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I have a 2 week Bongo Hunt in Cameroon, 1 hunter, starting July 3rd from Douala and return July 18, 2005. Normal price is U.S.$33000 1x1 for day rates and charters (which are quite expensive) U.S.$18000 due plus trophy fees in Euros. You can hunt Bongo, dwarf forest buff, forest elephant,sitatunga, giant forest hog, red river hog, yellow back duiker plus many other duikers as well. There is some other expense for license and trophy care in Euros as well. Success has been at 100% on Bongo. If anyone is truly interested send me an e-mail to keith@atcheson.com and I'll give all detail or call me @ 406-782-2382. Pretty hard to beat this price. Someone ought to jump on this one. I found it quite attractive. So much so that we are going to. A dream come true. | ||
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Keith, Am I reading this correctly...that the "new hunter" gets the benefit of a $15k deposit? Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Mike, Correct, thus the reason Niki and I are going also.  | |||
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Wow! Incredible deal. Dettorre, you should go on this trip...and take me with you!  Best, JohnTheGreek | |||
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John, You forget... I DON'T LIKE YOU! Hugs & kisses, Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I must say that looks to be an amazing deal! | |||
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Mike, Even though John the Greek is a "liberal college Professor". I can assure you he is a good guy. I spent a few days with him in Salt Lake City in 2003. Now I am about as Right Wing as you can get, [you know where I work], yet I found John a very good guy to be around. We had a good time. When I retire I plan on doing some duck hunting in Egypt with him. He might not be as "Left Wing" as he lets on. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Kieth, Have you thought about having your bongo hunt videoed. Ian Lewis of www.safarivideos.com has videoed several bongo hunts. his work is first rate. He videoed my 2004 hunt and will video all of my future Safaris, starting with March 2006. PS Give my best to your wife, I hope she is doing well. Your PH was in my camp a couple of days after ya'll's buff incident. he had nothing but High Praise for you and your wife. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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NE...I spent a week in Bear camp with John he is a swill drinking communist but I love him like a little naive brother Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Mike, I see you know him better than I thought. Still for those of you that do not know him, he is a good guy to be around. As is Aleko of Heritage Arms in Salt Lake City. The first time I met them they both treated me like family. As a matter of fact ALL the people from AR that I have met in the flesh have been Top Drawer. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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That is quite a deal. Not that I could get the time off at the moment but what are the trophy fees on a hunt like this? I would like to have some idea for future planning. Happiness is a warm gun | |||
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N E 450 #2, Thanks for you comments. Wife is doing well. Take more than one buff to alter her course. I can guarantee that I believe. I think the accident was rough on the ph as well as we never have heard from him since we left Zim. I think we wrote to him twice, That is a diappointmnet all things considered. the three of us went thru alot. - SPECIAL PRICE for a 13 days hunt (1 hunters x 1 guide) : 18,000 USD per hunter This is a $15000 discount!!! The prices include : - Meet and greet plus assistance at Douala airport, - Transfer from Douala to the hunting area and back by charter plane, - The organizing of your safari with 4x4 vehicles, professional hunters, trackers, porters, skinners, - Full board accommodation and drinks at the hunting camp, - The loan of a rifle with scope if necessary (375 H&H Mag,.), - Field preparation of trophies. The price of the safari does not include : - Any air fair or travel costs to Douala, - Trophy fees (see below), - Community development tax (15 % on the amount of trophy fees), - Hunting permit (1 600 Euros), - Packing and forwarding of trophies (1 000 Euros), - Insurances costs, - Package for transfers and hotel cost in Douala (first night on arrival) : 250 € per person, - Visa and rifle importation license fees, ammunitions, personal spending money and tips. Trophy Fees in Euros : · Bongo : 3 000 · Forest Elephant : 3 800 * · Dwarf Buffalo : 2 000 · Sitatunga : 1 500 · Giant Forest Hog : 1 000 · Red River Hog : 500 · Yellow Back Duiker : 750 · Bates Antelope : 300 · Blue Duiker : 300 · White Bellied Duiker : 300 · Black Fronted Duiker : 300 · Peters Duiker : 300 · Bay Duiker : 300 * Ivory tax : 40 Euros per kg. The devil is in the detail but we can hunt him to.I hope someone can take this trip. That is a sweet deal. Keith | |||
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Keith, Just out of interest, why are the hunting and rifle permits charges not included in teh original price? I would have thought as they were required for the hunt, it might have been a better idea to include them | |||
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Saeed, We are going to use weapons provided by the operator. Not my favorite choice but we are assured of 4 fine rifles, scoped, shot guns etc..........and ammo. But to answer you question the fee is charged when the cameroon visa is done. The two items total approx E250 each person But we are going with out our own guns since we are so close. Saeed, perhaps you need to join us and help wage war on our enemy? Buffalo | |||
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Keith, I would love nothing better my friend. But, I get relatively little time off, and that I like to spend it chasing buffalo - lots of them. One day I might take a few months off, and just go hunting from one country to another. | |||
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BTT This one is still there. | |||
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