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Photos from 30ott6's recent safari. He'll add the story line.          | ||
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Very nice! Love the kitty.  ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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John, super cat....Congrats...   Mike | |||
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Great Cat. Would like to hear the stories. | |||
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Wow! | |||
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Congrats on a great hunt. How much did that cat weigh?? | |||
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Wolfgar- the cat was not weighed or measured but estimated to be 7'2" and 160 pounds. I had the opportunity to shoot another one a couple of days earlier but Alister (PH AKA Catman) said not to shoot that he could get me a better cat-and, he did! The croc picture is of them feeding on the Leopard carcass after skinning etc. That was a neat sight to see. I was very happy to score on the Cookson's Wildebeest as I now have 3 of the species. I will get to full report soon. Just to much to do at work right now. John | |||
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Congratulations! Those are some great looking animals. ____________________________________________ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." Terry Pratchett. | |||
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John, Make no mistake I will hold shooting the grybok against you forever. Those little buggers gave me fits on 2 safaris. You were very lucky. The others I fully expected you to get. Mr. Spots was particularly nice. Had an adult male on bait and passed looking for a larger one! Do you know how many places you can do that? Not many and this is a daylight only hunting area. Very cool! 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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Mark- yes I know I was lucky running into the Grysbok. He will be a full body mount for sure. Passing on that first Leopard was very difficult but Alister assured me that we could get a bigger one. By my watch, he was taken at 6:03 pm. It doesn't get dark until 6:30. Having to hunt cats during daylight hours had me concerned but it worked out well. No prebaiting is allowed either. He started coming to the bait (a Puku) at 5:45 pm and layed down right next to us before proceeding to the bait. A very thrilling moment! John | |||
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Congratulations John for a very successful safari. What an exciting time - especially with a leopard beside the blind as dark approached. ALLEN W. JOHNSON - DRSS Into my heart on air that kills From yon far country blows: What are those blue remembered hills, What spires, what farms are those? That is the land of lost content, I see it shining plain, The happy highways where I went And cannot come again. A. E. Housman | |||
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John, Congratulations on a super safari! I just had the feeling you and Scott were going to do very well in collecting your trophies after spending 10 days prior to your arrival in the area! The leopard is a sod and the Cookson's is a great addition and RARE! I had the opportunity to see them twice and had one shot I passed to stay on buff tracks... too bad we can't see into the future or he would have been in trouble. Congratulations again on a fine adventure and some excellent trophies! Look forward to catching up with you and Scott in Dallas! On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died. If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch... Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! - Rudyard Kipling Life grows grim without senseless indulgence. | |||
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Mark - Here is another Grysbuck just for you!  "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | |||
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Scott, You suck! Nice pic though. 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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Nice trophies,30ott6, especially the cat, and Cookson's! IMO,there is no place in Africa that is better for Leopard than the Luangwa Valley of Zambia, even with the daylight rule! I've seen as many as three in one day in broad daylite while driveing around looking for buffalo tracks! The Cookson's are beautiful animals, and larger than most wildebeast! CONGRATULATIONS on your success! What concession did you hunt? ....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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Thanks Mac. To read the Leopard hunt story and other info go here: https://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6321043/m/227105265 | |||
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Here's a little lighter picture of you and you buff.  DB Bill aka Bill George | |||
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Nice job DB! "There are worse memorials to a life well-lived than a pair of elephant tusks." Robert Ruark | |||
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DB- How'd you do that? Can you get the shine off my tooth?  John | |||
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This should be better.  If you send me a full-size file photo I can probably do a bit better. DB Bill aka Bill George | |||
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