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Not Cameroon, even worse, The Republic of Congo ![]() And quit talking about the trophies, it reminds me of a couple of buffalo skulls I left behind that I wish I had now.... | |||
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I have a new client who is new to big game hunting. the guy is in his 50's. He wants to embark on an itinerary giving him most of the more common large or DG species. He's booked on a great safari for '18 but is talking brown bear and moose down the road. My advise to him was to do the NA stuff next. Old and out of shape guys can do a lot in Africa. NA not so much. 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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Hi Jim, You, Joyce, Muletrain, AAZ and others whom put in the work understand that the only person stopping you from being fit, is you. I'm not talking about Ironman fitness, just being fit enough to enjoy a 14 day Buffalo hunt. See you two in Brazil soon!! BTW, I just bought a new Shimano Stradic 2500. My old one just gave up. Its been to Brazil 10-12 times and I shudder to think the amount of casts and fish this thing has preformed. Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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Steve: How right you are. Anyone who does IM is a stud IMO; like you said, you can be good at one thing, maybe two, but being good at three is damn hard. I am a good runner for my age, do ok on my bike (crashed hard a few years ago however) but totally suck, suck, suck at swimming. Ms AZW used to do triathlons but nowadays she pretty much just swims and rides her bike (she kicks my ass on a bike unless we are going downhill - she crushes me uphill). I will say this about a bike: if you have a mountain hunt coming up, riding a bike uphill is excellent practice. Even better is going uphill/downhill on a unicycle. | |||
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Was in your area 3 weeks ago. Great Hunt. And yes I walk very fast, just can't do the jarring of jogging- my titties get in the way. There are two types of people in the world: those that get things done and those who make excuses. There are no others. | |||
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My hat is off to you mature crossfitters! There is a reason it is growing so fast as an exercise regimen. It will either kill you or make you stronger ![]() Elephant Hunter, Double Rifle Shooter Society, NRA Lifetime Member, Ten Safaris, in RSA, Namibia, Zimbabwe | |||
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LOL. Everybody says the swimming is the hardest. And they are usually right. Except for people who are swimmers and later become a triathlete. Never get in front of a swimmer at a triathlon swim start. They will swim over you. It is best to wait and then pass them on the bike. If I was restricted to just one part of the sport it would be biking. Especially mountain biking. MTB is one hell of a workout. Elephant Hunter, Double Rifle Shooter Society, NRA Lifetime Member, Ten Safaris, in RSA, Namibia, Zimbabwe | |||
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I have experienced many exercise disciplines in my 63 years. Track and field and tennis in high school. I did Gung-fu in the 70's, while still running distance. A bit of weight lifting but inconsistent. Road raced bicycles Cat II in the 80's. Didn't start Crossfit until age 59. We still "scale" some of the complex gymnastic movements but usually get four days a week in. More than that is too tough for us. You need recovery time. We generally hike on the active rest days. Comparing all those different exercises I can honestly say Crossfit is the most rounded and you just can not adapt to it so you always grow. We love it. Here is an Article I wrote when we were first starting out and fully drinking the crossfit koolaid. Cheers Jim ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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I for one try to be as honest as possible about my condition. I figure it gives a outfitter time to come up with a plan that will work with me. Despite three knee dislocations (once in Ranger School) my knees are relatively fine. I inured my left arm and hip in horse accidents. I also have an injured plannar facia. Running distance is out for me but I do still walk. Take boys hiking and on multi day backpacking trips in the mountains. Sitting on the ground hurts after 30 minutes unless I can get my legs lower than my hips. Could I be in better shape? Yes. Do these limitations affect my chances? Yes, but I am okay with that. I am still above ground. I have to work with what I have. | |||
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I'm just not sure all that fitness is good for a person. | |||
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I've been doing cross fit for going on 9 years. It keeps me in shape for doing everything in life that I like to do. I am always very honest with my PH's or guides. If you want to keep up with me you'd better be on your game. ![]() | |||
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I highly recommend Cuban cigars and single barrel Bourbon for your ailments. There are two types of people in the world: those that get things done and those who make excuses. There are no others. | |||
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PH - What do you want to do after the hunt this time? Bird hunting? Fishing? Hookers and booze? Me - Go on a 10 mile hike. PH - No. Seriously. What do you want to do? Me - Seriously. Go on a 10 mile hike. PH - We don't do that here. Nobody hikes for fun. Only during military service. Me - Bullshit. Call that sporting goods store in Santon and ask if they know a hiking guide. Next day we went on a 10 mile hike in a "private game preserve". He was not very happy. Then the older hippie lady who owns the place asked on the down low if he could bring a few hunters in to take off some excess game and generate some revenue. But it had to be on the QT because of PETA. LOL. That was a fun trip. Elephant Hunter, Double Rifle Shooter Society, NRA Lifetime Member, Ten Safaris, in RSA, Namibia, Zimbabwe | |||
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Im suffering in the mountains. Short legs and heavy - I squat quite a bit over 500pounds but I would rather be way lighter...but some cursing and never give up attitude can go a long way lol. | |||
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Like blocking punches with your face? ![]() ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Damn, after all these testimonies, I feel so inadequate. I think I will go drown my sorrows with a few adult beverages. Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… | |||
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And then shoot some armadillos. ![]() ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Now that's a great idea. But I don't think I should be shooting after a few drinks! The little bastards are at least staying out of my yard lately. Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… | |||
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First time I went on safari was to Zimbabwe, at Rosslyn Safaris. A few days into our hunt, an American gentleman and his wife arrived to hunt. The poor man was in such a terrible shape, I wonder why he even bothered to go. They had a swimming pool in the camp. He had to stop and rest while walking to the pool!!?? A few days later, he passed away in camp, after he had managed to shoot a sable. | |||
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My defensive game is solid. Once they get tired and their hands start to hurt, that's when I move in for the finish! ![]() | |||
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I squat when I go to the bathroom out in the bush but it's not 500 lbs. I used to do all kinds of athletic things and all it got me was eight knee operations. It's easier for me to just walk a lot (when it's not 114 degrees here). On the first day of my last hunt my PH took me on a 10 kilometer side hill hike looking for bushbuck. I think it was Ian's way of checking if the old man he was leading around could hang in there. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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All this chat about physical shape. Here is a pic of me and my lion. Yes, I shot him from the truck but I did walk from the truck to the lion for the photo AND I also walked from my tent to the truck. Lighten up, fellas. Cal ![]() _______________________________ Cal Pappas, Willow, Alaska www.CalPappas.com www.CalPappas.blogspot.com 1994 Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe 1998 Zimbabwe 1999 Zimbabwe 1999 Namibia, Botswana, Zambia--vacation 2000 Australia 2002 South Africa 2003 South Africa 2003 Zimbabwe 2005 South Africa 2005 Zimbabwe 2006 Tanzania 2006 Zimbabwe--vacation 2007 Zimbabwe--vacation 2008 Zimbabwe 2012 Australia 2013 South Africa 2013 Zimbabwe 2013 Australia 2016 Zimbabwe 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2018 Zimbabwe--vacation 2019 South Africa 2019 Botswana 2019 Zimbabwe vacation 2021 South Africa 2021 South Africa (2nd hunt a month later) ______________________________ | |||
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Good evening Cal, Nice photo of you and your lady friend. You're looking well and I think you may have even lost some weight? Oh...your rifle appears to be missing one barrel. ![]() Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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Cal It looks as though you've lost some weight! Keep up the good work and we are all so proud of you. | |||
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A never say quit attitude can take you far. It is far better to keep moving at a steady pace than push it and need to take long breaks. If you stay in the game mentally you can often push your body farther. At Air Assault school on the 12 mile road march a Ranger NCO and I were way out front. Passing through a boulder field I dislocated my knee. He thought I was done. I told him to grab my ankle and pull while I pulled the other way using a boulder. We reset my knee, I wrapped it up best I could and he helped me to my feet and with my pack. I finished the road march. He finished first and I finished second just a few minutes behind him. Three weeks later I was at Airborne school. Finished that too. Desire and grit will take you far. Well that and lots of Motrin. | |||
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Muletrain, you are in fine shape that is sure! I hope that is still the same when you pass the age of 80 yrs. I am 5'9" and weigh 190 pounds soaking wet, but at age 63 I still only weighed 180 pounds. Today at 80+ I can walk all day in rough country if I go at my pace. I don't find that a hindrance when on a buffalo track. However a 30 yr old PH who wants to show me how fast he can walk will find.in short order,that I do not want to have a heart attack trying to keep up with him. I'm there to have fun not to prove that I am in the same shape I was at 30 yrs old,or even at 63 yrs old! ................................................................... ![]() ![]() ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith ![]() | |||
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Mornin' Mac, That was actually me quoting Muletrain. I'm a mere youngster at 56. Don't put undeserved years upon me... ![]() Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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............ ![]() ............. What were we taking about? I forgot! ........................................................................ ![]() ![]() ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith ![]() | |||
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But that Arizona sun weathers a guy....... ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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It sure does, I'm in a race to the end with basil cell carcinoma. I get stuff burned off me twice a year. Racing to the end before one comes back melanoma. Being a kid, and even a young adult here, we never wore shirts, there was no awareness as to the dangers the sun presents. The "Bronzed Greek God" look was all we cared about. Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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Skin cancer of the basil cell carcinoma version sucks and most of us outdoor types either have it or will have it if we live long enough. Keep fighting and stay vigilant. A friend died a few years back from melanoma hiding in his scalp under his hair and was discovered too late. ___________________ Just Remember, We ALL Told You So. | |||
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And get annual eye exams. It can even "hide" on your retina. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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One of my toughest hunts was for Buffalo in Dande North with John Sharp. IT WAS NOT FLAT. I don't know most of you, but I'm 63 years old (this past Frida) and I'll go out on a limb and say I can keep up with just about any PH out there. Elk, not so much, then again I'm a "flatlander" and my guide was 25 years old and a mountain climber. A man just needs to know his limitations. USN (ret) DRSS Verney-Carron 450NE Cogswell & Harrison 375 Fl NE Sabatti Big Five 375 FL Magnum NE DSC Life Member NRA Life Member | |||
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Saw the dermatologist last week for my 6 month visit. He burned 4 lesions and thoroughly checked my scalp. So far he has cut out four basal and one squamous cell cancers and burned multiple others. It pays to be vigilant. I am going on a dove shoot in an hour and lathered on the sun screen. After prostate cancer and non Hodgkin lymphoma the last thing I need is melanoma Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… | |||
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Be sure to bring some 50 or so sun block (waterproof) to Brazil. The sun there is really intense, even though it may not feel hot. Waterproof because when you go swimming with the Piranhas, you'd otherwise need to re-apply... ![]() Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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I would take a slightly different approach. Cover yourself head to toe - did it for a 3 day offshore trip and liked it. In Brazil i fished in shorts and liked it but going forward I am fully covering myself. Also apply as much sunscreen as a backup. You guys should also look at the crocs swift water sandels - there are perfect for Brazil. http://www.crocs.com/p/crocs-m...lection-mens&cid=070 I bought the camo ones for $20 at academy. Have fun in Brazil - will be a blast. Mike | |||
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Mike is correct. I leave only the small gap from ears, nose, eyes exposed and really keep them protected. I stopped fishing in short pants several trips ago. I put them on at night. Bring some buffs to cover you ears and nose at midday. I'd post some pics but...well, you know. I even fish in a closed toe shoe, your ankles get killed if left open as well. Formerly "Nganga" | |||
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If you want to see fat people go to a Wall Mart. People have no shame. They are so damn fat that they ride around in an electric cart. Many work the system so that Uncle Sam pays for their honey buns. | |||
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I turn 60 this coming January and weigh the same as I did when I graduated from High School. I am unable to run because of bad knees. BUT I hike all the time. This is a recent pic with my Granddaughters taken while Hiking. I leave for Kyrgyzstan in two weeks. ![]() ![]() | |||
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That's funny. I turn 60 in March and I weigh exactly the same as when I weighed in at the MEPS center the day that I joined the Navy when I was 19. Of course, I went way above that in between then and now. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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