marshy
AH member
- Joined
- Aug 19, 2010
- Messages
- 36
- Reaction score
- 5
- Location
- The big smoke
- Member of
- National Hunting and Shooting Association, Gun Owners South Africa
- Hunted
- South Africa
Hi there everyone.
I've been a member of the site for sometime now, but never got around to introducing myself and so decided to finaly introduce myself.
I'm a 24 year old guy from Durban, South Africa, who's spent his life growing up between Durban and the Eastern Cape (my home away from home!) and fell in love with the outdoors, and anything to do with it from a young age. Hunting, fishing, plinking at targets, 4x4ing, visiting game reserves, etc....basically anything to do with the outdoors, and I'm there.
To tell you the truth, i've never left the country, but i'm one of the most patriotic people you'll ever meet! i love this country of ours, even with all the obstacles and negatives, and although id like to travel the world, i know africa is where my heart and soul lie, and this is where id like to finally come to rest.
Back to the relevant bits now
when i was a lot younger, my father and his friends would go on an annual hunting trip, until the age of 13, where i was invited along, and the trip turned into a dads and lads (some of the most amazing memories growing up), and then it happened. the hunting bug bit, and bit HARD!
Needless to say, I'd like to one day own my own farm, and piece of Africa. I've hunted the moordenaars Karoo, the Kzn bush, the hilly Grahamstown surrounds, and the beautiful areas north of Pretoria, and i love experiencing the diverse conditions and terrain.
Hunting for me isn't so much about shooting and killing, but more about the stalk, the surrounding environment, and respecting your quarry that's about to give its life...
I remember being mentored by a close family friend who was a retired PH, and still vividly remember him saying the day you look at your quarry through your sights, and you don't shake with adrenalin, that day you go home & put away your rifle, because the hunt is no longer the same for you....
Hunting for meis about spending time in nature and the wilderness, surrounded by diverse birdlife, game, fauna and flora. It's about walking the veld in the frosty mornings, and returning to the lodge in the late afternoon setting sun, to the familiar calls of the Burchal's Coucal.
I've always been more interested inthe stalk- adrenalin pumping...the heightened senses, and becoming one with nature, than about squeezing the round off.
Ever since joining the site, there doesnt seem to be a day that goes by that i don't log in and read, re-read, or even re-re-re-read threads for the umptienth time. I'm still young, and there is lot i have yet to learn, but i must commend the members, senios members, and moderators of the site. You all create an amazing learning environment, with a wealth of knowledge i can only admire.
If i am any example to go by, then this site and it's members are creating s solid base for future generations, and i look forward to always leaning more, and watching the site and it's members grow in leaps and bounds.
here's to the future!!!
i hope you all have a great weekend and have an awesome week ahead!!
-Marshy
I've been a member of the site for sometime now, but never got around to introducing myself and so decided to finaly introduce myself.
I'm a 24 year old guy from Durban, South Africa, who's spent his life growing up between Durban and the Eastern Cape (my home away from home!) and fell in love with the outdoors, and anything to do with it from a young age. Hunting, fishing, plinking at targets, 4x4ing, visiting game reserves, etc....basically anything to do with the outdoors, and I'm there.
To tell you the truth, i've never left the country, but i'm one of the most patriotic people you'll ever meet! i love this country of ours, even with all the obstacles and negatives, and although id like to travel the world, i know africa is where my heart and soul lie, and this is where id like to finally come to rest.
Back to the relevant bits now
when i was a lot younger, my father and his friends would go on an annual hunting trip, until the age of 13, where i was invited along, and the trip turned into a dads and lads (some of the most amazing memories growing up), and then it happened. the hunting bug bit, and bit HARD!Needless to say, I'd like to one day own my own farm, and piece of Africa. I've hunted the moordenaars Karoo, the Kzn bush, the hilly Grahamstown surrounds, and the beautiful areas north of Pretoria, and i love experiencing the diverse conditions and terrain.
Hunting for me isn't so much about shooting and killing, but more about the stalk, the surrounding environment, and respecting your quarry that's about to give its life...
I remember being mentored by a close family friend who was a retired PH, and still vividly remember him saying the day you look at your quarry through your sights, and you don't shake with adrenalin, that day you go home & put away your rifle, because the hunt is no longer the same for you....
Hunting for meis about spending time in nature and the wilderness, surrounded by diverse birdlife, game, fauna and flora. It's about walking the veld in the frosty mornings, and returning to the lodge in the late afternoon setting sun, to the familiar calls of the Burchal's Coucal.
I've always been more interested inthe stalk- adrenalin pumping...the heightened senses, and becoming one with nature, than about squeezing the round off.
Ever since joining the site, there doesnt seem to be a day that goes by that i don't log in and read, re-read, or even re-re-re-read threads for the umptienth time. I'm still young, and there is lot i have yet to learn, but i must commend the members, senios members, and moderators of the site. You all create an amazing learning environment, with a wealth of knowledge i can only admire.
If i am any example to go by, then this site and it's members are creating s solid base for future generations, and i look forward to always leaning more, and watching the site and it's members grow in leaps and bounds.
here's to the future!!!
i hope you all have a great weekend and have an awesome week ahead!!
-Marshy
