African Hunting Safari

[canadian hunter312]

He isn’t.

I’m not shocked one bit.

 

[crazy_davey]

He isn’t.

He’s an arrogant ____!

 

[Dogleg]

He’s an arrogant ____!

That; and you know how most retarded people know they are retarded? Not him.

 

[hoytcanon]

I added him to ignore long before he was banned.

 

[fugemall]

I went a couple of years ago to Namibia. We flew through Frankfurt Germany both ways. I have heard if youre taking rifles avoid the UK. I booked my own flights just watch for deals. I was told you can get direct flights to South Africa out of New York.

I had my mounts and rugs completed in Namibia. I think it is about the same cost to fly them back and get done here. Depends where you live the trophy will be imported through Vancover or Toronto.

If you can swing it take a few extra days and do some sight seeing. I will get some better pictures of my Kudu and Oryx. I had them done with pedestal mounts. If your looking for a great experience I would recommend Sesembo out of Namibia. No high fenced animals on his property. The only fences are cattle fences.

 

[boxhitch]

Nice idea for showing off the hides, kudos

 

[jjohnwm]

I hunted the Caprivi Strip in Namibia and also a large property in the Kalahari desert in Botswana, back in 2009. At that time, African hunting was practically never mentioned on CGN. Now, 17 years later...wow, we have 2 or 3 threads. Big deal.

One of the best things I did when planning my hunt was become a member of the Accurate Reloading forum, and it's still chock full of useful information on literally every aspect of African hunting as well as just about every other kind of hunting. If I were to plan a return trip now I'd start there. CGN is my internet "home" for guns and hunting, but for Africa...it doesn't hold a candle to AR.

 

[jjohnwm]

Hopefully he’s better in person than online. He didn’t last long around here on CGN before he got banned because of his holier than thou attitude. What a piece of work


Good luck

He’s an arrogant ____!

; and you know how most retarded people know they are retarded? Not him.

I added him to ignore long before he was banned.

Was his CGN name "sheephunter"?

 

[Thunderhog]

I hunted the Caprivi Strip in Namibia and also a large property in the Kalahari desert in Botswana, back in 2009. At that time, African hunting was practically never mentioned on CGN. Now, 17 years later...wow, we have or 3 threads. Big deal.

One of the best things I did when planning my hunt was become a member of the Accurate Reloading forum, and it's still chock full of useful information on literally every aspect of African hunting as well as just about every other kind of hunting. If I were to plan a return trip now I'd start there. CGN is my internet "home" for guns and hunting, but for Africa...it doesn't hold a candle to AR.

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Great picture John!...

Nice Blaser rifle and a beautiful trophy animal! (not sure what species it is?)

Obviously I've never been to Africa.... Kudu maybe?.....

Who's the skinny dude in the pic?.... Just kidding!

 

[jjohnwm]

Great picture John!...

Nice Blaser rifle and a beautiful trophy animal! (not sure what species it is?)

Obviously I've never been to Africa.... Kudu maybe?.....

Who's the skinny dude in the pic?.... Just kidding!

Thanks, John! Yes, that's a kudu; it was one of my must-hunt animals when I went over there. It was taken in the Kalahari, in an area known for big kudu.

I'll have you know that the skinny dude in the picture weighed exactly the same then as he did when he graduated from high school...and exactly the same as today!

Unfortunately, it's distributed somewhat differently today versus high school...

 

[Thunderhog]

Thanks, John! Yes, that's a kudu; it was one of my must-hunt animals when I went over there. It was taken in the Kalahari, in an area known for big kudu.

I'll have you know that the skinny dude in the picture weighed exactly the same then as he did when he graduated from high school...and exactly the same as today!

Unfortunately, it's distributed somewhat differently today versus high school...

Thank you John!...

I figured it was a Kudu. It appears to have very long horns. She's a beauty for sure....

At 64, I'm not as good as I once was, but I was good once as I ever was!....

And no I won't sing that country song for you!....

 

[jjohnwm]

Lol, no need to sing it for me...I'm living it...you young whippersnapper...

 

[Venture South]

I am hoping to go on a hunt of a lifetime for an upcoming milestone birthday in a few years. African plains game with my main goal to bring home a Kudu euro-mount.

I am hoping to get some advice from others who have done it especially regarding any travel agents you may have booked through. Taxidermy and export/import fees along with hearing about your experiences are greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

Hey Frontman. I outfit in Southern Africa. You can call me redirect on my SK number and I’d be happy to give you any info you need . Your Kudu Euro mount will be awesome. I have low fence free range14 0000acre kudu areas with limited off take that may fit your needs in South Africa
We hunt them just like whitetails on farm land except you can walk and stalk if you like that.
We also have a free range area of about 70 000 acres for Bushbuck and Nyala you wanted to do more spiral horns
We also have excellent upland and water fowl hunting in the ara

I also can offer Kudu in Namibia in the Kalahari and South of Etosha which are also awesome to hunt. Suggest you combine the Namibia hunt with a trip up to the Caprivi and Vic falls
It’s the kind of stuff you don’t pass by without doing as you will regret it for sure
Either way, give me a call and we can chat about any idea you have

 

[Venture South]

I went a couple of years ago to Namibia. We flew through Frankfurt Germany both ways. I have heard if youre taking rifles avoid the UK. I booked my own flights just watch for deals. I was told you can get direct flights to South Africa out of New York.

I had my mounts and rugs completed in Namibia. I think it is about the same cost to fly them back and get done here. Depends where you live the trophy will be imported through Vancover or Toronto.

If you can swing it take a few extra days and do some sight seeing. I will get some better pictures of my Kudu and Oryx. I had them done with pedestal mounts. If your looking for a great experience I would recommend Sesembo out of Namibia. No high fenced animals on his property. The only fences are cattle fences.

100% Frankfurt is the transit of choice for hunters

 

[Venture South]

Namibia seems to be the place to try. I definitely do not want an experience that feels like targeting livestock on a farm. My favourite part of hunting is the challenge of it and I think seeing fences all over the place would ruin that for me.

Depending on the part of Namibia you are hunting may of the areas are fenced in the same way as South Africa
If you want to hunt a concession area in Namibia the costs are generally far higher than on a fenced area.
There are some areas that are the best of both worlds but you need to do

 

[ponymusic]

A bit off topic, but for those that have hunted Africa I have a couple of questions, as the sum total of my African hunting experiences are from YT. So, apologies if these are dumb questions.

1. Why do the hunters frequently carry their rifles on their shoulder gripping the barrel(s)? I would think sweat from hands on blued barrels would not be a good thing.

2. Are the hunters actually as 'casual' with their muzzle direction as depicted in the YT videos?

 

[Dogleg]

A bit off topic, but for those that have hunted Africa I have a couple of questions, as the sum total of my African hunting experiences are from YT. So, apologies if these are dumb questions.

1. Why do the hunters frequently carry their rifles on their shoulder gripping the barrel(s)? I would think sweat from hands on blued barrels would not be a good thing.

2. Are the hunters actually as 'casual' with their muzzle direction as depicted in the YT videos?

African carry dates back to the days of gunbearers. The idea was that if a person in front of you was carrying the rifle that way it wasn’t pointed at you, and you could reach forward and grab the grip if you needed it.I believe that it really took off in the modern world after Harry Selby posed for a picture for Robert Ruark and held his 416 the way one of “help” might have.Anyway there was an aspect of a joke involved.

In my experience the muzzle control of PHs is terrible. On top of that I could swear that the trackers and such are actively trying to get themselves shot.

 

[ponymusic]

African carry dates back to the days of gunbearers. The idea was that if a person in front of you was carrying the rifle that way it wasn’t pointed at you, and you could reach forward and grab the grip if you needed it.I believe that it really took off in the modern world after Harry Selby posed for a picture for Robert Ruark and held his 416 the way one of “help” might have.Anyway there was an aspect of a joke involved.

In my experience the muzzle control of PHs is terrible. On top of that I could swear that the trackers and such are actively trying to get themselves shot.

Interesting, thank you for taking the time to answer me Dogleg. Take care.

 

[Longwalker]

"African Carry" exists because total wannabe stylists keep repeating the crappy gun handling that they see in the videos. And then they have themselves photographed. It started like Dogleg says, and keeps happening for no good reason, and lots of bad reasons. Rifles held in both of the hands, or on a sling are much safer, but African Carry keeps happening because of videos and photos that people want to emulate. Over the shoulder carry makes a rifle slow to bring on target, unsafe because of bad muzzle control, and over all is a Bad idea.

 

[ponymusic]

"African Carry" exists because total wannabe stylists keep repeating the crappy gun handling that they see in the videos. And then they have themselves photographed. It started like Dogleg says, and keeps happening for no good reason, and lots of bad reasons. Rifles held in both of the hands, or on a sling are much safer, but African Carry keeps happening because of videos and photos that people want to emulate. Over the shoulder carry makes a rifle slow to bring on target, unsafe because of bad muzzle control, and over all is a Bad idea.

Thank you for the reply. It's appreciated.