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it was my pleasure guys (and girls)! this was one of the amazing trips of my life so far, a place i know i'll have to return to someday. there's a giant sable bull over there with my name on it.

yes good luck! the grass is tall there this year. shoot straight.

Namibia - Day 9 It was our last day in the bush, and with another pristine morning dawning in Namibia, the sweltering 97 degree heat of the Texas coast actually seemed 10,000 miles away (which wasn't that far off the mark). Tomorrow, Greg and I will be headed to Windhoek to spend one night at...

Namibia - Day 8 A strange thing happened today. I felt something that I'd never had before on a trip, a kind of sadness. I knew I'd be leaving soon, and with two days left on my safari, I wholeheartedly did not want it to be over. It was that good of an experience. But Rudi would made sure...

Namibia - Day 7 Some blogs I've written took some effort to put together. This one is not going to be one of those times. Today was one of the greatest days of the trip... and it all happened before lunch. We got up this a.m. at 6 as eager and excited as we were seven days ago. This is...

Namibia - Day 6 Got up at 5 again this morning. Left camp before sunrise. We wanted to get in the blind early today. If zebra came to drink, we were going to be there ready. The sun was just up when we parked some 300 yds away. We got down and, carrying everything we'd need for a long...

Namibia - Day 5 We were still basking in the glory of the kudu kill over breakfast this morning, a late breakfast. We pushed back our wake-up call to 7am this morning instead of 5 since I had therapy last night and didn't get to bed until after midnight, and because we'd taken one of the...

Namibia - Day 5 I forgot to tell you about the conversation I had with Rudie before we ever started the safari. It's one that every hunter should have with his PH. We talked about what animals we'd be going after and what kind of standard we should put on each one. Every area is different when...

Namibia - Day 4 Let me start today's entry by trying to give you some idea about how remote and pristine this country is. When we left Windhoek, we had a 3.5 hour drive north to get to Mount Etjo lodge. During that time, I counted 2 power lines, and there was 1 place where two highways...

Namibia - Day 3 It was an excelsior day in the bush today. At Elephant lodge (the hunting camp), a soft 5 a.m. knock at the door and a friendly “good morning” got us stirring. We were to meet in the breakfast room at 6 for a light breakfast before striking out. That’s where the PH’s and the...

We're in Namibia finally! And at a computer after 3 days in the bushveld. The 14.5 hr flight from Atlanta to JoBurg went by quickly and our hosts from Afton Guest House were waiting in the airport to help us get through with my rifle and back to there place for a BBQ (brai) dinner before bed...

I leave next Saturday! I'd often wondered what it would take to make it to Africa someday, all that goes into the planning, prep and packing, especially the packing. Well, since today is a week and two days away from my second trip over, I think I have a pretty firm grasp of it now. Turns...

This is one of the special moments of my life. My first record book animal. After chasing this dream all of my life, I caught up to it on the grassland plains of northeastern New Mexico. I spotted this giant pronghorn during the very last minute of our last scouting trip the evening before...

me too! and the kicker is that superbowl is Feb. 5th, 2012!

Here are a couple pics from the show. The first is Jan, Annette & Alex at the Oelofse safaris booth in Reno. The second is my friend Amber & me just after he award presentation. Pathfinder is in the foreground.

Awards Night It was a little bit awe inspiring when rolling into the Tuscany Ballroom at the Peppermill hotel where all the nightly events were held. This room is vast, which seems to be the theme of everything I've been to this week, almost 3,000 people were seated for a dinner event. Tonight...

Made it over to the convention hall about 9:40am this morning. Eva Wilson & Ron Bartels were both waiting there for me at the Humanitarian Services booth. (That's the branch of safari club that runs the blue bag program and all the disabled hunter services which includes the pathfinder award.)...

Landed in Reno, NV, about 10:30am last Thursday and was really excited to finally be here. There was an accessible shuttle to harrah’s, but we would’ve had to wait a half hour, so dad & I took a cab. Safari Club has a room for me at the peppermill, but my entourage is all staying at harrah’s...

hello everybody, i'm new here and i just got back from the SCI convention in Reno, NV. please check out my posts in the Hunting Conventions section of the forum. i'm going to be going to Namibia this june an would love to hear your feedback. thanks!