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A good example of what we get up to on our Big Bore shooting days and what the ranges is like. May being hunting season we only had 67 participants. The ranges are almost never the same excpet for the CHASA buffalo range which is a range that is being shot by other associations throughout the...

So its starts yet again and what a lovely feeling it is. Its the first of two visits this year now (27 April - 1 May) and then end of June the second trip. This time it will be 3 Dads and sons and all 3 boys in Grade 12 final year in High school, its going to be very special. One boy has not...

This is not going to be a long report this hunt was organised quickly and I was lucky to tag along. I organised a Crocodile for a friend of mine with Boela Bekker Safaris. This was an old croc that decided like a old dagga boy he had his spot and that was it he is going to stay. Farm owner...

Asking for a friend. Is exporting of legally hunted elephant tusks to the USA easier than from other African countries? With CITES permit of course. Or does it also fall under the case by case approval?

Well I just couldn't resist and with the greenies keeping nibbling at the ankles to completely stop CBL hunts I just decided I had to have another go but this time taking my family along. So on the 10th of December 2022 we are heading for the long 7 hour drive to @DE KLERK SAFARIS. Me my son...

Ok lets start with normal Info. Outfitter: Boela Bekker Safaris PH: Boela Bekker Area: Pongola Northern Zululand South Africa Animals seen: Impala, warthog, nyala (Tons of them), giraffe, zebra, blue wildebeest, common duiker, red duiker, bushpig (daylight), white rhino, common reedbuck...

Its been 2 years and a month or two since I received my CZ550 lott and yes it took a bit of time to get used to it. Did a lot of background work on reloading and bullets to be used energy levels etc. Topped it with a Apex Predator mount that fits over the V flip up sights and then a Trijicon...

You see them ticket on the trigger guard My name is on it - :giggle: What is the chances of finding a brand new unfired CZ550 in 7x57? Anyway I'm happy have been looking for a 7x57 but just could not find one it was either 2nd hand in bad shape or very expensive and new from Blaser, and other...

So, we didnt have plans for Easter weekend since we are going hunting on the 27th April to fill freezer and maybe get lucky on a set of horns or two. Then my friend who's brother and father owns a 5500 acre farm close to Baltimore in Limpopo province invited us for a get together not really a...

Yesterday, I got a nice whatsapp message from Jurgen "Vertigo" on the forum that he became a father to healthy daughter. :A No1: Doubles, guns and Africa is a great adventure but raising your child will be the best adventure you will ever experience. Have fun roll with the punches get up and...

We had a fabulous day at the range again on the 12th of Feb testing out gear and mettle against a challenging range. We had 100 participants for the day. Our score areas are smaller than real life on the targets and the only reason is for us to improve as hunters. Avg score for the day was...

I have a friend who has now decided since he has a rifle in 416 Rigby and 450 Rigby to finish the collection with the 350 Rigby and 275 Rigby custom built rilfes. Custom yes because its not original Rigby rifles and won't cost an arm and a leg. But looking online there is very littel info on...

Here you go my lioness hunt video is out enjoy it. Thanks again to @DE KLERK SAFARIS

Finally part 1 is here sorry work got in the way. Enjoy Part 1 Below Outfitter: De Klerk Safaris Date: 24-28 September 2021 PH: Frikkie Nieuwoudt and Hans de Klerk Rifles used: 458 Lott CZ550 topped with Trijicon SRO reflex sight 1 MOA, 6.5 x 55 Carl Gustav sporterized rifle topped with...

Now that I have moved over to international powders I can actually talk about loads that you could also try since I'm not using Somchem powders. So I was trying to get a load to push the 500gr PP to around 2200fps I'm not chasing speed but accuracy and at Overall cartridge length of 91.70mm...

Good friend of mine Jaco, makes it routine to visit one of his Varsity buddies each year on his farm in the Free State Province close to the town of Theunissen. 4 or 5 Years ago I joined him and his brother in law for this infamous hunt. I hunted my first eland a huge eland cow then and as time...

With the announcement of our Minister of Environment to ban "CBL" lions I was forced to rethink my ideas of 2021. https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/south-africa-to-ban-breeding-lions-in-captivity-for-hunting-0c9739f2-2ea8-427c-bc0c-b6227c72b7eb I would hate it to go through the rest of my...

About 10 days ago my son asked me if he and two of his buds could go camping and fishing for the short shcool holidays which started lasted week Friday. We had a long weekend and I had to work on Saturday also, so the plan was to go for 2 nights before the real cold of winter arrived. So with...

Easter Weekend Family hunt 2021. Area Koedoeskop Limpopo - Vaalkop Camp one of Numzaan safaris concessions I believe. Family and friends get together meat hunt and more. Rifles used Howa 204 Ruger - 32gr Kriek bullet @ 3900fps Carl Gustav 6-5x55 Swedish - 160gr hornady Interlock @ @ 2400fps...

Lately I have seen quite a few threads about recoil and people asking and comparing recoil between calibers. Seems to me there is a definite view on felt recoil and limits to what people feel comfortable to hunt and shoot with. First of all I have this opinion and theory I compare big bores...

With Zambia, Tanzania, Namibia and Zimbawe that opened up to hunters any news on Mozambique? Very late into season I suppose they will just cancel the year?

I have found a practical solution to mount reflex type sight to CZ550 and Brunos 602 rifles in big bore calibers. For those of you who are interested please have a look at the attached PDF file with the idea behind the Apex Predator mount. I didn't want to have the sight mounted on the action...

The world situation sucks at the moment I don't think a lot of people are going to come out smiling from this one. Maybe only the Chinese. Anyway in SA with lockdown we are stuck at home the weather is turning in the best hunting weather you would want. I would have had my first hunt of the...

Blood River monument Me and Boela with my first common reedbuck My first Nyala please note the lack of stripes on the body My second nyala hunted for table fare for the farmer My first Nyala side view "Piet My Vrou" Red Chested Cuckoo Rourkes Drift Museum The thick...

More sad news from South Africa just heard this afternoon that Neil Barnard passed away in a motor vehicle accident I have no information on what happened. A few months ago there was a thread over his Outfit company and his rates. I enjoyed his talks at our shoots at BASA (Big Bore association...

Being an ex PH and Outfitter or current PH and Outfitter doesn't mean that you have hunted all the species yourself as not everything is free in this world. But finally this past weekend I got the chance to bag my own buffalo on a proper hunt. Good old buffalo cow they can be very wary and a...

I was privileged to organize a cow buffalo hunt for a bunch of my friends it all started in November 2013 and I got the ball rolling from there. Time flew past and on the 4th of June we took the road from Pretoria to Hoedspruit in Limpopo next to the Kruger park. This hunt would all be their...

I haven't been active in a long time on this forum that I decided to reintroduce myself. Frederik Cocquyt born 1976, Belgium. Live in South Africa's capital Pretoria avid hunter and fisherman love the outdoors of course and very fond to take up tracks and to follow it through with a kill. Love...

This bull was shot on the last day of my Australian clients hunt Mark Savage he is just perfect in all the ways an old past his his prime bull with worn down ivory tips and tips turning outwards. It will be tough to beat this one this season for the prefect kudu look maybe not length we will...

Ok first I would like to apologize for those of you who opened up the thread and expected to see leopard photos or a dead hunted trophy leopard. But here is the Story Glen and Helena and their 7 year old son Ian from Denmark came for a very short hunt before flying off to Cape Town to compete...

I see there is more and more adds being posted on Buffalo cow hunts and yes I know there was a post earlier about the hunts itself but it seems to me there is not much interest shown in the hunt even if the price is good. I mean we charge normal day rates and $2500 trophy fee that is basically...

I know I’m going to get a lot of flack for this post but I just cannot go to bed tonight without voicing my concerns. I hunt for a living I have worked my arse off to get to where I am today so that I can earn a living from it and take care of my family. The text below is copied from an...

Thought you guys would like to see a good example on how fast an impala reacts to the noise of string.

Any thoughts it seems like a good working rifle and the price seems good as well still need to get a quote in Rand though. And reloading equipment is available for it now in RSA. Oh yes and for those of you who has one what are the open sights like ?

I was filming a elephant hunt for two of Karl Stumpfe's clients in the Caprivi this cow didnt take too much of a liking to us. After she was shouted down a couple of times we turned around to leave them but then she came from far off. Karl stopped her with a bullet over her head with his trusted...

Wel pictures tell a thousand words.

We just past our peak of the hunting season with 4 American hunters hunting with us after each other from the 21 June -22 July the last two hunters coming together hunting 1x1. We got some very good trophies in between have a look. A good warthog boar with a nice smile An excellent Mountain...

I know there is hundreds of very good caliber combination out there but between the ones on the pole which I think is the more common ones. Which one would you take if you could only take one and bag all the plains game found in Africa. Because you have only one rifle you are able to reload...

A small movie of what was experienced in Mozambique enjoy, I did ! :D

I know there are a whole bunch of hunters who like to come later in the season July and onwards this is one thing you are missing on a kudu bull in prime condition. Taxidermist please have a close look at the photos and keep it and if you want the bigger picture just drop me a mail and I will...

Well were back from our adventure and it was better than expected the trip overall, the weather wasnt always on our side but we did our best and fared quite well. Charl didn't expect this tuna to give him a boxing match close to the boat! Sunrise in paradise! What the beach looks...

What should I look for in a Bushbuck in South Africa? BTW below please find an article that I wrote for Africa Hunter that came out a couple of issues back. And below some photos. Limpopo Bushbuck - Hunting Tragelaphus scriptus roualeyni or more commonly known as the Limpopo Bushbuck...

Well in the month of March I was in the UK to market some hunts and low and behold where did I find myslef 5 days into this marketing trip. Ok so part of of tour gave us a stop at a certain Westley Richards gunmaker. Well I couldnt belive it it's not holland and holland but from what I have...

Hi, I'm Frederik and a Professional hunter and Outfitter from South Africa operating mostly in Limpopo province. If I dont hunt I film hunts and travel trough the whole of Africa for that and if I dont hunt and film I fish as a keen fisherman. Tough life :D