Overdue Introduction

[DPHunter4570]

Greetings All,

I've been registered here for a while and poked around without introducing myself.

I hail from a small town near St. Louis in Southwest Illinois (unfortunately). Avid deer, turkey, and small game hunter growing up which has now branched into some bear hunts in Maine and Manitoba, as well as a few traveling deer hunts. I'm headed across the pond to South Africa for the first time next year, and I am incredibly excited. My wife and I are hunting for 10 days in the Eastern Cape.

I've got many things on the hunting bucket list, ranging from many more African adventures, to Alaska, and I'd really like to take a trip up Saskatchewan way for one of those massy chocolate horned whitetails.

Looking forward to learning from all of the folks on here who are far more well traveled than me!

Attached is a photo of a nice whitetail I took at my home property back in 2016. Take care,

Dan P.

 

[Doug3006]

Welcome to the site! I live in Sunset Hills which is near STL on the Missouri side of the river. Good luck on the trip next year.

 

[DPHunter4570]

Thank you @Doug3006! I'm over in Waterloo. I go through Sunset Hills all the time for work. We hit Twisted Tree for steaks a few times a year!

 

[Wathe208]

Welcome! And what a banger, did he break 170"? Don't laugh, not too familiar with whitetails...

 

[Scott CWO]

Welcome! Great buck! Let us all know if you need any advice or help on Africa.

 

[DPHunter4570]

I wish! If I recall right, I scored him around 162". Very amateur scorer, I've always wanted to have it officially done. @Wathe208

 

[Wathe208]

I wish! If I recall right, I scored him around 162". Very amateur scorer, I've always wanted to have it officially done. @Wathe208

Not too far off then, what a real beaut. Where in the East Cape are you going if I may? The coast? I just got back and am in love. Free range on the ocean, super cool...! Literally had a duiker run past me on the beach. There are some super knowledgeable folks on the site, don't be afraid to ask, most are true ladies and gents.

 

[jpr9954]

Greetings All,

I've been registered here for a while and poked around without introducing myself.

I hail from a small town near St. Louis in Southwest Illinois (unfortunately). Avid deer, turkey, and small game hunter growing up which has now branched into some bear hunts in Maine and Manitoba, as well as a few traveling deer hunts. I'm headed across the pond to South Africa for the first time next year, and I am incredibly excited. My wife and I are hunting for 10 days in the Eastern Cape.

I've got many things on the hunting bucket list, ranging from many more African adventures, to Alaska, and I'd really like to take a trip up Saskatchewan way for one of those massy chocolate horned whitetails.

Looking forward to learning from all of the folks on here who are far more well traveled than me!

Attached is a photo of a nice whitetail I took at my home property back in 2016. Take care,

Dan P.

Welcome! My late in-laws lived in O'Fallon, Illinois. My FIL was a civilian meteorologist working for the Air Force at Scott AFB. He and my BIL had talked about a hunting trip to Africa but cancer caught up with him.

My BIL and I are going to try and make up for that next June.

 

[DPHunter4570]

Not too far off then, what a real beaut. Where in the East Cape are you going if I may? The coast? I just got back and am in love. Free range on the ocean, super cool...! Literally had a duiker run past me on the beach. There are some super knowledgeable folks on the site, don't be afraid to ask, most are true ladies and gents

Very cool! Alicedale is the nearest town I believe. Frontier Safaris.

 

[Firebird]

Welcome to the site! The east cape is a wonderful place! What animals are on your dream list?

 

[Wathe208]

Very cool! Alicedale is the nearest town I believe. Frontier Safaris.

Awesome! You're only about an hour from Port Alfred. If you get the time, it's a beautiful, safe little town with an awesome beach. Gotta get the fresh squid (3-ways) at Ocean Basket restaurant. Also the fresh biltong at the butchery there. It won't be your last trip to Africa---fair warning.

 

[Mekaniks]

 

[DPHunter4570]

Welcome to the site! The east cape is a wonderful place! What animals are on your dream list?

The usual suspects. Dall Sheep, brown bear, moose in North America. I would love to hunt the dangerous game in Africa, but on a smaller scale, I find Eland and red Hartebeest to be amazing creatures!

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Welcome to AH!

 

[CBH Australia]

G'day from Australia

 

[AfricaHunting.com]

Welcome to AH Dan! Nice to have you here.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Welcome to AH!

 

[cpr0312]

Welcome aboard!

 

[TRAVEL EXPRESS]

Welcome to AH. Enjoy the forum, it's very addicting.

 

[Velo Dog]

Hello DPHunter4570,

Khomas Highland Hunting Safaris of Namibia, welcomes you to the greatest forum on earth.

The buck in your photo is a real cracker.
I know little to nothing about tape measures and score cards however I repeat, that buck is a real cracker.

Best Regards,
Velo Dog.