I'm curious how attendance was looking at SCI this year. I saw a few pictures of the show floor and it looked light, but they may have been taken early or late. Is the city/state causing trouble with strict covid protocols?
This really isn't going to come as a surprise, in light of his desire to ban "AR-14s" and other uninformed statements, but it is now official, if it wasn't previously. This was emailed to me by SCI:
Joe Biden Voices Support for Banning the Import of Hunting Trophies
This past weekend...
Sad news - I received a Facebook message this morning that Crispin Mayandika, longtime Tanzanian PH has passed away. I understand he had a stroke. I hunted with Crispin via Bullet Safaris in 2018. I really enjoyed hunting with Crispin. He was a great hunter, very smart, kind and...
My trophy room has some rather large windows. I have seen what sunlight can do to mounts, and thus far have avoided placing any of my taxidermy in front of the windows. However, as the room fills, the floor plan would lend itself to pedestals/full body mounts in front of the windows. I have...
As the heading suggests, I am heading to the East Cape to hunt with Tollie's African Safaris in two weeks (Flight 200 on May 31)! The hunt was generously donated by Tollie's to my local SCI, where I purchased it at auction. The package includes the springbuck slam and a Nyala. This will be my...
We have read about China's infrastructure loans to African countries for a while now, and here is the first to default. Looks like Zambia's airport might be next.
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3605624
I recently returned from a hunt with Bullet Safaris in Rungwa, Tanzania. My father and I booked about a year ago - my father comes as an observer to take in Africa. It is our third safari together. We had great hunts twice before, both in Namibia, and we looking forward to seeing a different...
I didn't realize hunters made up such a small proportion of the population.
https://www.npr.org/2018/03/20/593001800/decline-in-hunters-threatens-how-u-s-pays-for-conservation
I have been putting my new Merkel 140-2 450-400NE through the paces and discovered it shoots low except with the 75 yard leaf, which is well forward of the 50 yard leaf and express site. This got me thinking. I know it is sacrilege, but I would experiment with a red dot type optic. The...
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