Rich, enjoy the dove shooting in Argentina, I went to Los Chanares
two years ago, what an experience.

As far as SCI in Reno, I was there Fri/Sat. Spoke with Karl Stumpfe about
another elephant hunt, no specific hunt booked yet. I also spoke with
Thierry Labat about our upcoming leopard hunt in Sango this May. Really
excited about this one, hopefully I can pull in a big one like Will?

My hunting buddy & I took our wives this year which influenced our
purchasing somewhat. We are booking a pigeon shoot in Ireland for this August.
Our wives "strongly encouraged" this venue over another trip to Africa.
We will tack on a week for sightseeing,...
We also met with John Banovich & commisioned an oil painting (Leopard in a tree),
bad news is the 2-3 year wait. I think Rich's art investment (Hartmann & Weiss rifle)
might actually make more sense?

Overall, SCI was definitely slower this year & I expect some great late season
deals to become available (keep Sept-Nov open!).
Already planning for SCI Vegas in 2014.

Jim

After canceling the past two years I am planning to finally go to Zim for Buffalo and, if one is available, tuskless cow with african Silwaine. Third time is the charm.
Regarding SCI's convention policies - once again we're beating a dead horse. If you don't like it, don't go. Why don't we talk about something of importance, like using a 45-70 for DG.

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Originally posted by TerryR:
After canceling the past two years I am planning to finally go to Zim for Buffalo and, if one is available, tuskless cow with african Silwaine. Third time is the charm.

TerryR, I have hunted a fair amount in Zim and am unfamiliar with African Silwaine. Who runs this group and what area(s) do they hunt?

I keep reading about this required donation and how bad it is. Has anyone here got prime seats at their favorite college football game with out a required donation? I mean the Ohio State, Texas, Alabama, Florida State type games, not the Juniata College etc types.

We will be hunting near Vic Falls in the Fuller Forest area. PH's are Darren Ellerman and Guy Fenter.

Elsewhere on this forum there is a ton of critical issues discussed in regards to SCI and the low attendance , this thread is about who booked what or bought what.
As an outfitter we were booked out so did not have anything to sell , but in the past we would have over 500 broshures taken off the display tables, this is not a reflection of bussiness but a good reflection I think on attendance, this year we had less than 50 broshures taken from the display tables. we have 3 booths in a prime isle.
I did however have dinner every night with friends who have hunted with us in the past , but it was noticeable that they were not buying from other vendors. I did seriusly look at the new Krighoff with ejectors .