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What a nice first world problem to ponder. Fun stuff. +1 on the fact if your ammo does not show up you will not be shooting your rifle as it will be impossible to find ammo pretty much. That said, to answer your question, Id go with Barnes TTSX as I have used it on game with great success and...

We had pepper ticks on us at the end of each day in Limpopo last year, almost every day. At the PH's advice, we would take a damp washcloth and rub them out every evening. It worked, although I know that does not work with some other type ticks I have had such as the ones in S. Texas (much...

What taxidermist did it?

Thank you sir. I will reach out at the right time. Your whole set up there looks great and I love the hacienda style. And of course more hunting so it will always somewhat be a work in progress!

John - Sorry if I missed it but what is the projected date you think this will finished? I have had the Reserve Ranch on a short list to potentially take my son hunting as we can drive there in about 4 hours and obviously be ideal when the room is up and running. Please let me know. Cheers

I hunted there in December 2023, hunt report on AH. We got two Ibex (Gredos), a Fallow and a Mouflon. Killed days between xmas and New years. My trophies are pending arrival to Houston literally any day as they left Spain already. I am using Trophy Shippers. These were dip and pack only so now...

OK, to follow up. I have my two Chamois shoulder mounts hanging on the wall now. It was 2167USD for taxidermy and shipping to Houston. 1010USD to clear into Houston. 3167 total. Aint cheap but always nice to succesfully bookend a great hunt. From the Italian Alps to my wall.

Thanks Gizmo. The pic below has the items I was thinking of putting in a shadow box or something like you did. I have some pics to go along with it, probably the one of him with the elephant he shot, and a possibly the lion one too. Fun bit also is I have a bunch of the papework from this...

Thank you. I have some loose tusks from a hunt my grandfather did in Tanzania in 1968 and want to do something with them like that. Cheers

What did you use to affix the tusks to the wood?

Welcome aboard and go ahead fire away w questions, stories, comments, etc... All are here to help!

Round specific: They are dedicated to one specific round so some dont like that. Different round, your custom dial will not be accurate with it. Though as some point out, you can try it with a similarly ballistic round but I would personally not do so when hunting. Elevation: Changes in...

https://www.safariarms.com/services Call Safari Arms. They should able to load what you want. I had them load some 500/465NE. They are helpful to talk things through with you on what you are trying to accomplish, how to choose best load, etc...

I have a Tikka T3 that Hill Country Rifles changed from a 300 Win Mag to a 7MM PRC. I hade them put a 20" barrel on it and love it. Killed a Nilgai with it at 248 yards on Monday at the King Ranch shooting a 160 grain Hornady CX round, 1 shot. It wears a Leupold VX 5. See below. I bet you will...

1. NO 2. NO 3. 5-10 percent 4. NO 5. YES 6. YES 7. "Regardless" is a tough word choice. To my tolerance level of indiscriminate spending, HELL YES. My comment - Being Financially ready for your first safari is only one aspect of it. How about your level of desire, training readiness...

This question seems to pop up routinely on AH and I like seeing it discussed. I go round and round on this and where I get to is that I agree with Red Leg above, no difference when it comes to lethality and the animal. Rifle choice is important and if availability of ammo outside the US is...

49 for PG in S. Africa. Took my 14 year old son who hunted, and my wife who does not hunt. Heading back to Namibia in May this year. Cheers

Just a bought pair of MACV 2's and I like them. They claim no break in period but I am walking 5 miles a day with them anyway. Very comfortable, lightweight (main reason I tried) and seem to ventilate well, which I like for hot Texas weather. Sole seems rigid enough for hills, etc... but I have...

I get your question. None of my childhood friends, like zero, have both the money and the actual desire (the "follow through" to their bs stated over a beer about hunting Africa, Argentina, etc) to make hunting in another country happen. The path I went down was I finally stopped "waiting" for...

I wouldnt hesitate. Great door to door service so to speak. I used them for non-hunting trip to Italy at Xmas time 2022 for my extended family for 15 days in a few different parts of Italy. They handled everything (drivers/tours/hotels/meals) and went perfect. I want to hunt Red Stag with them...

See my post just now.

Italian Safari. Owner is Leone Rossi. Absolutely recommended, 10 out of 10. Their website is below. Also, I posted a hunting report here in AH, see below as well. I also hunted with them for Roe deer another time and there is a report on this site. Happy to answer any more questions. Cheers...

I talked to these folks at the Houston Safari club about using my skins. She told me to bring them in and lets talk. They are located in Houston but send stuff to their shop in Mexico to get the work done so that helps on price. I have not used them yet but plan to. Their website has some ideas...

Another option is PWP Travel in San Antonio. pwptravel.com Patrick has very good rates. I just used him for a Namibia trip. I have used other services and no complaints but PWP's rates are usually better and he is super responsive.

August 2023 - 9 PG Dip and Pack via Air Freight from Joburg to Houston cost me 1665 USD. (Skulls and skins of 2 Wildebeest, 2 Kudu, 2 Impala, Nyala, Blesbok, and a Zebra skin only). Then 1100 USD paid to customs agent to deliver to my taxidermist in Houston. Total = 2775 USD This week I was...

My two cents, do Namibia first as you can nail down more unknowns (via this website, etc) as it is a well worn path by so many hunters and then do Botswana when you have some first hand experience of how to plan a Safari. Either way though, you cant go wrong. As some have said, if you have...

If you intend to bring it in the USA, no that is not legal unless you declare it. Depending on what species it is and where you obtained it, specifically (non CITES and what country) and the condition, e.g. no flesh, no hide, etc...you may be able to declare it and then enter with it. If you...

I am in the camp of the "next one" but I guess reflecting, the best ones are when I see my son drop an animal in one shot. The time he dropped a Kudu at 240 yards off sticks with one round, or the time he shot a coyote in the eyeball deliberately at 200+ yards out of a tree blind (He told me he...

I (and my son) have used 200gr ELD-X in our 300 Win Mag quite a bit. In Africa we killed eight plains game animals with it, with a few one shot kills. Animals such as Wildebeest (x2), Zebra, Kudu (x2), Impala and Nyala. Plenty of Texas wild hogs and some whitetail bucks (one shot kills too). I...

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Haha, yeah I thought of that actually but didnt get my stuff together that quick. My excuse was I was hunting in Spain though until early January. Cheers!

Ballistic Turret, 4W Reticle 1" Tube and comes with scope cover Will ship in original box with all manuals Sale Price: USD 1100. I will pay shipping anywhere in lower 48. Payment by Zelle (other payment forms can be discussed). I bought this scope brand new for the 2023 deer season and...

I doubt I will attend DSC in Atlanta in 2025, but may in 2026. It is easy to skip one year as I just attended in Dallas which is a 3 hour drive from my house. It is a much bigger effort for Atlanta and I have enough information from discussions I just had to last me about 2 years. I will likely...

I spoke with World Wide Trophy Adventures which is a "broker" but I put the link below to the specific hunt in Croatia I was looking at. If you talk to WWTA, speak to Roger, an American who lives in Austria and is their consultant. He has a ton of options in Croatia and all over Europe...

Ill probably go Friday. Its close to my house as well so why not.

Henry - Very good website and should make things more efficient for potential clients. Two comments are if you do have rental rifles I would include some info. about them. Maybe I missed it but I did not see. At least the rental rate and possibly some pics of the guns if you want to take it to...

Thank you sir, that is what I needed to know.

Great time at AH dinner. Nice speaking with you Philip and every one else too. For any hunter, there must be a collective knowledge of hundreds of years of experience of hunting to draw on at that dinner. It is a great resource to learn more and dive in to any specific topic you are trying to...

I spoke to some Namibian outfitters about showing up on short notice for 3-4 days since I will be in Angola for business anyway and want to leverage my business trips whenever possible. Talked through many issues (rental rifles, gear, drive time, etc) and every single one basically told me "Just...

Those rifles speak to me for sure. Since you have looked into these some can you please share a ballpark budget for a double from him? Just curious if these are within my reach or not. A "standard" type one without all the frills. Even just a range so I can mentally start budgeting something...

Kindly give us an update after your hunt in Southern Spain. I am looking into this one now as I would like to complete all four species one day as well. Also, in the Wintertime I am told this region will be a little warmer which I prefer. Cheers

We just returned from hunting Ibex in the Gredos Mountains of Spain, in an area not too far from Salamanca, Spain. All of it was in very beautiful countryside. We spent time in Madrid after the hunt with a wider family group, touring as well. Details below. Country: Spain Dates: December 27th –...

Payment sent in for myself. Looking forward to it!

Well hell. Reading all this is very interesting and I guess the positive outlook on it is I should be able to find some good deals on blued, wood stocked classics which I love. I do own a little bit of everything (Purdey to Glock to, etc) but lean hard to the wood and steel in all types of guns...

I have the same VX6 3-18x44 TMOA Reticle on two guns. A 300 Win Mag and 6.5 Creedmoor. My son and I have shot steel out to 1200 yards with them and taken all kinds of animals with them from 20 yards to 327 yard (Axis deer), including using both of these rifles on a plains game safari in S...

I have looked into this in Italy and Croatia but not hunted those animals yet there myself, yet. I am told Croatia is great. I do know the outfitter below can arrange in either country. www.italiansafari.com/mouflon-sheep-huntingitaly Let us know what yall end up doing.