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| Tssesebe, 1988 Okavango Delta, Jao Camp, Allistair MacFarlane, Vira Safaris. Best move I ever made in my life! Leaving in 2 months for another injection of the African drug. |
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| An Impala for Leopard bait. Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. |
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| 38" Cape Eland for me, taken with a 358 STA, in 1995.
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
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| A jackal, shooted for free while we were arriving at the first hunting area near Windoek. the first of 18 animals bagged in that hunting trip.
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| Blesbok ,October 2003, SA. |
| Posts: 590 | Location: Georgia pine country | Registered: 21 October 2003 |
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| boy that was a long time ago, but i believe it was a zebra |
| Posts: 13466 | Location: faribault mn | Registered: 16 November 2004 |
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| I remember we arrived at Vic Falls from London. My PH pickd us up, and we headed to Rosslyn safaris in Matetsi. We had lunch, and then went to sight in our rifles. I had a Ruger 77 in 25-06 Remington, and a Remington Safari in 375 H&H. After sighting in our rifles, we headed out to hunt. We found a good waterbuck, which I duly dispatched. My very first African animal. And I remember it like it was yesterday. |
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| My first animal was cape buffalo, 60 years old and was lifetime dream, followed by zebra, if I knew how to post pics I would. |
| Posts: 527 | Location: New Orleans,La. | Registered: 27 September 2003 |
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| A Lion. Since I have hunted alot of North America Big Game I'm not really interested in hunting Plains Game. Going after a Buffalo in three weeks. |
| Posts: 310 | Location: Ohio | Registered: 01 September 2006 |
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| Kudu at last light after several failed stalks on gemsbok. Perfect ending to a perfect hunting day. At least until we got a flat tire after dark. |
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| Warthog taken on the first morning of the hunt in the Kafue region of Zambia. From l. to r., Brown, Jingo, myself and our trusty game scout Dan.
"I envy not him that eats better meat than I do; nor him that is richer, or that wears better clothes than I do; I envy him, and him only, that kills bigger deer than I do." Izaak Walton (modified)
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| Blesbok (good Silver medal) on the first day in travel clothes and with a borrowed Rifle as SAA had lost my luggage. Oh but the second day with all the proper gear 29 1/2" Nyala, man I din't know how lucky I was. |
| Posts: 5338 | Location: Bedford, Pa. USA | Registered: 23 February 2002 |
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| Posts: 4799 | Location: Lehigh county, PA | Registered: 17 October 2002 |
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| Warthog in Namibia |
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| A caged lioness or a high fenced lioness if you prefer. I was the ultimate sucker...showed up the first day and uncased the 458 to sight it in for plainsgame (cant explain why a 458 - it seemed right for Africa at the time) and the first shot sailed about 2" right and an inch low and the PH said thats good. Then he revealed that they were looking for someone to help them with a little problem of a lioness that had got in the fence and was feasting on their plainsgame. Of course there was a little trophy fee.
ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS
Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again.
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| Poorly shot, yet a nice Cape Buff Bull |
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| A cow elephant at 9 paces. Never said I was smart. Andy |
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| My first was a cow cape buff. Bait for a leopard that never showed - and hasn't yet. JPK Free 500grains |
| Posts: 4900 | Location: Chevy Chase, Md. | Registered: 16 November 2004 |
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| Impala, followed quickly by 16 other different plains game. |
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| First morning in in Namibia, I was going to say a blue wildebeast with my bow, but I actually shot a guinea fowl for my tracker with my bow because he wanted it for supper,, then I shot a really nice blue wildebeast with my bow, followed by 9 other plains game within the next two weeks, and leave again in August for another dose,,,drwes
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| Posts: 786 | Location: Mexia Texas | Registered: 07 July 2006 |
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| Impala then Cape Buffalo
Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas"
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| A gemsbok, I remember it like yesterday. It was about 70 yards, my first shot in Africa. It was facing us, and I took it in the chest. The animal took off in a hurry, and I could see the PH (now a good friend after 8 safaries together) was worried. He asked me about the shot, and I said I hit it 2 inches left of center at the base of the neck. We found the critter 50 yards away, with a hole just where I said. There was no more questioning the shots, but I wish they were all that good. |
| Posts: 2827 | Location: Seattle, in the other Washington | Registered: 26 April 2006 |
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| My first trip to Africa and my PH left me in a blind with my bow and a radio. A couple hours later a herd of impala came to drink and I picked out the one with the best horns and whacked him. The only time I can remember being so excited was the first time I saw a real live woman with her clothes off.
We seldom get to choose But I've seen them go both ways And I would rather go out in a blaze of glory Than to slowly rot away!
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| Posts: 1370 | Location: Shreveport,La.USA | Registered: 08 November 2001 |
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| Elephant...But it wasn't for lack of effort or want on my part as I was trying to bag a blonded, double-breasted mattress thumper who was hanging out around the African Hunter Magazine headquarters...Trophy fees on those are just never ending though. Brian
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| Posts: 745 | Location: NE Oklahoma | Registered: 05 October 2006 |
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| Impala. 2002. Still wearing my clothes from the flight to Jo-berg, and shooting a borrowed rifle... Cheers Canuck
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| Posts: 7123 | Location: The Rock (southern V.I.) | Registered: 27 February 2001 |
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| Mine was a Stenbok, a 5" fellow and I have him full body mounted in a coffee table exactly like I saw him for the first time, resting in the shade of a small bush in the sands of the Kalahari.
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| Posts: 910 | Location: Oakwood, OK, USA | Registered: 11 September 2000 |
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| Cape buffalo with Russ Broom in 1994. |
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