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Here a couple of things I thought AR members might enjoy - a map of Botswana from 1965, marked up with the areas hunted, and a list of the trophys that my Grandfather send back to his taxidermist. Brant <img src="http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q478/azmox/Botswana%20-%201965/BotswanaMap001.jpg">    | ||
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That's cool! I love seeing stuff like that. Thanks for posting it. | |||
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Not sure why I was not aware of this, but I had no idea Botswana offered Roan at one time. When was Roan removed from the "Huntable" species list there? I also wish I had been able to hunt Botswana when Sable and Sitatunga were still allowed. Thanks for posting the map and list. | |||
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Brant, those are terrific keepsakes. I can't help but be amazed when I read the bottom lines on those tally sheets! Your first image didn't translate. Here it is:  Would you be so kind as to post an image from the map showing the Caprivi Strip and eastern Bechuanaland up to the Rhodesian border? Thanks. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Looks like Harry Selby was his PH. Bet it was a wonderful trip. Steve "He wins the most, who honour saves. Success is not the test." Ryan "Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." Stalin Tanzania 06 Argentina08 Argentina Australia06 Argentina 07 Namibia Arnhemland10 Belize2011 Moz04 Moz 09 | |||
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MR - I tried to stitch the scans together in Photoshop, but my skills are pretty limited in that program. Here is the whole map. It is really only of Bechuanaland, with limited coverage of the borders. Brant       | |||
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It sure sounds like they had a great time - it was my father and grandfather on the trip with Mr. Selby. I posted a lot of pictures from that trip on AR last summer - just search for something like: Botswana Safari with Harry Selby - 1965 Brant | |||
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Here is one of your threads. And another. I enjoy the pictures and memorabilia. ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Here's a picture of the Roan:  And the Sable: 
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Thanks Charles, it's been a while since I've posted anything here - I was just glad to get the pics posted... I recently scanned my father's journal from the trip, and will be incorporating that into a photo book for him.
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Thanks, Brant. If I may presume to suggest it, I think that you and your dad need to go back. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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very interesting post and pictures. An evidence of another era of the african hunting. mario | |||
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Awesome post Brant. Many thanks for posting. David Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting 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#212108409 Natal: 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#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back 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." | |||
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Thanks MR. We do a lot of hunting together, but mostly for birds. He's been managing his marsh for waterfowl for the past 38 years, and we've been fortunate enough to travel quite a bit chasing birds. I will go to Africa at some point, although it surely won't be the same as when they went to Botswana (3 weeks, full bag with Harry Selby). As it is for everyone, it's a challenge to balance spending time with my immediate family and making hunting trips with my father. Whenever he wants to go on a hunting trip, it's hard to say no. I've had a ton of fun putting together the photo book from that trip. Since I wasn't born then, it's as close as I can come to being there. Mr. Selby and I have exchanged a few emails about the trip, and he enjoyed the photos and the comments from the posts on AR last summer. The reaction from AR members to the pictures has been great. Brant
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I just noticed that Harry Selby is listed as the newest member here! [location Maun, Botswana] Les | |||
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Great post. Nice trophies. Thanks. | |||
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Thanks for posting. Cannot get enough African history and memorabillia  | |||
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Had to re-visit this post again; that's why they call it "the good old days." Thanks again Brant, and welcome to our fire Mr. Selby. Cheers, David Gray Ghost Hunting Safaris http://grayghostsafaris.com Phone: 615-860-4333 Email: hunts@grayghostsafaris.com NRA Benefactor DSC Professional Member SCI Member RMEF Life Member NWTF Guardian Life Sponsor NAHC Life Member Rowland Ward - SCI Scorer Took the wife the Eastern Cape for her first hunt: http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6881000262 Hunting in the Stormberg, Winterberg and Hankey Mountains of the Eastern Cape 2018 http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4801073142 Hunting 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#212108409 Natal: 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#9261039941 10 days in the Stormberg Mountains http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7781081322 Back 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." | |||
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Being a navigator, I truly love maps. Old ones, particularly. I have the Michelen maps of that area, but that one is really fascinating. What a great time to have been in Africa and with Selby to boot. Couldn't ask for more than that. | |||
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Good for you and your dad, Brant. I know that it's hard to find the time. I am going to do a month on safari this summer, in Namibia, with my son, who just graduated college. Vaughan Fulton will be our PH. He is a great guy - in the Harry Selby mould if ever there was one - his own man and a terrific hunter and human being. I'm no preacher, but I will say that life offers few opportunities of the kind that your dad and grandfather were able to share. Too soon, they are gone and will never come back. I have learned, after much pre-occupation with managing to get to where I can, to grab those opportunities and hang on with both hands. Your photos posted here and on previous threads are wonderful. They helped to inspire me to make this safari with my own son, before time takes its inevitable toll. Thanks again. Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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