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With the Safari season really ramping up and the major time for first time Safari goers nearing (June-August) I want to emphasize on the importance of having a broker. What I mean by a broker is having someone here in the US that knows the ins and outs of the trophy shipping logistics for...

Getting fresh updates from the bush in Ethiopia from my friend sure has me missing that great country. Ethiopia is such a special hunting destination offering some species only found there such as the Mountain Nyala and Meneliks Bushbuck. The country differs in terrain and habitat having...

I have an interesting question who here prioritizes fitness and health for their up coming and future Safaris? I personally really took a gut check on the topic After doing two back-to-back Safaris in 2022 being 26+ pounds heavier at the time with cardio being next to non and this was while...

Some people chase the North American 29 and I have done a bit of that myself but for me Africa has been my thing. I didn’t realize it till the trip that was to complete it for me but in 2021 I was just one animal away from completing the SCI African 29 with a Roan Antelope. Now this was over 13...

Bushbuck, one of them members of the spiral horn family that is found almost throughout the entire continent of Africa making it the most diverse and widespread spiral horn antelope. SCI record book has 8 subspecies of bushbuck registered while upwards of 10+ subspecies have been talked about in...

Here is one of my all-time favorite mounts I have had done. My Mountain Nyala life size done by High Uintahs Taxidermy, first off while on the hunt with Jason Roussos once we took this Nyala Jason broke out a tape measure not to measure the horns, but to do body measurements for my taxidermist...

Departing from my home state of Wyoming on May 15th to start my adventure to the dark continent for yet another great safari and what would be my second hunt for one of the great cats that call Africa home. After a long layover in Dubai, I boarded a plane to Lusaka, Zambia. After clearing my...

My names McKenzie Sims, currently living in Evanston Wyoming. I love hunting it’s been a true passion of mine since I was born. I’ve been extremely fortunate to have experienced a lot of the world hunting, I’ve done over 30 international trips with 16 of them being Safaris in Africa from the...

In April of 2022 I headed out in search of an adventure that had been calling me since the early 2000's when I first started dreaming of Africa. That adventure was for the elusive Bongo. One of the first African species I can ever remember seeing in photographs was the Bongo and I instantly...