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Mr Spots' Cave!
25 March 2007, 01:55
Blair338/378Mr Spots' Cave!
An interesting cave on one of Mike Kibble's concessions.
Mr Spots was not in attendance that day, but if you look carefully at the second pic you will notice the skull of a sub adult giraffe!
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
Blair.
25 March 2007, 02:35
L. David KeithI would bet there is evidence of neo-lithic man buried in the cave floor. I would love to excavate that cave and see how far back history went. Maybe some cats from 10,000-30,000 years ago. America once had a plains lion that was larger than todays African lion and the Saber-tooth Cat. I have a Saber-tooth Cat skull that measures 14" long X 8" wide ( I guess that would give an SCI score of 22
) Cool pics! LDK
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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."
25 March 2007, 04:42
retreeverLDK before I read your post I was thinking of that..
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25 March 2007, 05:37
Blair338/378LDK and Mike,
The cave went down to crawl height for quite a way and then opens into a larger cavern.
There hasn't been a wild population of giraffe in that part on Namibia for over a hundred years, according to Mike Kibble.
The only graffiti on the walls was from a German Schutztruppen of the 1890's.......
Love to see that Saber Tooths skull of yours
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
Blair.
25 March 2007, 05:46
JBoutfishnLove this stuff! Thanks for sharing
Jim "Bwana Umfundi"
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25 March 2007, 05:57
L. David KeithI'll see if I can get a pic of it and post it ASAP guys. I've found a few simple scrapers in RSA and Zim, but no darts or knives. It would be a trip to be a part of an archeological dig in that cave. As much as we think we know about prehistoric man and fauna, it seems new theories and finds are made every year. Thanks for posting Blair. Very interesting pics. LDK
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Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt:
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142Hunting 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#212108409Natal: 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#926103994110 days in the Stormberg Mountains
http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322Back 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."
25 March 2007, 06:47
500grainsBlair,
You should have unrolled your sleeping bag in there and waited for the tenant to return.
25 March 2007, 08:49
DB BillHopefully this will be a little easier to see the bones.
DB Bill aka Bill George
25 March 2007, 11:22
Blair338/378quote:
Originally posted by DB Bill:
Hopefully this will be a little easier to see the bones.
Thanks, Bill. Much clearer.
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
Blair.
25 March 2007, 11:28
Blair338/378quote:
Originally posted by 500grains:
Blair,
You should have unrolled your sleeping bag in there and waited for the tenant to return.
Dan,
I'd only have the courage to do that if if YOU were there with your double rifle, to protect my scraggly Ozzie arse
Are you wishing for my demise?
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
Blair.
25 March 2007, 11:45
Blair338/378
Another pic , showing how the cave narrowed down very quickly. Glad you enjoyed the pics. LDK........
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Blair.
25 March 2007, 12:21
DB Bill
DB Bill aka Bill George
25 March 2007, 16:26
Blair338/378Thanks again, Bill.
Do you see a spot for 500 Grains to "deploy" his double?
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
Blair.
26 March 2007, 03:41
LeopardtrackOne of the coolist post I have ever seen here!
26 March 2007, 05:13
Blair338/378Thanks Wolfgar.
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
Blair.
26 March 2007, 19:48
PeglegMan! I wonder what that 500 sounds like going off in that cave!?!?!
The only easy day is yesterday!
27 March 2007, 03:44
DB BillI doubt if you could hear the 2nd barrel if shot.
DB Bill aka Bill George
27 March 2007, 06:10
Blair338/378Even Dan, might be lost for words, for a time
Verbera!, Iugula!, Iugula!!!
Blair.