Poll-Toughest hunt in the world

12 June 2024, 04:09

I live at sea level so the mountain hunts were kinda tough. Stone sheep, Dall sheep, and mountain goat were the toughest. 2 elephants and 6 Cape buffalo and none were as tough as those mountain hunts. Also when I was was young (24) I did a DIY moose hunt in Alaska and packing all that meat back to camp was a good butt kicking but I got it done.

Also should mention that myself and my buddy got to Alaska by driving a VW van from Lafayette, Louisiana to Alaska - a whole other story itself-took us 2 weeks.

12 June 2024, 04:23

Brian Canada

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Originally posted by Brian Canada:
Kathi, Good question.

I say a winter, unguided mountain hunt in the Canadian Rockies, around timberline, 7200 ft., from a tent base camp for moose, Elk or sheep. Brian

PS. These days, a short walk for a cape buffalo is a challenge for me. Chuckle. B

12 June 2024, 21:52

fairgame

Tough hunting is about age and condition. I was hunting with an aged Australian on whom the Crocodile Dundee character was partly based he was old and his heart was fucked but he insisted on walking albeit so slowly and it was so hard for him to walk than a dozen yards without resting but he shot numerous buffalo with me but for him they were tough hunts

12 June 2024, 22:19

A.Dahlgren

This is a 15 year old thread.

I know Rick went to Pakistan because we hunted with the same guides. But other that I dont know.

Did he hunt more on that list ? At 67 is he still hunting

13 June 2024, 01:07

medved

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Originally posted by Joe Miller:
Has anyone considered Wood Bison in the Yukon, Northwest Territory and Alaska?

nothing to compare with a polar baer hunt on dogsleds but it can be hard on body and mechanic for sure.

13 June 2024, 01:22

medved

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Originally posted by pinotguy:
Bongo in Central African Republic WITHOUT dogs.

you mean nothing else than natural salt licks: called salines. you will need a lot of days but it is not that tough especially the huts they are using today.

13 June 2024, 01:24

medved

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Originally posted by tendrams:
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Originally posted by Joe Miller:
Has anyone considered Wood Bison in the Yukon?

DING! We have a winner here. Think of this hunt as a sheep hunt ... but in snow and at -40 degrees!

so true for one reason on the winter our bisons are higher than the sheep but hunting the whole by -40c will still not meet the hunt of a polar bear on dogsled on the frozen and icy sea.

13 June 2024, 01:36

medved

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Originally posted by Frostbit:
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Originally posted by Joe Miller:
Has anyone considered Wood Bison in the Yukon, Northwest Territory and Alaska?

Wood Bison were recently released back into Alaska and can not be hunted yet.

The Bison in Delta Junction, Copper River, and Farewell are all Prairie Bison.

that left only the yukon.

13 June 2024, 01:42

Steve Ahrenberg

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Originally posted by medved:
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Originally posted by pinotguy:
Bongo in Central African Republic WITHOUT dogs.

you mean nothing else than natural salt licks: called salines. you will need a lot of days but it is not that tough especially the huts they are using today.

Mine was in CAR in those Machans over salines. I think the 5th or 6th sitting I shot mine. Pretty dull, just lots of time.

13 June 2024, 01:46

medved

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:
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Originally posted by medved:
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Originally posted by pinotguy:
Bongo in Central African Republic WITHOUT dogs.

you mean nothing else than natural salt licks: called salines. you will need a lot of days but it is not that tough especially the huts they are using today.

Mine was in CAR in those Machans over salines. I think the 5th or 6th sitting I shot mine. Pretty dull, just lots of time.

exactly. a shame it is hunt from the past for now.

13 June 2024, 02:41

Steve Ahrenberg

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Originally posted by medved:
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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:
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Originally posted by medved:
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Originally posted by pinotguy:
Bongo in Central African Republic WITHOUT dogs.

you mean nothing else than natural salt licks: called salines. you will need a lot of days but it is not that tough especially the huts they are using today.

Mine was in CAR in those Machans over salines. I think the 5th or 6th sitting I shot mine. Pretty dull, just lots of time.

exactly. a shame it is hunt from the past for now.

What a fascinating experience. Some of these Salines are a pretty long, winding walks down into them. It almost seems they are a crater of some kind. Just a wide, deep bowl of thick jungle out in the Savannah.

A few, the handcrafted ladders that ascend the tree the Machan is fixed to are not super confidence inspiring. The one I eventually shot my Bongo from was probably ~50' up and rickety.

In the area I hunted, Erik Mararv had his shit completely dialed in. What a shame the place devolves into political chaos so often.

CAR is a extremely varied place to hunt. For those that don't know, you can be driving along through the hot, dry Savannah and drive into a lush dark jungle. It's stark and almost like opening a door and going into a different dimension. If you were walking, it would be like taking one step out of a desert and the next step into the Garden of Eden.

They are called "Bakos" or "river Islands". Nearly every one has fresh, water running through them.

13 June 2024, 02:54

medved

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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:
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Originally posted by medved:
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Originally posted by Steve Ahrenberg:
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Originally posted by medved:
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Originally posted by pinotguy:
Bongo in Central African Republic WITHOUT dogs.

you mean nothing else than natural salt licks: called salines. you will need a lot of days but it is not that tough especially the huts they are using today.

Mine was in CAR in those Machans over salines. I think the 5th or 6th sitting I shot mine. Pretty dull, just lots of time.

exactly. a shame it is hunt from the past for now.

What a fascinating experience. Some of these Salines are a pretty long, winding walks down into them. It almost seems they are a crater of some kind. Just a wide, deep bowl of thick jungle out in the Savannah.

A few, the handcrafted ladders that ascend the tree the Machan is fixed to are not super confidence inspiring. The one I eventually shot my Bongo from was probably ~50' up and rickety.

In the area I hunted, Erik Mararv had his shit completely dialed in. What a shame the place devolves into political chaos so often.

CAR is a extremely varied place to hunt. For those that don't know, you can be driving along through the hot, dry Savannah and drive into a lush dark jungle. It's stark and almost like opening a door and going into a different dimension. If you were walking, it would be like taking one step out of a desert and the next step into the Garden of Eden.

They are called "Bakos" or "river Islands". Nearly every one has fresh, water running through them.

best souvenir for me almost at the chad border aouk to be precise and hunting kudu and looking for wild watermelon that they were eating /drinking like us and the fact that people there did not eat kudu meat (it was believed to be given leprosis).

13 June 2024, 03:54

jdollar

Portered unguided foot safari in the mountains of northern Cameroon. Not a Toyota or PH in sight, hot as Hell, water from the same waterhole the animals used, and cassava/manioc paste tastes like wall paper glue.

13 June 2024, 06:56

medved

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Originally posted by jdollar:
Portered unguided foot safari in the mountains of northern Cameroon. Not a Toyota in sight, hot as Hell, water from the same waterhole the animals used, and cassava/manioc paste takes like wall paper glue.

interesting about the cassava/manioc paste in car they called it gozo and fufu or foufou for crazy crazy for pounded cassava/manioc ... i loved foutou for the plantain and fufu/foufou for cassava/manioc like bread but never like paste. but nothing beats a capitaine cooked on a stone from the fire with just a lemon juice and a mocaf.

13 June 2024, 15:58

jdollar

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Originally posted by medved:
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Originally posted by jdollar:
Portered unguided foot safari in the mountains of northern Cameroon. Not a Toyota in sight, hot as Hell, water from the same waterhole the animals used, and cassava/manioc paste takes like wall paper glue.

interesting about the cassava/manioc paste in car they called it gozo and fufu or foufou for crazy crazy for pounded cassava/manioc ... i loved foutou for the plantain and fufu/foufou for cassava/manioc like bread but never like paste. but nothing beats a capitaine cooked on a stone from the fire with just a lemon juice and a mocaf.

The cook just added water and cooked it in an iron pot. Once I shot a buffalo, the dried meat went into the pot.

13 June 2024, 22:41

fairgame

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Originally posted by jdollar:
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Originally posted by medved:
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Originally posted by jdollar:
Portered unguided foot safari in the mountains of northern Cameroon. Not a Toyota in sight, hot as Hell, water from the same waterhole the animals used, and cassava/manioc paste takes like wall paper glue.

interesting about the cassava/manioc paste in car they called it gozo and fufu or foufou for crazy crazy for pounded cassava/manioc ... i loved foutou for the plantain and fufu/foufou for cassava/manioc like bread but never like paste. but nothing beats a capitaine cooked on a stone from the fire with just a lemon juice and a mocaf.

The cook just added water and cooked it in an iron pot. Once I shot a buffalo, the dried meat went into the pot.

A hunt to remember and nothing better than going it alone into the bush with a couple of trackers and a bag of rice