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    SOUTH AFRICA: Hunting For Nyala With Ally Robbins Safaris

    Also got the opprtunity to hunt a Nyala in it`s correct area in Kwazulu Natal. Putting in some picture from this trip. A really nice nyala bull looking at us. It was raining Some rhinos in the area After 2 days of hunting in reiny weather and muddy tracks I got this one. A nice Zebra...
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Hunting At Kwalata Wilderness

    Blue wildebeast with PH Bradley Warren Very nice impala with PH Reinhard Heuser Bushpig with PH Bart Visser Bart Visser with one og mine blesboks A fantastic kudu hunted with late Bothes van der Merwe A good Waterbuck Blesbok #2 Zingelas camp, a fantastic place.
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    NAMIBIA: Hunting In Namibia With Marius Burger

    I put som pictures from my hunt in Namibia with Marius Burger in 2012. We hunted at Etosha Conservancy. We stayed at a fantastic classic tentcamp, and woke up every morning to lions roaring, not far from the camp. I think it was these that was doing the wakeup service every morning at 5...
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    A wake-up call for you people planning to go to Mozambique for hunting

    A wakeup call for those who are planning to go to Mozambique for hunting, Be sure to get the trophy export fee from your outfitter. You will surely get a big surprise at the price as the only company to arrange export and import and shipping out of Mozambique is EMIAC and they know how to get...
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    Hippo mount

    I have a question for you guys: I have a plan for hunting hippo in June this year, When I shoot this hippo (I`m pretty sure that I shoot it) What option do I have for the trophy? I Know that shouldermount is an Option, but I have a narrow space, and the Hippo are big. What other option do I have?
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    TRAVEL ALERT IF USING SOUTH AFRICA AIRWAYS

    TRAVEL ALERT IF USING SOUTH AFRICA AIRWAYS Feb 6, 2019 - SAA News Release Changes to SAA’s Network Following a careful analysis of SAA’s liquidity challenges and after consultations with all relevant stakeholders, the BRPs have identified which routes will be retained to drive the restructured...
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    Hippo Trophy

    I have a question for you guys: I`m going for a Hippohunt in June. And a hippo shouldermount is to big for my livingroom. Wich options do I have for a trophymount and what are there to prefer? I`m aware of that it`s the teeth I can take care of for a trophy, I wonder, what will you guys prefer?
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    MOZAMBIQUE: Hunting Buffalo In Coutada Luabo Mozambique

    Hunting in the Zambezi delta in Mozambique, Coutada Luabo was one of the toughest hunts I have ever done. I booked my hunt thru Kwalata Safaris, and hunted on Cabassa safaris consession. Hunting periode: sept 8th 2019 - sept 19th 2019 PH Jaco Straus, Kwalata Safaris Firearm used: Krieghoff...
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    Grumpy Buffalo In The Thickness

    This happends in the Coutada Luabu (Zambezi) with a Norwegian hunter and his PH last week. It was still early morning when Briton, my right hand man and tracker extraordinaire, taped quietly but persistently on the bakkie roof. We had just come across the tracks of two dugga bulls this early...
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    Testing Barnes 500 gr SLD FN in my Krieghoff 470 NE

    Tested Barnes 500 gr SLD FN in my 470 NE, And the result was bullseye. Tested also Barnes 500 grs TSX and the spread with the solid, and it was not good enough, spread 3" Tested with 500 grs A-Frame and the spread was 1", and placed in the center. This combi are following me to Moz and the buff...
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    Trophy Hunting May Drive Extinctions, Due to Climate Change

    https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/wildlife-watch-trophy-hunting-extinctions-evolution/?fbclid=IwAR1qiGyfGbw_1CL2YAEAKiI49B40SokhWW6JN1q2RabD-xpwEJhjXWPejdU
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    Under poaching pressure, elephants are evolving to lose their tusks

    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/wildlife-watch-news-tuskless-elephants-behavior-change/?fbclid=IwAR1JS0K2h9CfXQWY9AIaz06g_ADjDqEUqkMTGcyRTWR518GEDGfxhH5yyJQ
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    Which one to pick?

    I`m planning for my buffhunt, and now the shooting practice are in the most intensive periode. I`m using my Krieghoff Classic double rifle in caliber 470 NE. And I have loaded - 500 grs Woodleigh SNRN Vo 2160 f/sec - 500 grs A-Frame Vo 2180 f/sec I have bought factoryloads - 500 grs Barnes...
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    Mozambique for buffalo hunting

    September 6th I`m going for a 10 days buffalo hunt, and this is the place: Coutada Luabo in zambezia province...
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    In September 6th I'm going to Mozambique for Buffalo hunt

    A year ago, myself and two friends of me decided to go to Africa for a buffalohunt. I have been to Africa once a year for the last 16 years, and this time I wanna go for a buffalo. For several years back I hunted with Kwalata Wildernes and Reinhard Heuser and Jaco Strauss. I contacted Jaco in...
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    This trophies are going to Highveld Taxidermy

    This bushbuck are going to be shouldermount The buffalo cow are going to be a European mount And the second bushbuck to the left on the picture are also going to be a European mount. Hopefully Highveld Taxidermy will do a great job on these trophies.
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    Some years hunting in Africa

    I`ve been a lucky guy who had the chance going to Africa for hunting. Here are some pictures: Thats some of my collection for now... Hopefully I can hunt DG in the future..
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    Before you go hunting

    Warning guys. Be carefull before you sit down,
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    Optics on a double rifle

    I also got that age that my eyes don`t play along anymore, Using the opensight without glasses is impossible, and hunting with glasses are filled with problems, dust, dirt swet and such things that make glasses mostly impossible to see thru. I tryed different mounts on my 470 NE Krieghoff they...
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    Merkel Doublerifle drilling 961L

    Christmas present to my self, this is a fantastic firearm. Double rifle in caliber 30R Blaser, and shotgun caliber 20/76 Scope: Zeiss 1,1-6 x 24 V6 Mount: Eramatic last picture is from my shooting test at 75 yards, with RWS 184 grains Evolution ammo, must say this is excellent in a double.
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    Traveling With Ammo: South African Air's New Rules Lead to Confiscation

    Anyone who has flown with a firearm recently knows what a hassle it can be. In addition to governmental restrictions, airlines can create their own set of rules pertaining to guns, from complete prohibition to offering an additional checked baggage allowance, classifying firearms cases as...
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    Buffalo hunt in Mozambique

    Hi folks We are 3 hunters that had booked buffalohunt in Mozambique, the place where we are hunting is Quatado Luabo, I don't know anything more about the area. I wonder where in Moz is this, I can't find the place on my maps. We are going to be picked up at Jo,burg and driving by car with one...
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    Hornady DGX Bonded

    Anyone of you guys that have used the Hornady DGX Bonded Bullett, and can tell how they works?
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    Bought me a Krieghoff Classic in Caliber 470 NE

    2 months ago I bought a Krieghoff Classic Big Five in cal 375 H&H Mag, this is a very fine rifle, and I used it on my hunt in South Africa last week. Shot Buffalo cow and 2 Bushbucks. I also ordered an extra barrel in cal 470 NE. A little while ago I came over this Double rifle, also a...
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    Pelicase 1700 Rifle Case

    My Pelicase 1700, with foam cutted to Krieghoff Doublerifle The best case ever made.
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    My choice of optics on my Double rifle for Africa hunt

    For ordinary hunt i will use this Aimpoint Micro sight with 2 MOA, it`s excellent for shooting up to 100 meters. My second Choice is the Zeiss 1,1-4x24 HT scope, this is also very good for average hunting.
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    Someone who are going to Johannesburg from Frankfurt May 22th

    Hi I`m going to South Africa for a huntingtrip with departure from Frankfurt with Flight SA 0261 Departure from Frankfurt 20:45 Landing in Johannesburg at 07:25. Is there any other who is going with the same flight, we could meet over a beer or a coffee.
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    Loading ammunition for Double rifles

    I wonder how do you guys reload your ammo for use in doublerifles? I`m thinking, the double maybe sensitive for hard loads, maximum and over loads. I heard that the force when you shoot can twist the barrels apart. Somebody in here that have some experience?
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    Krieghoff Classic

    I just bought this rifle. It`s a Krieghoff Classic Big five and the caliber is 375 H&H Mag, Sorry it's not a flanged. I know this should have been a 450/400 or something heavier, but I got a bargain on this rifle. USD 3500 I'm gonna use this rifle on buffalo hunting and overall hunting. I'm...
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    Some Trophies

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    Loading data 404 Jeffery with Rhino Bullets?

    Any one of you guys that reload 404 Jeffery with Rhino Bullets, do you have any data?
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    POLAND: New Hunting Trip To Trzebiatów For Red Stag

    My last trip to Poland and Trzebiatów, 4 days of hunting: Same area as last year, the first morning in the fog we did see several big stags, and they were roaring all over the place. The first evening I was lucky and got this fantastic stag. We were early out in this area this afternoon...
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    Big game hunting in Norway

    A collection of Norwegian Moose
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    POLAND: 3 Days Stag Hunting In Poland

    A short story from my hunting trip in Poland 2016. Dates of hunting: 9-14. sept 2016 Agency: Korsholm, Denmark Rifle: Sauer 202 Caliber 3006, bullet 180 grs Nosler Accubond Our flight go from Oslo til Berlin (tegel), we get picked up by our driver and was driven to the place hwere we should...
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    New member from Norway

    Hi Guys I`m a hunter from Norway, with more than 40 years of hunting on my shoulders. Here in Norway I hunt everything, but my hart are beating for the raindeerhunting in the mountain. I also hunt in Europe and Poland is one of my destination, I like the driven hunts and red stag hunting, also...
 
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