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that is a nice selection of animals, what fun!

your good to go!

As mentioned, two is better than one, Stuff happens, if you like your guns, like creating the memories and stories you can share with Grandkids or friends. I find it much fun when I open up my safe and grab a gun, reliving what I have done with that gun. Take two, shoot different animals with...

Before you pick the caliber, perhaps pick the gun. WSM or std WIN or a PRC, they will have slightly different actions and bolt throws. I have a number of WSM, they can be finicky. However, a 60 degree bolt throw and a WSM and put that on your should and shoot and rack the bolt, there's a...

we are walking the adventure with you. My wife has been a sport, we have heads and skins and skulls all over our entire house and my giant heated barn, I owe her for that. What a thrill to have what your building. Enjoy the journey, painful as it might be.

What a fun package. If you love Buffalo this would be a blast. Timing is wrong for me but I’m gonna watch this for another occasion. All guns or could some bow chances be taken?

This sounds like a blast and what a chance to hone hunting skills

Best ammo I used in my 375. dang saw this late, would of purchased.

Currently have newer, old and older. each with it's function in life. A plow truck, an old sliverado, a crew cab 2500HD dura max for hauling equipment trailers. and almost new now, got it new, 3500 HD dura max for pulling fifth wheel and it rides nice so love it's creature comforts. Hope I...

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Thank you for taking the time to share, heartfelt it was and I appreciate that. Congratulations to another chapter in your African hunting experiences.

30-06 22 LR 20 gauge

30-06 22 LR 20 gauge

I missed this. Welcome to the addict page, hunting elsewhere other than here in WI. Hayward area for me. Heading back to SA Aug 10. really smart people on here and ton's of experience, it's something to read. cheers.

Congratulations, enjoy the fun planning the next one.

Hayward area here Heading back to SA in august with son in law

Welcome to the site. Indeed it’s full of knowledge and entertainment. Another NW WI member from the Hayward area here. Was in RSA in Dec and going back in Aug. Go until I can’t Best of luck.

Everyone here has pointed our great ways to consider, what makes you happy, what you envision. And it's a growth thing too. I wanted a darn nice bull for the first one, wanted the "look" with curls and hard and etc. I'm not at the scrum head yet, but maybe someday. Maybe not. It's about...

All, Good day, I am in the same predicament of finding the appropriate 300 grain. I have my 375 sighted in with A frames, my PH would prefer them as well. I am leaving in November, game unknown, could be Cape, Eland, etc. But I can't find diddly and I search a lot and realize premiums, so the...

Welcome fellow WI hunter. I’m in NW wisco been to SA a couple times and loved it and going back two more times already scheduled. Shot some dandy animals. You will fall in love with hunting anywhere in Africa.

Thank you for all the recall and writing. Much appreciated.

Well done and we could feel the sentiment in your writing. Glad you made it. Put the pennies in the bank and try to get back. Great trophies and sounds like you hit the nice mix of relaxed and having that "hunting itch" at the same time. Safe travels next time.

Thank you for sharing your concern. And a lot of well made points all thru this discussion. Though dangerous game hunting is not new, Fred Bear set the bar, and he killed everything under the sun, as has Tom Miranda and so on. Life is a risk, but it's not that risky. Preparation, within...

way to go, beautiful animals, great times, great memories. thanks for sharing

Going to our first hunt in SA, sort of a fluke to even get to go, ended up like a reset button for our marriage that didn't need it. It was an epiphany of sorts. Showed how a culture while in the bush anyway, is unburdened by the bull shit we deal with in the more modern world. We fell in...

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All preference what to buy and what to carry. I won’t go in the woods without my bino’s in their harness on me. Don’t care if rifle or bow. Bino’s come with. I use them non stop. When I did plains game spent 40% of my time behind them checking out the bush or the sizing. When you elk hunt 90%...

How can some trips go flawless and then this debacle. never ever heard of the CAA getting involved going US to RSA and back. safe travels hunters hope you get there asap

Feeling your pain Please continue to share as able. It’s unreal what your doing but we appreciate the info a ton. Fingers crossed for you.

R&M Firearms, Thank you for treating all of us AH folks to the opportunity

Ditto to above, many of us travel for a living and thru ATL often, I wouldn't like an hour, why kill yourself. that 2.5 to 3 hour is the comfort for baggage handling as well.

Very good info here already provided. No one size fits all, departure city and connections domestically makes a difference and then how long and where you connect internationally again, you will see/hear some have odd outcomes. I fly for speed of simple transfers, right or wrong, I don't chase...

R&M Firearms. Thank you for the opportunity

A Frames dang it

Fun survey to answer browning x bolt speed in 270 WSM with 165 grain accubonds Browning x bolt medallion in 375 H&H using 300 grain swift A crane Franchi Veloce O/U 20 gauge with 3” 5 shot

Great recap, thanks for the intelligence report, a few noteworthy take aways

A piece of art and legacy. Congrat's. Send pics when it does it's job.

“In Honor of Cal Pappas - NKWE SAFARIS” This is a very cool idea, provides an idea that many of us might consider doing, leave a legacy hunt of some kind. Thank you

Interesting on the Eland, mine was a perfect broad side, in the sweet spot, arrow goes in and does a hard left towards the brisket, or something like that. Unsure, we followed the entry but couldn't find the exit while hanging in the meat locker, couldn't find the arrow in the field. Strangest...

I am a Browning rifle guy, have daughters and son in law's, all deer and elk hunt, I have filled my safe with different A bolts and X bolts and medallions different calibers, but the point behind that was that anyone could go up or down the caliber need, and the gun and feel was familiar...

My stress level goes up every time I read this topic. dip and pack makes sense However when I ran the numbers and my hassles here in the US and time and other factors. I for the second time chose to keep my funding in RSA I had a taxidermist friend see the work of some mounts I had done in...

Fascinating info, those of us, who live vicariously thru these stories, we are not bored or jealous. keep it coming. Like reading a book with images. thank you for sharing

amazingly good info here, all that was written before me, try to pick a few things and use it. My first hunt, an auction item at a RMEF banquet, 10 days, best time of my life with my wife and my best hunting partner and his wife. It was nothing short of great, good value, the PH and his...

Best thing this group does, they share awesome info, experiences and I have learned a ton. The constant in it all, buy quality, shoot straight. I was in SA exactly a year from today and shot a massive Dagga boy with the bow. I was afraid, that I wasn't pulling enough, had the right broadhead...

Through Amsterdam and broadhead problems. I have done that and had broadheads in my bow case, had no issues, did not have to claim anything, my hassles were all on the USA side of things. Otherwise it was seamless. But always stressful. You will see on this site, we will get you all freaked...

Good Eve and good luck, not heading over until right before thanksgiving. Safe travels, fingers crossed these flights get easier over time.

You have found a writing future. Nicely documented and wonderful fun details, and tremendous animals. Like all, thank you for sharing, most of us, enjoy the tales of others equally as much as doing it ourselves. The fraternity of hunting Africa.

Ditto on all said. Planning is the best part. Nerve racking on occasion, yes, but embrace it. Take your guns, legacy kind of stuff. even when things go weird, there are ways to move the needle and you won't lose a gun. Addiction, absolutely, it will make most other hunting pale in comparison...