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18 February 2012, 02:00
Jack D Bold
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We are getting too excited!

My youngest son Alex and I are off to Malapati in a week. We have high hopes of tangling with one of those big, grey toothy critters that haunt that corner of the world.

Alex is queued up for buff and plainsgame. A big jumbo is tops on my list, then switching to lion if successful in the Ivory department. There is also leopard on quota - if Diana would only be so kind.

My boy is missing two weeks of eighth grade - somehow I think he will survive. My best buddy John is heading down Sunday. I hope he pops a buff just like the brute he shot last time. He too is looking for jumbo, and I hope he gets a big one early. Although truthfully, I hope it is almost as big as mine. As I am sure he wishes the same for me.

If all goes well, we should have a post up the second week of March.

Best of luck to those of you who are heading out to the promised lands - Kill Big!


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18 February 2012, 02:05
Chris Lozano
Jack
Good luck to you.
Have you heard how Tim's hunt is going?
18 February 2012, 02:11
505 gibbs
Good luck Jack, look forward to the report.
18 February 2012, 02:16
twoseventy
Jack, good luck on the elephant hunt. Say hello to nixon for me. I was there last year for ele and buff.

Tom


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18 February 2012, 02:20
G D F
Gud luck Jack! Kill Big jumbo , but save one Big for me also, I booked Malapati next April. Looking forward yor report.
18 February 2012, 02:22
Nevada Wapati
Have a great time and the best of luck to both of you. Looking forward to your report.
18 February 2012, 03:18
SBT
That's great Jack! I am excited for you, but more so for your son. What a great reason to miss school!


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18 February 2012, 03:32
A.Dahlgren
hope you find a big one !


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18 February 2012, 03:47
BRICKBURN
Good luck on your hunt. Your excitement is palpable.

I look forward to your report.
18 February 2012, 14:40
Andrew McLaren
Jack,

Your excitement and anticipation can be felt!

Please may you have the guts, and trust in your PH, to pass up on the first big one you see. Then my wish is that you have the good luck to see and get a really BIG one!

In good hunting.


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18 February 2012, 15:30
Caracal
Good luck, hope you guys come back with buff, jumbo and two cats Wink


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18 February 2012, 17:57
DoubleDon
Jack, best of luck to you and John. Can't wait to see the report. As you know I will be hunting Jumbo with Nixon one year from today. I assume that JJ got the Heym problem sorted out.


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Don

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18 February 2012, 18:11
safari-lawyer
Good luck with nzou.


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19 February 2012, 00:34
RAC
Good luck, Jack. Tell Nixon I said hi.


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19 February 2012, 02:22
Aaron Neilson
Jack - I hope you shoot a 90lb bull, but please leave the big Simba for me!!

Good luck my friend.


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