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After lunch today, we set up our bullet casting and coating operation outside close to our crocodile pond. The crocs were sunning themselves, as I turned the gas on to melt the lead. About 10 minutes later, a friend drove in, and parked by the croc pond. “Saeed, one of your crocs is dead!” I went to have a look, and sure enough, was was dead! Less than 10 minutes earlier he was alive and well, right in front of us.  | ||
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That’s weird, wonder what happened? "In the worship of security we fling ourselves beneath the wheels of routine, and before we know it our lives are gone"--Sterling Hayden-- David Tenney US Operations Manager Trophy Game Safaris Southern Africa Tino and Amanda Erasmus www.tgsafari.co.za | |||
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Guys, That is a very well known croc Jedi mind trick. They fake like they are dead and when you go up to pick up the body, they roll over quickly and bite you - just to check your reflexes. Obi Wan Kanobi knows these things!!!  | |||
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Well Saeed, it's time for some good luggage and a pair of nice boots from the hide! I too would like to know what killed the croc, because if is a disease it may get the rest of the crocs from the water in the pond! ..........................................................................   ....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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And possibly it was simply its time to go. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Lead poisoning! Mike Wilderness is my cathedral, and hunting is my prayer. | |||
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Lack of oxygenated blood to the brain Mike 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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Its heart stopped. 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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I was working on my deck one time and saw a bright green inch worm making its way across a board. I thought I might go get my 7 year old daughter to show it to her, but immediately has second thoughts cause I knew she’d probably kill it. No sooner had the thought crossed my mind then a robin swooped down, landed, picked up the worm, flew down to the yard and devoured it. I went back to work having learned my lesson about when one’s time is up. | |||
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I don't worry much about birds, but lions and crocs eat people partially while they are alive! .......................................................................  Mac....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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We were in Chete, Zimbabwe, and stopped by a smallis waterhole to have our mid morning breakfast. Walter got himself a long stick, and went to the water’s edge. Putting the stick in the water, moving it around, “come croc, come croc!” Roy told him to get off the edge of the water. “Why? There are no crocs here!” Said Walter. “Get away from there, there ARE crocs in there!” Walter walked away and came over to us where we were parked, on a slight rise. We got our food out, and started eating. A few minutes later, we could see 13 large croc heads peeping out of the water. Someone said “look, Walter!” “Oh shit! They were hiding!” | |||
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