Maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to go to Zimbabwe on May 31st and return June 10th. I don't know where I'm going but Graham Hingeston of HHK is making a plan.

I have a ticket I have to use for Delta 200 & 201 on those days, so I hope we can work something out, even if its just sitting by a fire somewhere and listening to some guy tell about the elephant that chased him that afternoon with a hyena whooping it up as his accompanist.

As many of you know (including 700Nitro ) I broke my leg in a bizarre incident in the courthouse and thought I'd lost my chance for a safari this year. Thankfully, Delta extended the duration of my cancellation certificate for the length of time I'm recuperating from my broken leg. They didn't have to do that and their consideration so will let me get to Africa this year... I hope!

Emmy (my hunting daughter) and I will go to Manitoba on a bear hunt the week of May 19th and I'll take Anna, the other girl, to Jackson, Wyoming for some mountain horseback riding.

I'm doing quite will with my broken leg and able to get around with a walking cast and a cane. In another month, the doctor says it can come off and I can begin short walks and then move quickly to several miles.

Can't wait for the adventures (or to get this damn black boot off my leg!)

August 4th - 12th: Off to Kenya to the Mount Kenya Safari Club for a few days and then to their Masai Mara camp to see the wildebeest migration with my much better half.

September 20th - October 1st: Mozambique with bwanajay to Zambeze Delta Safaris for buffalo, sable, etc. I have always wanted to see and hunt the Marromeu Swamps!

October 24th - 28th: Maine, Libby Camps to hunt woodcock and ruffed grouse and hopefully catch up to and share a drink with Mike Robinson!

November: The usual deer treks to the ranch and...

December: Mule deer on the La Mota Ranch south of Marfa and west of Lajitas!

I'm doing 3 back to back safaris with 47 days door to door this year starting with 10 days with Terry Anders/Forever African Safaris in Zim. We'll be visiting 4 of the areas he hunts and trying for a big croc, a couple of zebra and perhaps a hippo on land at night. Yikes! Terry and his wife Sheona are some of the nicest people I know so this should be great fun. Then we're off to Zambia with John DuPlooy for 21 days on the Luangwa. We'll try for both cats and not much else. I will have a client along that wants a buffalo and hippo so that will work nicley for baits. I've booked for the Du Plooys for several years and love working with them so I'm really looking forward to seeing their areas first hand. Once we return to Lusaka from the Luangwa Andrew Baldry/Royal Kafue will be taking us to his new area in the Kafue for a few days and a look around. Hopefully we can put a Crawshay's waterbuck in the salt. This I'm particularly interested in as I've not hunted the Kafue before and I can't wait to meet Fairgame himself. Finally we'll take 3 days to decompress in London on the way home. Phew!!!!

Mark

Moved this years Africa plans to 2013 to do the following...

Who: Sierra Brava Lodge
Where: Argentina
What: Doves and pigeons
When: September

Also, South Dakota in Oct for early season pheasants and again in Dec for late season.

Ugh... You guys are killing me. I have 13 months of waiting until I'm back on Zim soil. Until then I guess I'll fish the coast of SC, and maybe shoot some ducks in the fall/winter of '12.

Looking forward to the hunt reports - Good luck everyone!

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Originally posted by Aaron Neilson:
WOW - Lots of cool adventures listed so far. I can't wait to see some of the pics, and read the stories - good luck to all!!

For me, the following:

May 10 - 19 Alaska Peninsula Brown Bear

May 25 - June 12 Lion/hippo/Tuskless with Ian Gibson in Zim.

June 14 - July 1 Lion/Elephant/Buffalo with Nixon Dzingai in Malapati/Sengwe II

Aug. 10 - 30 Guiding 21 day lion/leopard/buff in Tanzania

Sept 2 - 22 Same client, we both go together to the Kafue in Zambia for Lion/elephant, etc.

Then elk/deer hunting and guiding Oct. - Dec.

Mate, you're doing 4 lion hunts in 5 month I'm green with envy.

Yes, but I am the shooter on just the first two lion hunts. The 3rd hunt in August I am getting to PH for the first time in TZ, and the 4th lion hunt - I am NOT the primary hunter. So, unless he still has two lions available on quota, I will likely just be shooting other stuff.

Regardless, I can't wait!

Holy Cow Tim - I thought I was busy! Good luck staying married

Aaron,

You are not doing too bad yourself.

June - Plains game in the Save with Terry Anders

July - Fishing salmon and halibut off Prince Rupert

August - Assisting a buddy hunt a goat in BC

September - Elk/Moose in Northern BC

October - Back after BC goats with another friend

November - Big Alberta whitetail of course!

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Originally posted by Caracal:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Aaron Neilson:
WOW - Lots of cool adventures listed so far. I can't wait to see some of the pics, and read the stories - good luck to all!!

For me, the following:

May 10 - 19 Alaska Peninsula Brown Bear

May 25 - June 12 Lion/hippo/Tuskless with Ian Gibson in Zim.

June 14 - July 1 Lion/Elephant/Buffalo with Nixon Dzingai in Malapati/Sengwe II

Aug. 10 - 30 Guiding 21 day lion/leopard/buff in Tanzania

Sept 2 - 22 Same client, we both go together to the Kafue in Zambia for Lion/elephant, etc.

Then elk/deer hunting and guiding Oct. - Dec.

Mate, you're doing 4 lion hunts in 5 month I'm green with envy.

Yes, but I am the shooter on just the first two lion hunts. The 3rd hunt in August I am getting to PH for the first time in TZ, and the 4th lion hunt - I am NOT the primary hunter. So, unless he still has two lions available on quota, I will likely just be shooting other stuff.

ONLY THE SHOOTER ON THE FIRST 2
MAN YOU ARE HARD ON THOSE BIG CATS...

Who Camelthorn Safais Felix and my old buddy Vaugh
what Big tusker
where Namibia Bushmanland
when June 28-July 16

April Texas nigh hunt for hogs
Nov Sea ducks Main
Nov Ducks local

Leaving tomorrow for masailand.

Hunting buffalo with Michel Mantheakis Safaris; a Grant's or a Tommy would be a nice addition.

Spring 2012 - DIY black/grizzly bear Alaska

September 2012 - DIY moose Alaska

October/November 2012 - Hume Argali/mid-Asain ibex Kyrgyzstan

November 2012 - Another Asain mountain hunt?????? We'll see??????

August 2013 - DIY Dall sheep Alaska

Brett

One big trip for me this year.

June - lion, leopard, buffalo, and sable with ZH and Thierry on the Save

November - Mule deer in CO

No Africa for me until summer of '13. Scrimping & saving all my pennies for that one.

In the meantime ....

June- an AR member double rifle hunt in northern Australia for multiple trophy buffalo.

August- hunting in Belgium for Roe deer/European wild boar with a friend.

Dec- gonna draw my AZ desert sheep tag this yr & smoke a hammer of a ram! I can feel the tag this yr!

I am very excited about this year.

First week of May: Fly fishing for Tarpon in Cuba.

September: 10 day Buffalo and plains game hunt in Zambia with Muchinga. This will be my first trip tp Africa and I can't wait! Luckily my brothers will be joining me.

Rest of the year: Enjoying as many opporunties as I can in western Canada. Typically that includes Whitetail, Mule Deer, Sheep, Elk, Bear, birds etc.

Good luck to everyone on their adventures!

Who: Royal Zambezi Wildlife Safaris
Where: Chiawa, Zambia
What: Buffalo and leopard
When: June

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First week of May: Fly fishing for Tarpon in Cuba.

Lucky guy! I'd love to see Cuba.

Me too!

What: Coyotes
When: Saturday
Where: AZ desert

This is actually a full bag hunt in that I can shoot rabbits and snakes. Only two more wakeups and I am there!

Elephant
Botswana - CH1/CH2
Bulter and Holbrow
August



Doug

Other than hunting in the States my only plan is to win the Save Conservancy Raffle and hunt buffalo 2012 late season.

Buzz is buying a black maned lion from a game farm for me to shoot in Dande. Between now and September he will be experimenting with the tranquilizer dosage to strike that balance between "whoosey" and "asleep". I have told him that I would like to "hunt" for it for several days before I shoot it.

All kidding aside we are going to try to take a lion in the Dande Safari Area in early September, along with a buffalo and other odds and ends.

Boris Swenson and his daughter will be hunting with CM Safaris in the Save in May for a ten day buff and plains game hunt.
Buzz still hasn't seen the daughter's picture, but he is ever the optimist.

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Boris Swenson and his daughter will be hunting with CM Safaris in the Save in May for a ten day buff and plains game hunt.
Buzz still hasn't seen the daughter's picture, bu

t he is ever the optimist.

Brett

June 21-July 7 on Safari Lawyer's heels with Zambezi Hunters and the getting-more-famous-everyday Thierry Labat.

Sango in the Save.

Buffalo, leopard and whatever else strikes my fancy.

Cannot wait, Dad and wife coming too!

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Originally posted by MJines:
Buzz is buying a black maned lion from a game farm for me to shoot in Dande. Between now and September he will be experimenting with the tranquilizer dosage to strike that balance between "whoosey" and "asleep". I have told him that I would like to "hunt" for it for several days before I shoot it.

All kidding aside we are going to try to take a lion in the Dande Safari Area in early September, along with a buffalo and other odds and ends.

Mike, If you have time,try to drop into the Camp with the Aussies for an evening. Good guys they are.

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Originally posted by ozhunter:

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Originally posted by MJines:
Buzz is buying a black maned lion from a game farm for me to shoot in Dande. Between now and September he will be experimenting with the tranquilizer dosage to strike that balance between "whoosey" and "asleep". I have told him that I would like to "hunt" for it for several days before I shoot it.

All kidding aside we are going to try to take a lion in the Dande Safari Area in early September, along with a buffalo and other odds and ends.

Mike, If you have time,try to drop into the Camp with the Aussies for an evening. Good guys they are.

Thanks, we will make it a point to do so. We will plan to do it early in their hunt before the beer runs out.

No Africa for me this year. Was hoping to go chase bull ele in Zim this summer but rolled my truck hunting elk in Jan and broke my neck and back. A couple of bars and ten bolts and hopefully can go chase a bull in 2013 if all things go well. Will have to be satistified chasing a monster whitetail at home if the wolves don't get him.