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Last we I ask a two part question, what do you want and this week it's what did you get?

I'll go first.
I wanted a Bighorn hunt and a hunt in New Zealand.
As I mentioned in the last post, I've done Bighorn and NZ before, plus I have my Tanz. hunt already together for this year and a BC horseback hunt for 2011 with my son and son in law.

I booked a 2011 Bighorn Hunt with Elk Valley Bighorn Outfitters.
I ended up booking 2 New Zealand hunts, one with Four Season's and one with Fraser Safaris. If I'm traveling that far I figured might as well do two.

What really suprised me was my wife's spending. She about cleaned us out. 4 oil paintings, numerous baskets and carvings, an Eagle (chicken and turkey feathers used) but most of all a 21 day photo safari for her, my daughter and her sister to Tanzania and Ruwanda. Wow I'd like to do that one, but I wasn't invited.
 
Posts: 444 | Location: Alaska | Registered: 11 February 2008Reply With Quote
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I was hoping to go home with almost as much money as I arrived with.
Apparently I forgot to tell my wife. She bought the "green" white rhino hunt with Tam Safaris. How can you not love a wife like that!
 
Posts: 64 | Location: SoCal USA | Registered: 16 September 2001Reply With Quote
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Mrs. SL got a nice Patrick Mavros necklace. She was also recognized by some for her candid pajama photos with my leopard. Thanks to all that brought that to her attention.

I got NOTHING new. Did not spend a dollar on anything but food, drink and hotel room.

I did pay a deposit on my 2012 hunt for lion, leopard, and buffalo. I guess that makes it official.

Got to meet some AR posters in person for the first time at the Giraffe Bar. It was fun. Thanks to all of you nice folks that attended the get together.


Will J. Parks, III
 
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got to meet Mrs S-L at the Giraffe Bar. Such a nice, attractive, well dressed young woman.
I never did figure if the guy with her was their chauffeur or a bodyguard.

Rich
 
Posts: 23062 | Location: SW Idaho | Registered: 19 December 2005Reply With Quote
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My buddy had a booth (fishing) at Reno and he said a guy at a booth across from him told him he sold a 52 day African hunt for $350,000. He couldn't give me any details.
Anyone here know the details?
 
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lap dance animal

seriously,

having a pendant made from my leopard throat bones, by Schlager

moved my 2010 tuskless hunt to 2011 but added a sable to the hunt.

other than that, not much else bought


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Posts: 746 | Location: don't know--Lost my GPS | Registered: 10 August 2005Reply With Quote
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I bought a Zim elephant hunt with Zambezi Hunters.

I didn't buy but agreed to bid on a Desert Big Horn auction at some fundraiser in 3 weeks.

And finally a note to Quickshot:

I was waiting for someone to say that. Pretty funny.
 
Posts: 12159 | Location: Orlando, FL | Registered: 26 January 2006Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by larryshores:
I bought a Zim elephant hunt with Zambezi Hunters.



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I had dinner with your brother, Alistair & Theirry and a few other people. It was a good time. We laughed a lot.
 
Posts: 12159 | Location: Orlando, FL | Registered: 26 January 2006Reply With Quote
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I donated some money at an auction in return for one of K. L. Sheltons super fine flintlocks.
 
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450-400 Searcy double rifle; Arno Bernard Custom knife; Carlton Evans custom knife; new pair of Russell boots; returned my Thula-Thulas to Russell for a new pair that will hopefully fit; some Badlands goods; new TuffPak with all of the new accessories, etc.
 
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An early season Trophy Elephant hunt in Dande East with CM safaris in 2011 and a cull hunt at the Gras Ranch in Namibia this coming June.


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Posts: 1851 | Location: Southern California | Registered: 25 July 2006Reply With Quote
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Trader Keiths sling, Kynoch 470 Jag, and a Parker Hale cleaning rod.

The wife bought a pair of boots from Russells for our hunt this year. (booked in Dallas)

Several books including one from SableTrail. (Thanks for the t-shirt)

It was a great show.
 
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Only thing I bought was an expensive hangover this morning!! I was so good all week, so I lashed-out last night!!

Oh... not quite true.... think I might be getting a nice new Verny-Carron 450 NE... just working out the details this week. How exciting!!


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I saw those Verney Carrons too! I got pretty warm and cuddly with the 500NE.

Nice fit and finish for the money.


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Posts: 2989 | Location: Alabama USA | Registered: 09 July 2009Reply With Quote
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Didn't spend any $...(except for those $8 beers)

Enjoyed the AR get together very much; had dinner with Buzz and Myles; had good visits with Mark Young, Aaron Neilson, Roger Whittall, Johan Strosheim, met my Argentina outfitter and property owner for March hunt, saw quite a few old friends and folks I have hunted with in the past, and generally had a good time.

Glad to see and meet many of you...


Good Hunting,

Tim Herald
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Posts: 2981 | Location: Lexington, KY | Registered: 13 January 2005Reply With Quote
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fishing trip(marlin, sails, etc.) to Costa Rica in April. fall hunt still in limbo but may go fishing then too.


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Posts: 13654 | Location: Georgia | Registered: 28 October 2006Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Alaska Hunter:
Last we I ask a two part question, what do you want and this week it's what did you get?

I'll go first.
I wanted a Bighorn hunt and a hunt in New Zealand.
As I mentioned in the last post, I've done Bighorn and NZ before, plus I have my Tanz. hunt already together for this year and a BC horseback hunt for 2011 with my son and son in law.

I booked a 2011 Bighorn Hunt with Elk Valley Bighorn Outfitters.
I ended up booking 2 New Zealand hunts, one with Four Season's and one with Fraser Safaris. If I'm traveling that far I figured might as well do two.

What really suprised me was my wife's spending. She about cleaned us out. 4 oil paintings, numerous baskets and carvings, an Eagle (chicken and turkey feathers used) but most of all a 21 day photo safari for her, my daughter and her sister to Tanzania and Ruwanda. Wow I'd like to do that one, but I wasn't invited.


It looks as if the boss was on a mission to beat you to the new trophy room's wall space. Lets have lunch, you can recognize me as I will be the green guy.
Tom
 
Posts: 71 | Location: North Pole, Alaska | Registered: 20 June 2009Reply With Quote
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Organized a 10 Day Buffalo hunt with Zambezi Hunters with PH Thierry Labat.

It will be a couple year wait but will be well worth it. I hunted with Thierry for Buffalo once before when he was working for Roger Whittall. Figured I better get something on paper now so I can save my pennies.

The missus said yes so I signed on the dotted line before she took her word back.


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Zimbabwe 2005
Alaska 2008
Alaska 2009
Namibia 2012
 
Posts: 18 | Location: Alberta | Registered: 28 November 2008Reply With Quote
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+1 for Labat and ZH. Hammond/ARDA or Sango?


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Sango tented camp.


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Zimbabwe 2005
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The hunt with Johan Calitz was booked prior to the show, but we met all the Professional Hunters and really liked Johan's son, Cobus. He will be our PH this September.

The 2011 High Altai Argali/ibex hunt in Mongolia was pushed back to 2012. Hopefully the U.S. import permit situation will be rectified soon.

Rumor was China was supposed to announce the reopening of hunting at SCI. We really want to do China and Pakistan so we will hunt one or the other in 2011, preferably China in 2011 and Pakistan in 2013.

It was great to meet everyone at the Giraffe Bar on Friday.


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Posts: 9570 | Location: Chicago | Registered: 23 July 2003Reply With Quote
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I finalized my booking with Zambezi Hunters for buffalo and leopard in 2011. There could be a sable in there too, if everything works out. Thierry Labat will be the PH. Thierry has a great record for producing great trophies for his clients and it seems word is getting out.
Again thanks to Mark Young for his help!


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Dave: Way to go! Wish you could have joined us for dinner on Friday night. Maybe next year.


Will J. Parks, III
 
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Get from? Hell, I couldn't even get to the convention! The road conditions were so bad we'd have had to drive clear to Las Vegas and then head north. It would have taken two days each way. Much as I hated to do it, I forfeited my admission. Anything else would have been throwing good money after bad. And I'm really bummed out about it, too! Oh well, see y'all next year!


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Argentine duck & perdiz shoot with Argentine Expeditions as a change of pace from Africa.


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Will- Thanks! I was sorry to not have gotten to Reno in time to catch up to you and the ZH guys. There will be next year!


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I was fitted for a Fausti SLE SXS case colored in 16 gauge and am making plans to book for a lion hunt with Mike Fell of Danny McCallum Safaris for October 2013!!!! I should book later this year!!!!!!!!!!!! dancing

Brett


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And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
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