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There is no doubt a lot of bickering and fighting here on AR. Often it is not in public. It bothers some. I get it. On the other hand, a hell of a lot of good goes on. Often this is not in public either. I also get to meet a lot of really good people solely as a result of AR. Let me relate a few things from the recent past. I was recently in Alaska for a sheep hunt. I had to overnight in Anchorage. A member offered to let me stay with them. While that was very generous and I appreciated it, I declined due to the timing of my flight the next day as well as the 4 hour time difference. He also carted me around Anchorage to get some things I needed. I went to dinner with a group of AR members there in Anchorage. While I knew all of these people, with me living if FL, I do not get to see them often. My wife wonders how I know people every where I go. It is quite simple. It is almost always due to AR. Well, I had a successful sheep hunt. I flew out to Anchorage. I met a gentleman from Kuwait who happens to be an AR member. I would never have met this man if it were not for AR. My guide blew his knee out. He is from Australia. There he is injured in Alaska. What do I do? I e mail one of my Alaska friends and ask if they know any knee surgeons in Anchorage. Well, he does. It is not just any old knee surgeon but the knee surgeon for the US Olympic ski team. This doctor sees my guide. He happens to be a hunter. He flatly refused to charge him! This all is the result of AR contacts. Another example is just today. I am leaving Friday. I had some issues with my 500 NE. A member I do not even know has offered me the use of his 500 NE. Another member went to great lengths to help me diagnose the problem. Remember, a hell of a lot of good goes on here. It may not always be apparent. | ||
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That's great Larry. Major reason I hang around too, even though I don't hunt OS like you guys do. Saubier.com is another great site, for small cal guys mostly but, everyone is fine folks. I've seen quite a few times where you've been the host for such folks over the years. Remember, payback isn't always hell. Good post, great people everywhere. George "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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Larry also makes AR great. I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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All well and good but then some of us have met Biebs via AR  Mike | |||
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This will always be the high bar of good on AR for me. The depth of caring made a huge difference for my wife at a difficult time. We will spend the rest of our lives paying it forward. Cheers Jim ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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Thanks to all of you. I had named some specially, but left out too many. I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills. Marcus Cady DRSS | |||
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Mike: The chatter between you and Biebs makes me laugh every single time. | |||
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Anyone can lend anything to anyone but it is just best not to be a bad person-a simple formula. | |||
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Larry, It may be something in the air in Alaska - This August in Anchorage, my wife and I had morning coffee with an AR member and then he drove us from the hotel to the rallying point for the Princess Glacier Cruise. Most folks on AR are easy to get along with if an effort is made; civil agreements and disagreements are a pert of life.. NRA Life Benefactor Member, DRSS, DWWC, Whittington Center,Android Reloading Ballistics App at http://www.xplat.net/ | |||
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now now jon isn't all bad.  99% perhaps  but being a member of the turd brigade does bring an amount of pride  | |||
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Good folks here always willing to pay it forward. | |||
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Larry, I agree. Have met some great people through AR, even Biebs. Also the wealth of experience and education here has added a lot to my and Mrs Blacktailer's hunting experiences. Thanks to you all and especially Saeed. Have gun- Will travel The value of a trophy is computed directly in terms of personal investment in its acquisition. Robert Ruark | |||
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 Good stuff Larry. Thanks for sharing! I like AR and know many good guys from here.There might be some drama every once in a while, but it is still a very fine forum! | |||
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Absolutely, AR is the best hunting website. | |||
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I find a lot of the good stuff happens in private...the bad stuff typically in public. It's a great resource though with lots of publicly quiet but very helpful hunters! | |||
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Met a lot of great people here. 1) Had lunch with Larry Shores and his lovely wife when they visited St. Louis for an ACDC concert. 2) Had extensive discussions with Larry Sellers prior to my Mozambique hunt in 2014. Larry was also in camp for the duration of the hunt. 3) Dutch44 lives near me and we have met on several occasions for drinks and even a sporting clays event. Lots of good times with my "AR Family" | |||
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AR is pretty much the only hunting related website I frequent, largely due to the people on here. Larry is right, AR members are The Best! | |||
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I have met a lot of great people here. It is the best. It also shines when someone is truly in need. AR folks always step up. Jeff | |||
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Since I originally posted this, a member here that I do not know has helped me on a matter. This has probably stopped me from making a big mistake. | |||
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Although I rarely post here, I have been lurking since I was just a kid. This site has been one of the things that show me the true comradery that exists among hunters. Now that I'm out of school and being a "real adult" I hope to start participating with the big boys and posting up good reports. Africa is on the 5 year horizon, and I cannot wait. The best part is, I know that when I am looking for advice on everything from flights to shoelaces for that hunt (let alone which outfitter to use) I know I'm in good hands asking here. | |||
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Most people I have been fortunate enough to communicate with, and meet, from AR, are the salt of the earth. How many groups of people tied together by the internet are willing to reimburse a deposit or pay for a fellow hunter with cancer to go on a hunting trip. (I don't believe Carolinasman accepted the offer but it was made) http://forums.accuratereloadin...588/m/2481027181/p/1 Or will travel from the Free State to O.R. Tambo like Andrew McLaren did, two days in a row to help bail out a hunter he doesn't know from being stranded due to miscommunication between a hunter and his outfitter. http://forums.accuratereloadin...043/m/7571008291/p/1 Or will raise money to help the Stu Taylor's of the world, which has happened numerous times. I am honored to be a small part of such a gracious community. My hat is off to all of you. | |||
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a lot of good deeds and a lot of friends from AR, and Larry you are one of the most generous...(thanks for the help you have given me on more than one occasion). Good Hunting, Tim Herald Worldwide Trophy Adventures tim@trophyadventures.com | |||
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Absolutely right, best site Hell, there is always some disagreements, but end good all good Good ribbing is part of every day interactions The wealth of information here is simply unbelievable Thanks to Saeed and Don to allow us to enjoy all this without commercials and other annoying things, Internet use carries with it And same thing here, anyone ventures into western Montana particularly Bitterroot Valley and needs help, needs to crash or just vacation, my place is always available and car/truck ( running) as well I only charge beer or two for room and board :-), besides we have the best brewery this side of hell " Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins. When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar. Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move... Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies... Only fools hope to live forever “ Hávamál” | |||
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Good thread Larry  | |||
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Made some good friends here on AR. There are always going to be rotten apples in any barrel but this has been a place where good people have joined in our sport of hunting and the outdoors. I appreciate very much what Saeed allows us to enjoy without payment, without conditions and without exception. Well said Larry, hopefully we will hunt those Snow geese in the near future. Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting the Eastern Cape, RSA May 22nd - June 15th 2007 http://forums.accuratereloadin...=810104007#810104007 16 Days in Zimbabwe: Leopard, plains game, fowl and more: http://forums.accuratereloadin...=212108409#212108409 Natal: Rhino, Croc, Nyala, Bushbuck and more http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6341092311 Recent hunt in the Eastern Cape, August 2010: Pics added http://forums.accuratereloadin...261039941#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back in the Stormberg Mountains with friends: May-June 2017 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6001078232 "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson Every morning the Zebra wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest Lion if it wants to stay alive. Every morning the Lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest Zebra or it will starve. It makes no difference if you are a Zebra or a Lion; when the Sun comes up in Africa, you must wake up running...... "If you're being chased by a Lion, you don't have to be faster than the Lion, you just have to be faster than the person next to you." | |||
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For all the pissin' and moaning' AR is head and shoulders above the rest. On African Hunting.com I mentioned AR in a post and the moderator kept the post but deleted AR. I thought that childish. Cal PS. I hope Saeed or the moderator here does not remove African Hunting.com from my post. LOL _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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AR has made a positive difference in my life, including prompting me to hunt in Africa, and I gratefully thank the membership, and especially Saeed for this great destination on the Internet. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Cal, You should know better than that! I support any website that caters for hunters and shooters, I just wish we had more. You might remember a few years ago someone came over here to tell us about their new website. I did not delete his announcement, but wished them luck. He did not return the favor, turned quite nasty. If I recall, you were one of the members who were not too impressed with his behavior. | |||
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This is the only site that I participate in, even though I have checked out others. Through AR, my wife and I met Frostbit and his lovely wife. We have been honored to have them stay with us a couple of times on their travels and they gave us great advice about Royal Kafue and Andrew, with whom we have hunted twice now. So thank you AR and Jim & Joyce! We are indebted to both. | |||
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Truer words were never spoken. Agree 100%. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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I agree completely, there will always be discussions and they may get a bit heated but we are all adults and can keep it civil and it all works out at the end. I agree AR is the best hunting site, and has given the chance to a guy like me to get to know the culture, experiences and opinions of fellow hunters around the world, through this forum I got to know Larry Sellers which was my first client and who I consider a good friend and I will be forever thankful to AR for that. | |||
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AR is full of ASSHOLES!!! And I am proud to be one of them. Great site and great people. Cal, I was bullied into changing my name from my business name to IanB on AfricaHunting unless I agreed to sponsor the site. I declined and dont post there anymore. Not going to be strong armed into supporting them. Specialist Outfitters and Big Game Hounds An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill | |||
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Had Steve416 relinquish his hunting opportunity in Royal Kafue to our Darin Nelson for 2017. A massive and very generous gesture. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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An unbelievably kind offer!!!! Great guys, Fairgame and Steve416 (and so many more friends for a lifetime)!!!!! Thank you very much! Best regards. D.Nelson | |||
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A true AR gentleman and a fine man. ROYAL KAFUE LTD Email - kafueroyal@gmail.com Tel/Whatsapp (00260) 975315144 Instagram - kafueroyal | |||
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Made quite a few good friends here on AR, and been able to broaden my worldview quite a bit as well visiting with good folks all over the world! . | |||
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Saeed: I know, my friend. I'm just teasing a bit. I remember the posts you speak of. Was it Zombiekiller? He was a real dick. Cal _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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In 2003, thirteen years ago wife, kid, and I were off to SA. We all wanted to take a gun. I asked if anyone had a tuff pack I could borrow so we could do so. In led than am hour it was a done deal. Several times since I have lent my tuff pack so someone else did not have to buy one. Several times since AR has come through. I hope I have done my share! Dulcinea What counts is what you learn after you know it all!!! | |||
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I may be only a lurker, but you all are spot on. Seems to be a great group of people. | |||
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