Is there or would the regulars to the forum create a glossary of terms. I'm new here and have never taken a guided hunt. I do not know what it means to "Go on the American plan" or "what trophy fees are" "Daily rate" and so on. Frankly some things are very expensive to learn the hard way. So how but it? Could the education begin here?

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Originally posted by Gojoe:
Is there or would the regulars to the forum create a glossary of terms. I'm new here and have never taken a guided hunt. I do not know what it means to "Go on the American plan" or "what trophy fees are" "Daily rate" and so on. Frankly some things are very expensive to learn the hard way. So how but it? Could the education begin here?

Welcome to the forum and you might like to visit www.shakariconnection.com where you'll find the answers to all your questions and all without any sales pitch because it's a free African information site rather than a sales site.

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Originally posted by shakari:
because it's a free African information site rather than a sales site.

And a very good one at that.
Welcome to the board Gojoe, you will find TONS of info on Steves site.

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Originally posted by cmfic1:

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Originally posted by shakari:
because it's a free African information site rather than a sales site.

And a very good one at that.
Welcome to the board Gojoe, you will find TONS of info on Steves site.

Glad you like it but it'll be getting even more comprehensive soon.

The site is about 500 pages now and we'll be adding several hundred more fairly soon!

Gojoe,
Welcome to the site I for one can atest to Steve's site and his willingness to help new comers he has been a world of help to me in the passed and he has become a great friend too

PS if ha has any little blue hunting books left it's a great guide

Little blue hunting books? What are they?

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Originally posted by Gojoe:
Little blue hunting books? What are they?

The proper title is 'The Kuduland Safaris, Handy Little Hunting Book' that my better half and I wrote some years ago to send to our clients as part of their safari information pack.

They got considerably more popular than we expected and the book is one of the reasons we decided to do an online version that evolved into our African hunting free information site at www.shakariconnection.com

The book is still very useful because it's small enough to slip into a shirt pocket but the website is considerably more comprehensive.

Terry Blauwkamp, a veteran of dozens of safaris and a poster on this site, has a first-timer's guide to Africa that he will email you as a Word document if you want. His email is tblauwkamp@superior-sales.com

Thats all fair and well what gets me is the internet lingo the BTW and the BTTW and all the other abreviations

p.s i figured out BTW as "By the Way??"
the rest is just computer geek greek. . .
us bush geeks will need to get up to speed

Dave;

You may want to check this out:
www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php

When hunting in Africa some terms you should know:

Just now = Between 1 and 365 days
Whenever = now
No problem = problem
Not far = far
Make a plan = unplanned and often hazardous
Nice cape = small horns
Big bases = small horns
Good representative = poor representative and small horns

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Originally posted by fairgame:
When hunting in Africa some terms you should know:

Just now = Between 1 and 365 days
Whenever = now
Not far = far
Make a plan = unplanned and often hazardous
Nice cape = small horns
Big bases = small horns
Good representative = poor representative and small horns

Now-now = Anytime in the next 2 hours.
Big feet = small horns.
Near = far.
Right here = not too far.
Was the sun in your eyes = you missed.
I think you flinched. = you missed.
How do you feel about the shot? = You missed.
He moved just as you shot. You missed. (probably)



Sorry guys. Just had a sense of humour overload!

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You may want to check this out:
www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php

HOLY CRAP. . .

Its gonna be easier to learn Manderin Chinese

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Was the sun in your eyes = you missed.
I think you flinched. = you missed.
How do you feel about the shot? = You missed.
He moved just as you shot. You missed. (probably)

you clean missed that one!! = your lying flat on your stomach taking a dead rest off of a sachel at an animal 80yds away. . . how the hell did you manage to cock that up??

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Originally posted by leopards valley safaris:

HOLY CRAP. . .

Its gonna be easier to learn Manderin Chinese

是的，它会 = yes it would be. (in Mandarin Chinese)



Or so that nice Mr Google tells me!

Lekker Skeet: Good hunting/ good luck

Sure it's safe China: Run you fool

There will be vegetables at dinner tonight sir: We've managed to rustle up some chicken.

now is not the time( to make noise, to slam the truck door, to fart burrp sneeze wheeze or blinks)= shut the f$#k up you brain dead yank wanker.

STEVE SPEAK to first time hunter he was just to polite to hit me in the head and put me out of his misery

Mate, we seem to have a problem with the bakkie...wud you reach in the cubbyhole and find a spanner whilst I lift the bonnet