enysse
AH ambassador
- Joined
- Jan 20, 2009
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- Member of
- Northeast Wisconsin SCI chapter, Lifetime member of NRA,RMEF
- Hunted
- Namibia, South Africa (East Cape, Guateng and Limpopo)
Back in February I bought a hunt off a SCI action in Green Bay, WI. I was not there in person. I gave a personal friend permission to bid on the hunt. I set a value that I was willing to pay for the hunt and let him bid for me with the agreement I would pay for the hunt when I was off work. I was working every day at the time and didn't have time. I did some research into the hunt and was comfortable with the operation. Any way I was the winner of the auction.
I have been in contact with Tinus van der Mescht and we have been working the details of the hunt out. The original package includes: 7 days hunting, a kudu, bushbuck, eland and nyala. I have given my PH a list of animals I would be willing to hunt if they we can run across them. I did let him know, I just don't shoot to fill a tag. I want a good mature representative animal.
A few weeks ago a orbi tag came available and Tinus asked if I wanted it. I said why not, I'll be there lets add it on to the list. That way I can be one of the few people each year that hunt them in the South Africa.
Well we are almost down to 100 days to Africa time again! I had to wait to the end of August to hunt because of work. I had to build my vacation time up. I also wanted to hunt with a dark moon. I will now have a opportunity to hunt that time of the year.
I work practical every day, so I'm still deciding on guns right now. I keep going back and forth between my 270 Win with Barnes X bullets so I don't ruin capes and my 300 Win Mag Browning A bolt and my 7mm Rem Mag with Swift A Frame bullets. I might take 2 guns and hunt with the gun I feel appropriate for the situation at the time being. Other than the eland I would feel very comfortable with any of them. It's something about the size of an eland that scares me, I know a well placed shot with the 270 Win would most likely end his life just like it has for elk with that gun.
I have not made my mind up on taxidermy yet. Most likely a mix of Euro mounts and shoulder mounts of animals I don't have yet.
I have been in contact with Tinus van der Mescht and we have been working the details of the hunt out. The original package includes: 7 days hunting, a kudu, bushbuck, eland and nyala. I have given my PH a list of animals I would be willing to hunt if they we can run across them. I did let him know, I just don't shoot to fill a tag. I want a good mature representative animal.
A few weeks ago a orbi tag came available and Tinus asked if I wanted it. I said why not, I'll be there lets add it on to the list. That way I can be one of the few people each year that hunt them in the South Africa.
Well we are almost down to 100 days to Africa time again! I had to wait to the end of August to hunt because of work. I had to build my vacation time up. I also wanted to hunt with a dark moon. I will now have a opportunity to hunt that time of the year.
I work practical every day, so I'm still deciding on guns right now. I keep going back and forth between my 270 Win with Barnes X bullets so I don't ruin capes and my 300 Win Mag Browning A bolt and my 7mm Rem Mag with Swift A Frame bullets. I might take 2 guns and hunt with the gun I feel appropriate for the situation at the time being. Other than the eland I would feel very comfortable with any of them. It's something about the size of an eland that scares me, I know a well placed shot with the 270 Win would most likely end his life just like it has for elk with that gun.
I have not made my mind up on taxidermy yet. Most likely a mix of Euro mounts and shoulder mounts of animals I don't have yet.
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