New Member from West Texas

[Mosin9130]

Hi all,

I'm a new member who is located in West Texas and like most, if not all on this forum, I've always dreamed of going to Africa to hunt not only the Big 5 but the plains game as well. Up to this point, I've only really hunted birds (pheasant, duck, crow, etc) so I'm going to be leaning on the community here a lot to "get up to speed" on hunting North American game so as to better prepare myself for a planned African hunt in 2018/19. I'm gonna have a lot of questions but I know the SEARCH function is one's best friend on forums like these.

A little about myself...I'm an Engineer by degree, married to my college sweetheart with two little kids (2.5 and 5 yrs old), love collecting tractors (Allis Chalmers) and WWII firearms (hence my screen name), and like tinkering with anything car related. I'm really looking forward to learning as much as I can from you all on this forum.

 

[JES Adventures]

Welcome, always glad to see a fellow Texan. You'll find a treasure trove of knowledge here mixed in with some occasional humor!

 

[James.Grage]

Welcome to AH...

read and enjoy the forum.

 

[Royal27]

Howdy! Enjoy the site!

Where abouts in West Texas?

 

[BRICKBURN]

Lean away, there are plenty of folks here to support your inquiries.

Welcome to AH.

 

[cpr0312]

Welcome aboard!

 

[CAustin]

Mosin welcome to AH!

 

[Art Lambart II]

Welcome to AH

 

[Philip Glass]

Welcome from a fellow Texan!

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

Welcome to AH.
Good luck.
Witold

 

[siml]

Welcome to AH and enjoy the ride.

 

[scheepe]

Welcome to AH!!

Enjoy the ride.

 

[alexm]

Welcome to AH! It is a great site, glad to have you here.

 

[gizmo]

Hey neighbor, welcome and God Bless Texas!

 

[johnnyv]

Hello and

 

[petrusg]

Welcome to AH
You picked the correct site to plan your African Safari and to learn everything you need to know about hunting.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Welcome to a fellow engineer and hunter.

 

[African Sporting Creations]

Welcome to the posting side. Enjoy.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Welcome to AH. Glad to have you join our community.

That makes 3 engineers just on this thread! What kind of engineer are you?
I hold a Bachelors Degree in Engineering myself.

All the best in your research and please don't hesitate to drop us an email or personal mail should you require any info on hunting in Africa.

Take Care,
Marius Goosen

 

[Sand Rat]

Welcome aboard! Always great to see another Texan join the family. I'm not an engineer but have been cooped up in a conference room with several for the last eight weeks conducting a process hazard analysts. Sure glad I'm East Cape bound in a few weeks.

Hey Marius, make sure the beer is cold when I get there.