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I started using skin so soft over deet at home. I blame some negative impacts on wood, plastic/rubber, and metal on over exposure to deet (on guns, binoculars, etc). May be wrong about that, but only thing I could point to to explain it. Also makes me smell nicer than deet.

The giraffe could add a good bit to budget.

1.) Did you have credit card, automobile, consumer debt, when you went on your first safari? No 2.) Did you have a mortgage when you went on your first safari? No (In relation to 1&2, not because of wealth, but because of lifestyle choices) 3.) What percentage of your annual before-tax income...

May not be an issue with you, but I’ve lived my whole life at basically sea level. I have found as I get older (55), I have a harder and harder time with breathing issues at altitudes. If you’ve never experienced it, it’s like you can’t take a full breath. The camp I stayed at in the southern...

I personally prefer the flight to Jo’burg. Get the long flight over in one lick. Spend the night in Jo’burg. Short flight to Windhoek the next day, rested and ready. This is assuming you’re hunting within a few hours drive of Windhoek.

I would say the information I’ve gotten over the years through their publications was probably worth the membership fees, although with internet and sites like this, they are no longer my primary sources of hunting news and info.

Did ocean freight once during Covid when couldn’t get crate on a flight. Seemed like a great price going into it. Actually ended up costing more than air with all the port fees that were tacked on at this end.

Was just reading the thread “why I’m a member”. And although I’ve said it before, I just felt compelled to again say, Thank You to everyone who makes AH what it is, but especially to Jerome. Thank You

Flip a coin for which one you go to first. Go to the other on your next trip. Not very helpful, am I?

I love the hunting shows. And for me, hunting trips to Africa are not a small investment. If I’m going to wire thousands of dollars to an overseas account towards something that may happen next year, I like to have at least met the person who says I’m going to get something in return for those...

As far as other things to ask about… VAT. There will be a tax on all animals not exported. Especially if you book a package, ask about VAT upfront. This could potentially add up quickly. If your going on a trophy hunt or cull hunt, and don’t plan to bring anything home, ask about the VAT.

There are many on this site with a lot more experience than me that I’m sure will give you more information. But in the meantime, I’ll give you my 2 cents having done a couple of cull hunts. June and July would certainly be during many outfits prime trophy hunting, but…. They are money making...

All of mine are super supple. If you have it done in Africa, I’ve never seen them done any other way. I’ve had some done here. My taxidermist refers to them as “soft tanned”, I believe.

Just be careful with quotes for ocean freight. My last one didn’t include port fees that ultimately added up to equal air freight fees.

Wow!

Never done it, but I’ve seen video of iguana hunting with air guns in Puerto Rico.

My experience with ocean freight ended up costing about the same (or more) as air with all the extra port fees added on after arrival (that I was not expecting). Posted about it in a rant on another thread.

Craig Maartens hunts near Cape Town now. There are others. He’s just the only one I have personal experience with (although in other areas of South Africa).

Outstanding!

You know I have. My brother and I have hunted with them twice.

I’m interested if you still have them. I started a conversation with you. I’m not sure if that’s the correct way to directly contact you.

Love the East cape. I must admit I’m a Game 4 Africa guy, and I’m all about supporting AH sponsors, but… Asking who is the best outfitter in the Eastern Cape is like asking who the best outfitter is in Texas. There are a lot of them. And a lot of good ones. You could spend years researching...

As far as the flights go, I prefer delta over Qatar. With Qatar you basically have 2 overnight flights (second leg arriving around 4am). With delta, your second night will be in a hotel in joburg.

I try to support every year. Would it be possible to send a reminder/notification each year?

Do I need to buy tickets to the sci convention in advance, or can I get day passes there?

I was southwest of Windhoek this past May. They had tall grass (knee high) and water everywhere, and it actually sprinkled on us one day. From my understanding though, they were just a couple of years out from a very long (9 year?) drought.

From my limited experience… I’ve only had taxidermy done in Africa twice. It was far less expensive than in the states, and the first time I had it done, had mounts on the wall in less than seven months. These days, I expect shipping may cut into some savings. Having work done over there...

SCI record books. Maps for each species/subspecies.

I may be mistaken, but I believe Tundra Tiger took a buff with one a year or so ago.

Merry Christmas!

I’ll have to look back to see for sure, but don’t think ground shipping freight was a big expense. It was loading, unloading, sorting fees, etc. I guess they weren’t that terrible, just wasn’t expecting them. In my case, in the end, air would have been cheaper.

Looking to hunt Osceola next year. Anybody have any experience with the Ross Hammock Ranch or have any other suggestions? Thanks

I recently did a shipment by boat. I was excited when I so how much less the shipping quote was. Excited until I got the final bill. The port handling fees on this end cost much more than the original overseas shipping savings. I think I ranted about it on a post here when I got the final bill...

Congratulations!!

As I said, others may have all the same assets at the airport that Gracy has. I just know from my experiences that Gracy has people in the airport seemingly 24/7 who seemingly know and have good relationships with everybody working in the airport. Because of this, they can make things happen...

I realize you asked for responses from those that have used both, and I have always used Gracy, but I couldn’t help putting my 2 cents worth in. Bruce and all the people Gracy has in the airport in joburg have saved my trips a couple of times. Again, never used Travel Express, so they may have...

Outstanding! Congratulations!

Outstanding! Congratulations!!

Someone posted something here about shipping by boat. That’s what really spurred me to post here. This was my first time to do it, and it was only because we initially couldn’t get crates on a plane. The price sounded great upfront. But…. There was extra almost $1000 in fees at the port in...

And I’m blessed to be able to write that check and have that experience.

After talking to a couple of others from the site, I just wanted to clarify a few things, then I’ll go back to keeping my mouth shut. First, the thesis of my post was that issues with shipping are hurting the Africa trophy hunting industry at least to some degree. (Even if it’s just my once a...

I want to make an addendum to my post. I went back and read my post. I mentioned I used a well-known customs broker, and it sounds like I was putting a lot of the blame on him. That was very poor wording on my part. Tom Kelly at Trophy Shippers was in fact the only person in the whole process...

First, let me say that I might have a very different view of this if I had more money. And I realize many people that visit this site have a lot more money than I do, so I don’t expect everyone to agree with me. But I believe the process of shipping trophies to the US from Africa has a negative...

Always budget some extra. I’m pretty good at sticking to my budget. For me, extra money spent on this trip, takes away form the next. On 2 of my last 3 hunts, I was hunting with PHs that were also owners. They offered me super deals on “more expensive” animals that were older or not their...

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I looked at going with them a few years back. Ended up doing a different hunt. Corresponded with them through a few emails. Never heard anything negative in my looking into them. Again, that was a few years back. All that to say that they have been around a few years and I did consider hunting...

I went a few weeks ago. Had to have negative test to get into South Africa with QR code and another test to get into Namibia. Getting one with QR code in US was challenging. There is a website that will provide a QR code for your test. Getting one for Namibia was a breeze. Can get at airport in...

I flew delta a few weeks back. No mask required until landing in Jo’burg. The Jo’burg airport has mandate, so we were required to mask up before getting off plane.

In honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS

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