how naive I am about guns by asking what it is about double rifles because both dangerous game rifles and double barrel shotguns can be found for about 1-2k so in theory, double rifles in a DG caliber shouldn't be as grossly expensive as they are.
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    Tanzania: Wildlife Products Ban Lifted

    https://dailynews.co.tz/news/2019-06-055cf77d1ccc23d.aspx By Hazla Omar CONSERVATION efforts employed by the fifth phase government are yielding positive results as the United States has just lifted the five-year long ban on wildlife products from Tanzania. The Deputy Commissioner for...
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    What got you interested in Africa

    I like hearing people's stories so that explains this thread. I know that Disney films are often looked down upon by hunters as they fuel the anti gravy train (this annoys me as well) but it was watching The Lion King so many times I could blindly quote the damn thing that got me interested in...
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    Any book recommendations

    So now that I've officially graduated from college, I'm looking for more hunting books to read in between finding a job. I've already read "White Hunters: The Golden Age of African Safaris" twice and it's still my go to the audiobook for walking around town. I also like to read "Death in the...
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    My crazy Kenya idea

    OK so here's an idea I had I'm thinking of making a Change.org petition for Kenya to reinstate hunting. There's no way in hell it's gonna be successful but I feel if it can garner enough attention, it will put the option on the table, steer trophy hunting into a more positive light, make people...
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    What draws y'all to exotic places to hunt exotic game

    So here's the quick and dirty explanation of what I'm doing So I'm doing a final project for my anthropology class called "Fieldwork Methods" where I'm writing a 12 page paper on the appeal of zoos. After ruminating on this for a few days and doing some interviews with people, I've nailed it...
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    Idea I had

    One of my hobbies is to make 3D models of animals, living or extinct Then I was looking at shot placement animals and noticed one vital flaw: They're limited in angles. 90% of the time, an animal won't be at that perfect angle just like in the diagrams. So I thought what if I could collab with...
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    How did the internet affect safari hunting?

    Pretty simple question here. How did the public use of the internet affect safari hunting as an industry in terms of advertising, business, communication, etc?
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    How smart/stupid are animals during hunting

    Ok so on one hand, I know that elephants are renowned for their intelligence but on the other hand, my anthro teacher told me that indigenous hunters would catch pronghorn by creating a ring of logs and chasing the pronghorn into them, making them forget they can jump for some reason. So I...
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    Big-game hunters infuriated by Trump elephant trophy debacle

    https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/406794-big-game-hunters-infuriated-by-trump-elephant-trophy-debacle I'm trying to be optimistic but I seriously think Trump gives nary a crap about hunting and conservaiton. Literally the only link we have in Zinke and apparently he and several...
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    What ethnic groups did you see on your hunts

    Since I'm an anthropology major and we're currently on Africa's last remaining hunter-gatherer groups, I wanted to know what ethnic groups that you encountered while hunting. I'm particularly interested in the Hadza of Tanzania, the Bayaka of the Western Congo, and the Khoisan of the Kalahari.
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    The Trophy Hunting wiki is in a miserable state

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_hunting I say let's edit the sucker and add some sources to the claims of conservation as most of them are either non-existent or dubious in nature.
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    Getting in game management...How?

    So basically, after sitting on the zillion dollar question of what I should do with the remaining 60 to 80 years of my life, I decided that game management would be an interesting and enriching line of work. Now my question to all of you is how does one rack up enough experience to work with...
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    What non-hunting conservation groups should I donate to?

    Ok, so to make a long story short, I was just browsing the web as I usually do and I saw a Guardian article on how indigenous people get screwed over six ways from Sunday in the name of wildlife conservation. Now I love donating to conservation and I dislike having a dirty concise. I assumed...
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    Help me make a Change.org petition

    So here's the deal: I'm gonna make a change.org petition so that the U.S. government relaxes on the trophy import restrictions on African game. I'm not expecting the petition to make major headway. This is a given with how many people believe celebrities over zoologists but as a self confessed...
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    News on Lion imports from Zambia & Zimbabwe

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed that it is granting import permits for lions legally harvested in Zambia and Zimbabwe. This, a number of days after SCI issued an email alert to members about the matter. According to an item the FWS posted on its website, individuals who hunted...
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    Can someone rate the feasibility of this idea?

    So I was thinking of the many Texas game ranches where people hunt down animals from Northern Africa/South Asia and then my mind shifted to parks that try to recreate the African experience like Disney's Animal Kingdom, Busch Gardens Tampa, and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. Then it occurred to...
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    Will more countries open hunting?

    It seems that there are quite a few African countries that could potentially be great hunting destinations if they opened game reserves. I'm primarily thinking of Angola and Malawi, especially the former because of the vastness of its territory.
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    Any Black Professional Hunters I Should Know Of?

    Any Black Professional Hunters I should know of? So with the numerous accusations of trophy hunting being synonymous with colonial racism (which is very hard to ignore), I was wondering if any native Africans were able to break into the industry and become PH's on par with Capstick and Carter...
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    How funny would this be

    No one would have any idea what to think, the media will desperately find a way to vilify this, and the regressive left will collectively have an aneurysm. Everyone would lose their minds and it would be glorious.
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    The Birthday Thread

    My favorite of all the holidays. I'll start by saying I can finally drink in this country :D Cheers::E Dancing:
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    Members Pictures

    The "Picture of Yourself" Thread. Pretty self explanatory. Here's where you show either what you were hiding for so long or the reason you hide behind an avatar. :D I'll start.
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    A better hunting PR group

    Since SCI isn't doing that effective of a job when it comes to public relations, I think we should take it in our own hands. Here are some ideas - Since the best activist groups have at least a few social media pages, we should ideally have at least a Facebook. Optimally, you'd include Twitter...
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    Favorite Food

    Along with music, browser history, and posts on various forums, one of the best ways to get to know someone is to find out what they eat. I decided to make a few categories. Fruit: Apples. Definetly Apples. Being more specific, my favorite apples are Red & Golden Delicious. Besides apples, I...
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    The Holiday thread

    Since I don't want to make a thread every time a holiday happens so I'm just leaving this topic for all holidays year round. Birthdays included.
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    Anyone doing anything for Halloween?

    Tis the night so I was just wondering if anyone was planning on doing anything to celebrate. Me personally, I'm just going to be handing children candy at the door while wearing that stupid horse mask I bought.
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    Remember that campaign by Starbucks?

    I came across this little gem recently and decided to share it with the populace here.
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    Record for most species taken

    I remembered a thread here talking about if anyone had ever hunted all the species possible on the African continent. That got me thinking and I came up with a question. Does anyone hold the record for the most animal species hunted in their lifetime? And who is this legendary hunter?
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    Vegetarian/Vegan Hunters

    Yes I know that's like a black Klansmen or a gay guy joining the Westboro Baptist Church but I'm still curious about whether this minority even exists.
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    Questions about Cambodia and India possibly reopening for hunters

    I was just farting around on the internet as I usually do when I read about some rumors that India and Cambodia may be reopening for hunters. I know things can move pretty slow with some governments so I'd like to know if any progress on this has been made in the past few years.
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    Vegan Bingo

    Next time you come across anything from PETA, HSUS, Born-Free, etc., whip this out and have fun.
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    My essay - Trophy Hunting and Conservation in Africa

    Since you were all such eager beavers, here's my college essay on hunting in Africa. I'm going to say right now that there's no anti-bashing or anything of the sort. This is an academic paper made for an academic setting. Oh and I decided to omit mine and my professor's name for privacy reasons...
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    A question for everyone

    So for my Writing class this semester, the teacher asked us to do an opinion piece. Thus I did it on how people should stop flipping out over people who go on safari in Africa and how hunting deserves a hell of a lot more credit as a tool in conservation than it currently gets. It's gotten quite...
 
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