I just got back from 6 weeks of quail hunting in southeast Arizona. I saw more cottontail rabbits in those 6 weeks than the rest of my life combined. Didn't see many coyotes, but I heard 'em every night. Small (compared to coyotes in northern Nevada) and skittish!
I've only been to Africa once, and my rifles didn't make it. I very much wanted to use my own rifles but there is NO WAY I would have gone home instead of using the outfitter's guns. When you travel, stuff goes wrong; we adapted and my son and I had a trip of a lifetime. I'm going back in...
I only have experience with one giraffe which I shot with a 220 gr 338-06 placed high neck. The bullet hit but did not penetrate the vertebra and did not exit (I recovered the bullet). The bullet did cause sufficient hemorrhaging so that I was able to place a heart shot after about 200 yards...
Inventive. However, saving a few dollars on locks and giving a TSA agent having a bad day a reason to reject my gun case seems like a bad risk. I'll fill the holes with locks.
I heard that! ...and I don't even want to be cured!! Fortunately, there is a cure for African Tick Bite Fever which both my son and I contracted but are now recovered from...details to come in my hunting report :)
I intended to use a 225 grain .338 Win Mag but my gun didn't get to SA with me. I ended up using the PH's 210 grain .338/06 which doesn't have the powder behind it that the Win Mag does. My shot to the neck of a large bull hit and fractured the vertebra but did not penetrate it (I still have...
Hello everyone!
My son and I just got back from our first safari to South Africa 3 weeks ago. We had an amazing time, I'm completely obsessed with Africa now and can't wait to go back! We've already penciled in dates for our next two trips and started planning!
Randy
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