James Adamson
AH veteran
Thanks for all the warm welcomes.
My family and I visited Namibia with a couple that stay here in Shetland that are originally from Namibia and still have property in Namibia. We were there a month and managed to pack a lot in.
We did a lot of camping in various places visiting friends of our friends and doing a bit of hunting as we went. Most places we visited were farms with quite a few employees that need fed so the animals I shot were purely for meat, no serious hunting and no trophies but still absolutely amazing to be part of. Coming from Shetland where the biggest mammal is a hare and after reading countless books on hunting in Africa it really was a dream come true to be among these amazing animals and people, and being able to help prepare the animals after the shot right up to the braai at night.
I was able to borrow a rifle for the month I was there, a brand new mauser M18 in 308win. A very accurate gun that served me well, with 165gr winchester ballistic silver tips I shot zebra, kudu, springbok, oryx and warthog. The rifle had a hawke scope that I was not sure of at first but really did prove itself, after hours of driving on rough roads with it packed in a trailer it was bang on zero overtime I checked. This combination really did serve me well while I was there.
Here in Shetland the main hunting I do is wildfowling. I love to shoot ducks and geese but my favourite form of shooting here is walked up snipe with my labrador Tilda.
Usually once or twice a year I will try and get away to the mainland for some deer stalking. My favourite deer to stalk is roe deer. Not very big but a very beautiful deer that is very tasty.
Thanks again for the warm welcome.
My family and I visited Namibia with a couple that stay here in Shetland that are originally from Namibia and still have property in Namibia. We were there a month and managed to pack a lot in.
We did a lot of camping in various places visiting friends of our friends and doing a bit of hunting as we went. Most places we visited were farms with quite a few employees that need fed so the animals I shot were purely for meat, no serious hunting and no trophies but still absolutely amazing to be part of. Coming from Shetland where the biggest mammal is a hare and after reading countless books on hunting in Africa it really was a dream come true to be among these amazing animals and people, and being able to help prepare the animals after the shot right up to the braai at night.
I was able to borrow a rifle for the month I was there, a brand new mauser M18 in 308win. A very accurate gun that served me well, with 165gr winchester ballistic silver tips I shot zebra, kudu, springbok, oryx and warthog. The rifle had a hawke scope that I was not sure of at first but really did prove itself, after hours of driving on rough roads with it packed in a trailer it was bang on zero overtime I checked. This combination really did serve me well while I was there.
Here in Shetland the main hunting I do is wildfowling. I love to shoot ducks and geese but my favourite form of shooting here is walked up snipe with my labrador Tilda.
Usually once or twice a year I will try and get away to the mainland for some deer stalking. My favourite deer to stalk is roe deer. Not very big but a very beautiful deer that is very tasty.
Thanks again for the warm welcome.
