Back from My turn

06 September 2006, 03:26

TheBigGuy

Back from My turn

Back from Mof Venter's Adansonia Safaris RSA. His operation has no problem with someone of limited mobility. I tire very easily, since my accident and his people did their very best to accomodate me. I had an awesome time.

I need to do a trip report still. Here are some pictures while I work on it.

Mof and Myself.

My Duiker

My Impala

My Gemsbok

My Kudu

My wife got the trip for me at an SCI Lowcountry auction. Eight friends joined me on this safari. Mof handled our group of nine with no problem at all. It was an incredible experience.

I bought a new watch while I was there. I will look at it every day waiting for it to tell me it's time to go back.

06 September 2006, 03:30

Use Enough Gun

Great photos! Congratulations on your successful hunt.

06 September 2006, 03:31

Lorenzo

Very good pictures and what a great gemsbok !!!!!

How long it was ??

L

06 September 2006, 03:55

bwanamrm

Congrats on some fine trophies... standing next to your PH, I see where you get your "alias"!

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.

06 September 2006, 04:15

TheBigGuy

quote:
Originally posted by Lorenzo:
Very good pictures and what a great gemsbok !!!!!

How long it was ??

L

35 1/2" long with 7 1/2" bases unofficially.

06 September 2006, 04:44

retreever

BG,

Wonderful trip and photos look great..You hve been bitten bad...Africa is calling you back...

Mike

06 September 2006, 04:45

Wendell Reich

Congrats on a good hunt and good animals.

06 September 2006, 04:59

mstarling

Lovely trophies ... and wonderful memories. Congratulations are in order!

Glad you had a great time. Only problem is that this whole thing is addictive. Hope your PSD (post safari depression) is mild ;>

06 September 2006, 06:09

Rug

Congrats ,glad to see you had fun. I must say your name is truthful as you are Bigger than Mof

seriously love the Kudu,Can't wait for your hunt report ,Rug (Ben)

06 September 2006, 06:21

Uplandhunter

Beautiful trophies. Congratulations on the fantastic hunt.

06 September 2006, 09:12

Michael Robinson

Congratulations on a great bag and a great safari.

Your photos are very well done - nice use of the skyline.

Seeing your trophies, I am beginning to think I might like bowhunting. God help me get over this, please!

06 September 2006, 15:53

David Culpepper

Glad you had a good trip. Mof and his wife Minnie are real good people.

You are a big guy, you make Mof look a bit small.

06 September 2006, 18:01

Rusty

Congratulations! Well done!

Rusty
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07 September 2006, 08:11

Pathfinder

Africa...ain't it great!! Congratulations on a safe , successful hunt.

07 September 2006, 21:39

TheBigGuy

Thanks for the congratulations.

Those who know Mof know he's a former rugby player. He certainly wasn't used to looking up to anyone. I'm a former power forward for Auburn University.

The biggest bonus bowhunting waterholes is you can bring a good camera with a telephoto lenses on it in the blind with you. I set up the camera on a tripod in the blind and both my PH and myself had a great time snapping some quality photos.

My PH loved using the tripod in the blind so much, I left it with him. It's definately one of the harder to get items over there. Plus, since I had my laptop with me, I burned him copies of our pictures for the trip before I left. It definately helped he was very familar with the camera before he took any trophy photos. All of Mof's PHs were decent photographers but familiarity with the equipment really helps. Since the Canon S3 IS also takes nice video shorts, I got a few of those as well.