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Before my first African hunt , the only animals "off list" were primates. While we were in the Selous, a Masai woman's infant was snatch d and devoured by a troop of baboons (the baby was under a shady bush, just meters away from mother, who was harvesting yams. the only thing recovered was the...

I have a Browning BLR takedown in .300 WSM - I enjoy it greatly. Very versatile rifle and ammo is easily available. Never been a 7mm fan, My .30/06's can do mostly what a 7mm can. BTW - It appears that 7mm WSM's are sliding into obscurity.

For nilgai, check out the Armstrong Ranch (where Dick Cheyney shot his buddy); cow nilgai are a bargain and superb table fare. The Boot Ranch , owned by former rodeo star MAlcolm Callaway, has javelina (my wife & I killed 4 with 3 shots) and truly free range elk. Like yourself, we Really...

Is late March a good time for spotting/shooting hogs?

... for groundhogs

Please email me at - karibujoe@gmail.com if you have one Thanks.

I have hunted on a large - 18,000 acres - fenced property in Namibia. My guide (not a PH) showed me several spots where cheethas had learned to run prey (springbok, young wildebeest) into the fence. I don't regard that as free range.

Note the buff on right side of photo with horns curling up and back - also unusual...

muskox, for a change-ofpace NA big game hunting experience...

I see a smiliar post here from last February. I realize outfitters and fees can often change... I ' d appreciate booking information for a short hunt in January 2016. Thanks, Joe

Nice warthogs and a bonus bushpig! I've tried for them in both the Save & Bubye conservancies in Zim- not too common due to high lion predation. Coutada 9 in Moz (Mokore Safaris) has got some brute warthogs.

My wife & I (we've hunted several continents) have been to both. We now only attend DSC. We find DSC more inviting and affable overall (we were given free passes our first year, unsolicited, by a DSC volunteer). The overall differences between the two conventions are palpable.

Contact Neil Duckworth @of Mokore Safaris in Zimbabwe's Save Valley Conservancy. You'll see elephants, lions, rhinos, all free rangr & wild, during your hunt.

I hunted a few hours from Tete last year, no problema!

Talk to Peter @ Crusader Safaris, north of Port Elizabeth. He should have something for your budget.

I think you'd be happy in Zimbabwe on either the Bubye Conservancy (John Sharp, PH) or Save Conservancy (Gary or Barrie Duckworth). These PH's are reputable & honest and known as among the best.

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Just for comparison's sake, if nothing else, check out outfits in Zimbabwe, specifically in the Save & Bubye Conservancies. You will experience wild Africa, the game is plentiful and you 'll see all of the big five ( with leopard being the rarest to spot in daylight) in their natural...

Consider Mokore Safaris in Zimbabwe, with the well known Duckworth family, contact Neil Duckworth. Its unfenced wild Africa where you'll see lions, elephants, ALL kinds of plainsgame and...some nice dugga boys. My wife & I cannot wait to return.

The Bubye Conservancy in Zim has plentiful honey badgers. You can bait for them but lions and/or leopards may get there first. I called for hyenas at night and we had two adolescent lions, and later a leopard respond to the the calls. Exciting stuff! Did get a hyena, though, saw many. The best...

Honey Badgers are common in many parts of Zimbabwe, The Bubye & Save Coservanciesbeing two such such places. They can be hunted at night with a light ( very exciting and you will see many predators, large and small).

I haven't tried red dot/holographic sights on DG but I do use illuminated reticle scopes now for most hunting. I used a Zeiss Dialyte 2-8x for my cape buffalo hunt in Zim and I really appreciated the red reticle contrasted on that jet black hide.

I don't know Andri but Andrew Pringle of Crusader Safaris is an honest, stand up guy. My wife & I had a great hunt on the Western Cape this past August.

I recently hunted RSA Eastern Cape with the main intent of obtaining skins from a springbok & blesbok. I think they are beautiful. I will probably drape them over the back of big chairs or a sofa. My wife wants to have the seats of each dining room chair done with a different animal, from the...

yup, JG, its all hearsay, you got me! I'll see about getting pics up, this Lyme has caused some cognitive deficits ( temporary, I hope) and the pic posting , for me, is a challenge.

My wife & I had a great 6-day hunt on the Eastern Cape in August with Crusader Safaris. It was our 5th African hunt and first time in RSA (other than many transits through Joburgh). Peter runs a solid, honest operation, our deal was sealed with a handshake last year @ DSC. We'd always wanted...

I'm not sure about bowhunting, but France is a hunter/gun-friendly country, easy to fly in/out w/shotgun or rifle... Wines? Check. Beautiful coast? Check. Huntable species from birds to boar to deer to stags to chamois? Check.

My favorite is the .358 Winchester. What an overlooked gem! I've heard it described as the .35 Whelen Short, b/c its a .308 necked-up to .358 (whereas the Whelen is a necked-up '06). I can't wait to use it in Africa. Its a perfect deer- to- elk- to- hogs- to- moose caliber with solid...

I needed my back up rifle (.375 Ruger BLR rebarrelled from 300 Win mag) a few weeks ago on a free-range plainsgame hunt on the Eastern Cape in RSA. I had problems with the scope on my .308 BLR so the .375 was put into service. Soo glad I took it as a "back up"!

I love my Zeiss Duralyte 2-6x w/illuminated reticle. I put four .375 Ruger rounds into a cape buffalo (BLR rebarrelled from .300 Win mag) in way less time that its taking to type this... The lighted red reticle on that black hide made it all come together quickly!

I really like drillings...They are versatile when both large-and-small game can be encountered on the same hunt. I own a guild gun made in Berlin, 1929. Its a 16 ga double over a [rebarrelled] .22 hornet, great for all US small game & deer or hogs w/slugs. As for caliber/gauge combinations, I...

I agree with most respondents that the .375 can do it all on plainsgame...My go to gun is a BLR rebarreled from .300 Win mag to .375 Ruger. From Cape buffalo to springbok, it does it all.

To complement my other assorted takedown rifles...

I hunted on a high fenced property on my first trip to Africa, a Namibian ranch of about 16,000 acres. There were quite a few cheetahs on the property and they had adapted over time to use the fence as a means to chase and intercept their prey. IMO high fences are neccesary for game ranchers to...

I just got home from a hunt in Baviaans River Valley in Eastern Cape, RSA, near Bedford. I used a foxpro caller with " piglet distress" sounds, but no takers. Bushpig density there is rather low, farmers shoot them on sight. Will try it again in Zim or Moz, God willing.

...these are black 3-round magazines. If anyone has any for sale, please let me know., could use 2 or 3. Thanks& Happy Hunting.

I hunted with him several years ago & he was amenable to negotiating fees as I wasn't after big game or "top ten trophies"... Might be worthwhile to email him re: what you are looking for & then talk about fees...

You may wish to consider hunting spotted hyena. These critters really represent Africa for me, they are tough, adaptable, and ugly-beautiful animals. I've hunted Africa 5x, incl. cape buffalo, each & every day was exciting; however, calling in a pack of turf-defending hyenas was extra special. I...

Talk with Christi Liebenburg of Hatari Safaris. He should be able to hook you up with exactly what you're looking for...

I will attempt to call one (or more!) in on my Eastern Cape hunt later this summer. I've read of successful hunts using baby bushpig distress calls ( Foxpro has these). A warning, though, I tried the same in Zim in the Bubye and had lions & a leopard come in. Good thing were in the truck! This...

For anyone looking for a true spot and stalk ( no truck hunting) moose hunt in Nfld., I suggest Dean McDonald of Moose Valley Outfitters. I'll be going with him for a third time. He is honest & works really hard, on overall good guy.

I have seen, but not hunted per se, most of the little ones on various hunts. If I were to choose, it would be the grysbok. They take off like a rabbit, often nearly underfoot. What a neat shotgun hunt that would be.

Hi Norway woods, If you are interested in Namibia, I can highly reccomend Christi Lebenberg of Hatari Safaris ( look on google). My wife & I had a fun, great hunt with him and shot many trophies, all spot and stalk, no truck hunting. We spotted animals from high rocky areas and stalked them...

My wife & I hunted Coutada 9 in Moz. last August with the Duckworths of Mokore Safaris. Like you, I was after a common species ( warthog) but I wanted a big boy, which I got. We saw many VERY large reedbuck while stalking hogs. This is wild, unfenced, "old Africa" but with very comfortable...

We flew JFK-Heathrow-Joburg last summer on Vigin Air. Class act, not a problem. Took my takedown BLR rebarelled to .375 Ruger.

I've had good luck bringing back such items from Africa. Knives, mostly - I like to go to street vendors who are selling their own stuff rather than African versions of big box stores. Often, knives are not displayed, but just ask, and guys will be showing you their crude but well made wares...

Welcome to AH! One suggestion for afirst timer to Africa, just be aware that most ranches in South Africa & namibia are completly high fenced. May be a good idea to know how many acres you'll be hunting on, some are big, some...not so much.

I booked a hunt at one of the Africa-only shows ( held in Atlanta/ Edmonton/ Calgary) through a very well known African PH. Since I would not be hunting DG he would not be guiding me himself but assured me he had a good guide for me. It turned out to be an "appy" (Apprentince PH - not...

can anyone list the name(s) of outfitters with this "3-shots-you're-out" policy?

I used Hornady 300 grain DGS solids, as my PH suggested, to take a nice cape buffalo in Zim last summer. The solids performed flawlessly. I used the DGX expanding bullets on plainsgame and my wife used them on a big stallion zebra, no problems, all 1-shot kills.Cannot comment on DGX on DG , though.