arizona
AH enthusiast
- Joined
- Feb 7, 2012
- Messages
- 275
- Reaction score
- 76
- Media
- 24
- Member of
- SCI, NRA
- Hunted
- South Africia, Botswana, Alaska, Canada, Most Western US, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia
Backpack Hunt for Mountain Zebra – Namibia
After my hunt for Ibex in November of 2015, I thought that would be the end of my attempts at the more extreme hunting experiences in the world, after all at 71 years old, maybe it was time to slow down a little and not go on these physically demanding hunts.
But, while looking at the hunts up for auction at the Dallas Safari Club, I saw a listing for a 7 day backpack hunt in Namibia for Mountain Zebra in the Erongo wilderness. No vehicles, no trackers, no
, just the hunter and the PH, on foot, packing everything. Sounds great! So I bid on it…. Well it turned out that not a lot of people are as nuts as I am, I won the hunt.
The training, starts, 30-40 pounds in a pack hiking the mountains here in Arizona got me ready as I could be, for a guy of advanced age (old).
May 21st found me in Namibia, after a four hour drive to the mountains; we arrived at the main camp. This part of Namibia looks a lot like my home state of Arizona, except for the wildlife, and some trees, I felt very much at home.
My PH, John Wamback, of Prohunting Namibia and I are very like-minded, and the entire experience was a blast.
The third day found us glassing a big stallion at 330 yards away at the crest of a mountain, having my 300 Ultra dialed in I felt very confident in taking him at that distance, so the hard work begins.
Looks like Arizona, till you see the road signs.
Now the hard work. He was on the side of the mountain, skinning and meat retrieval was real changeling.
After my hunt for Ibex in November of 2015, I thought that would be the end of my attempts at the more extreme hunting experiences in the world, after all at 71 years old, maybe it was time to slow down a little and not go on these physically demanding hunts.
But, while looking at the hunts up for auction at the Dallas Safari Club, I saw a listing for a 7 day backpack hunt in Namibia for Mountain Zebra in the Erongo wilderness. No vehicles, no trackers, no
, just the hunter and the PH, on foot, packing everything. Sounds great! So I bid on it…. Well it turned out that not a lot of people are as nuts as I am, I won the hunt.
The training, starts, 30-40 pounds in a pack hiking the mountains here in Arizona got me ready as I could be, for a guy of advanced age (old).
May 21st found me in Namibia, after a four hour drive to the mountains; we arrived at the main camp. This part of Namibia looks a lot like my home state of Arizona, except for the wildlife, and some trees, I felt very much at home.
My PH, John Wamback, of Prohunting Namibia and I are very like-minded, and the entire experience was a blast.
The third day found us glassing a big stallion at 330 yards away at the crest of a mountain, having my 300 Ultra dialed in I felt very confident in taking him at that distance, so the hard work begins.
Looks like Arizona, till you see the road signs.
Now the hard work. He was on the side of the mountain, skinning and meat retrieval was real changeling.
Congratulations!
