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 "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | ||
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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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Wait til you have to wade around in that stuff! Rich | |||
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I would just want to go to the tripod via airboat!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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Bwana - Is that your Moyowosi area???? Yes, its a cool pic! | |||
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Uvinza "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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Beats the hell out of a rickety machan! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Mich, Excellent picture. The stand looks so out of place that it could be Photo Shopped. No! I don't think it is. I've used painter scaffleding and it is the trick. How are the PH and hunter communicating about whether that bull is a shooter or not? I ask since there is only one person in the stand. The metal stand is the only way to go as the ones made of natural materials or built in trees just wiggle too much. Our metal stand in the Bangweulu acommodated 5 people and was solid as a rock. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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VERY cool picture.....thank you for sharing _______________________________________________________ Hunt Report - South Africa 2022 Wade Abadie - Wild Shot Photography Website | Facebook | Instagram | |||
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HI Mark, single seater ones for scouting, camp managers in off season as well as for antipoaching OPs. The double seater is placed when needed. "...Them, they were Giants!" J.A. Hunter describing the early explorers and settlers of East Africa hunting is not about the killing but about the chase of the hunt.... Ortega Y Gasset | |||
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It looks made for purpose. Where did you get it? | |||
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I would not want to fire a 577 TR from the top of that! Peter. Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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Just a basic tri-pod stand...can buy them on every street corner in Texas from any one of probably a 100 different manufacturers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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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Also effective in not drawing any fear from the animal if he sees the tripod. The sitatunga (is that what it is?) doesn't even seem bothered by it. I'm guessing those are the type of sitatunga that run not charge. He seems to be steering clear of the scout's setup. | |||
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Mich, That's a neat rig and I assume completely stable and portable. We used something similiar and when the light came we had 360 degree sitatunga and they paid no attention to the scaffleding. Although the pic is grainy that looks to be a very nice sitatunga. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Thanks, Lane. I could really use a few of those in UK. | |||
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Is it me or does anyone else has the same feelings? That something like this is not half as much fun as sitting in a purpose built machan on stilts, that is bent almost at 45 degrees, making you wonder if you will have to climb down or fall down with it. | |||
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Absolutely!!! Just as the shooting sticks made by the tracker out of three saplings are much more "real" than the $300 titanium-and-carbon-fibre catalog-bought ones. John | |||
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Its evidently human nature to make things more comfortable and more predictable - whether its a fishing boat or deer stand. I hate to see the Texas equipment come to Africa however. Somehow it diminishes the experience of relying on bushcraft. Trail cameras to analyze the trophy, metal rifle stands in a leopard blind, gps around the neck, fenced lion areas...When do we cross the line where it is no longer hunting but more shopping and ambushing? ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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"COOL" would not be the word I would have used to describe the picture. "SAD" was the word that came to mind. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I get all your points, but technology enters into all walks of life, even hunting. That's what this is. It eventually boils down to how you the hunter want to hunt, despite the improvements in technology, that do make it easier to harvest your trophy. My dad has passed on to me all of his rifles and shotguns he used as a young man. I would never hunt with that stuff. I prefer modern day, technologically advanced accurate shooting, ballistics, riflery and optics. Sharpsguy like's his open sighted tack driver. To me shooting a bongo from a machan is just not the thing, no matter how primitive it looks, cocked at a 45-degree angle or what. Three years ago during a hunt in the flooded Okavango Delta Johan Calitz let me make my choice. Mokoro or aluminum boat with outboard engine. Some days I chose the aluminum w/outboard...some days I chose just the mokoro. Was I cheating with the aluminum, because our forefathers never had that opportunity? No, absolutely not. Economics of the safari dictate many of our hunting decisions. How much time do we have? How many days? How much money? Does the Texas tripod look a little odd in a Tanzania marsh? I would say so, but it's not sad. Selous never had a GPS, but most Tanzania PH's of today utilize one. Some guys like 1.5 x 6 scopes on their double rifles. Not my thing. Better be careful here because we're slipping into "ETHICAL" territory again, and we don't wanna get CRAZYHORSE all riled up. | |||
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I've never been in the swamps so i don't know how hunting is there, but i would prefer to stalk without geting my Sitatunga instead of shooting it out of a highseat. | |||
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Caracal: In hunting Sitatunga by stalking it, that probably means you won't get it. Not saying it's impossible to spot and stalk, just almost. | |||
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I would be happy to try it  It would be a lot of fun (or something like that  ) , for sure | |||
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Sabletrail, I disagree with the "were slipping into ethical" territory. That seems to be the problem lately. Folks think AR posting is their "validation" in life. That AR is their own personal pulpit to convince other people of their views. The original poster thought the picture was "cool". I thought the picture was "sad". I was able to make that post without degrading his opinion or views. My post doesn't state anybody is right or wrong, doesn't require anybody to justify or not justify. I don't think anybody is good, bad, or anything else because they think this is cool or not. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Folks, I swear to God some days I think some of you guys could suck the fun out of anything. Let me tell you having used tree stands and metal scaffleding for hunting sitatunga you are far more likely to make a poor shot and loose your sitatunga from that swaying natural built stand. Is it romantic? No but it works great. Mark MARK H. YOUNG MARK'S EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES 7094 Oakleigh Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89110 Office 702-848-1693 Cell, Whats App, Signal 307-250-1156 PREFERRED E-mail markttc@msn.com Website: myexclusiveadventures.com Skype: markhyhunter Check us out on https://www.facebook.com/pages...ures/627027353990716 | |||
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Mike the syntax of me saying "we're slipping into ethical territory"...did'nt come out right. I merely meant me, myself, as as writer was slipping into ethical territory. It's a figure of speech better conveyed when spoken, than written. I'm not saying at all you went there. You were not degrading at all in your post as well. | |||
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It is still an interessting picture and luckily we can all hunt the way we want. I prefer not to hunt out of a treestand, because that is the way we hunt here in Germany most of the time. If you enjoy to shoot from a treestand, do it. I am 100% sure after some days stalking in the swamp i would give a lot for a treestand and a beer. | |||
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