So what has been your Best Hunts and Trophies in your hunting career,

This was a question asked to me by one of my good friend, he is a non hunter but loves listening to my adventures as well as seeing all the Photos that follow when I return from a hunt,

I though this will make a good topic and will get some great photos flying around,
I have broken my own experiences into 2 groups,

Africa Big Game
Worldwide Big Game

African Big Game was a tough one, I was very fortunate and lucky to have shot a 91 lb. Elephant, it was on the first day of the safari and was at a full charge but did not satisfy the true thrill of the chase as it was over so soon,

So my first spot winner for Africa is an Ancient Lord Derby I hunted in CAR, walked 208km before I took him, truly without a doubt my number 1 African Big Game taken

Worldwide Big Game was an easy one, I spent 17 days on the ice and after seeing 41 Polar bears, with 8 of them big males over 8 foot,

I finally took a 10.5 foot monster, after passing the first 2 shooters my guides started getting very upset with me, so much so that they had the elders in the village try convince me over the radio that I was a crazy white man and should just shoot the next good bear we saw,

The average hunt normally takes 3 to 5 days.

Hope this topic gets some great stories and photos going,

Regards

Justin k

It would be difficult to say for me because many come to mind.There were however a small number of hunts where there was a concentrated dose of hunting magic in the air.Most of my favorite hunts were small game hunts with one being a duck hunt.Of the three trips I did to Africa my Makuti double buff hunt was my favorite.The area and the events around the hunt made it really exciting.The shooting in the open too.

I would have to say my best African hunt was in '08. I hunted in the Sapi for tuskless and buffalo. It was my first elephant, first buffalo, and more important than anything else, my wife, daughter and son in-law came along. To see them experience Africa for the first time produced memories that we will never forget. Anna, my daughter, was on the stalk when I shot my buffalo, when we got up to him we hugged and cried like a baby.

My best non-African hunt was when I took my son and daughter to Montana for mule deer and antelope. I didn't even hunt, was the camera man. To watch them meant more to me than hunting myself.

Pretty easy choices for me:

Africa . . . self explanatory.



Rest of the World. A once in a lifetime Alabama whitetail grown on our farm.


And one for the yet-to-be-started "most exciting hunt" thread:

Pretty easy for me as well.






This is by far the best trophy I have taken in my lifetime - Debshan Ranch, Shangani, Zimbabwe - 7 April 2013.

.475 Linebaugh, 26 yards. His buddy came after me and PH. Missed me by 12", knocked my PH 10 feet in air. A close second was elephant in full charge- stopped at 12 yards with Encore in .416 Taylor.

Any hunt with my kids

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Originally posted by WV Hitman:
.475 Linebaugh, 26 yards. His buddy came after me and PH. Missed me by 12", knocked my PH 10 feet in air. A close second was elephant in full charge- stopped at 12 yards with Encore in .416 Taylor.

Bloody awesome,what bullet were you using in the Linebaugh? how fast was it going?
Thanks

I will have to get a pic to post but with out question it was a mule deer hunt in Utah with my dad and grandpa. Grandpa had the tag and shot a 160" 4pt. The size of the buck did not matter. It was the experience.

His health turned for the worse the following spring and he can no longer go hunting.

I have a blown up picture in my office of this experience and still think of it all the time.

Justin

Africa: Botswana, tracking lion in the sand!


World: Nunavut, polar bear via dog sled. The greatest "adventure" I have ever been on.

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Originally posted by safari-lawyer:
Pretty easy choices for me:

Africa . . . self explanatory.



Rest of the World. A once in a lifetime Alabama whitetail grown on our farm.


And one for the yet-to-be-started "most exciting hunt" thread:

That is one hell of a buck Will.

Aaron that's a awesome bear, I will be going back for another one either March 2014 or 15. it truly is an incredible experience to be on the ice in such a harsh environment. we did 1090km on the ice and was amazed at the skills of the guides,

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Originally posted by jkhunter:
Aaron that's a awesome bear, I will be going back for another one either March 2014 or 15. it truly is an incredible experience to be on the ice in such a harsh environment. we did 1090km on the ice and was amazed at the skills of the guides,

Totally agree!!!