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    Layovers

    Is a 1 hour layover in Atlanta heading to RSA enough time WITHOUT bringing a rifle?
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    Canceled flight / When was it booked?

    Curious question. Plenty of you have experienced canceled flights recently or at least interrupted in some way. Were these flights that were booked 8-10 months ago, or in that vicinity, when the pilot shortage issue wasn't an issue? I'm wondering if flights booked now for next spring may have...
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    Some days……

    Some days the blessings are obvious!
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    Flights

    I see a fair number of you folks liking Qatar Airlines. I was searching prices and layovers and was wondering, American has reasonable pricing and says operated by Qatar. Are these flights as reliable as the Qatar flights y'all are referencing?
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    U.S. online firearms sales payment

    Is there a safe alternative to PayPal/Venmo that offers security for the seller and buyer. I’m almost ready to go back to personal checks and hold off shipping the rifle for a negotiated/agreed on time frame. What are you folks doing? Hate to sell rifles, but it will help fund our safari.
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    Baboon on CITES

    Waiting for my outfitter to get back to me on this. Is bringing a CITES animal back to the US from SA a big issue or does it cost more other than the permit? Are there other delays or anything else associated with it if it comes back with my other animals?
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    Don't drink the water?

    I read and have been told to only drink bottled water to avoid the 2-3 days of gut rot. How about the coffee or tea in the mornings? Is the water hot enough to kill anything bad? I haven't asked the outfitter yet if they use bottled water for this.
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    We are officially booked!

    My wife and I are very excited to finally have our South African trip booked. We are going around late May/early June of ‘23. Will start with a couple days in Victoria Falls then back to SA for a 7 day hunt and a couple days of side trips. The hunt list is warthog, Impala, blue wildebeest and...
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    Big bore recoil

    Hello, Folks I grew up whitetail hunting here in Wisconsin. I used a 12ga with 3” mag slugs for decades. How much more recoil does let’s say .458Lott have than that? I have never shot a big bore rifle, but I am going to ask my PH if he will let me fire his. I’ll pay him for the ammo. At 54...
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    SOUTH AFRICA: Has Anyone Hunted With Chivic African Safaris?

    Any one have personal experience with these folks? Out of Hoedspruit, Limpopo, SA. Christo Joubert is the owner / PH. I am close to booking with these folks and so far they seem like great folks. I guess I'm just doing a little do diligence on my first hunt out of my home country, USA.
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    Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Hoedspruit, Limpopo outlet adapters

    Are there certain voltage converters and adapters needed for these areas in hotels?
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    Covid requirements

    First of all, I’m so tired of this crap as I’m sure most are. And, travel requirements are starting to change so who knows what they will be at any given time other than at this moment. At this moment is all I’m asking about. We are planning a hunt in SA. At the end of the hunt we want to see...
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    South Africa Outfitters and rifle rental

    Hello, Are Outfitters who offer rifle rental uncommon? I do not want to bring my rifle with me. In looking at a large number of websites not many mention rifle rental. Are they simply not advertising that option?
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    New to the Community

    Hello All I’m a new member here from Wisconsin, USA. This forum was recommended by a PH as good starting point for researching African Hunts and getting questions answered as well as pointers and advice. I’ve wanted to hunt a few African species for a long time and I’m hoping to get my wife and...
 
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