2016 has been a Great year for us and our clients. Here is a small recap in photos:

A first time client in Africa, with his first African animal on his first hunting day in Africa. Taken with 375 H&H



He followed up with this nice roan 2 days later - 375 H&H



Me with an old bush buck that I shot with a 358 Win



Where is the big bull??




With my good buddy DC



A lovely old bull with a 465 H&H Royal, easily the coolest rifle in action this year in Africa.



Another pic



11 shots later from all 4 rifles - 375 H&H, 416 rem mag and two 458s




Pending SCI no. 2 Nagor reedbuck



Hornbill


A young roan



In memory of Issouf seated on the right died earlier this month of a heart attack. Life is cheap in Africa.



My brother Vikram with a nice Savannah buff taken with 458 winchester



Vulture of sorts!


Siesta


Loading a buff via a convenient tree!!!


A roan I shot in Benin 416 rem mag


Savannah Elephant Cameroon


West African Giraffe protected in Cameroon


Giant Eland Cameroon










Red duiker Cameroon


Red Savannah buff Cameroon


At the edge of the Polar Ice cap in Greenland. I went from West Africa and 120 deg to -30 within a week. The contrast in scenery was just unbelievable. The outfitter with me retraced the steps of a famous Danish explorer and spent 5 months travelling on the ice alone with another companion on two dog sleds. At times they would get seperated from each other as one team of dogs pulled harder and the dogs would find each other after a day or two at times. They got dreadfully ill eating toxic seal meat and nearly died of cold on several occasions, with just a small stove to keep them warm! A real tough guy. Greenland was an amazing experience and a hunt everyone should experience once.



Pretty cool sight


Musk ox


Drilling for water


The Northern lights




With the outfitters wife - she skinned the musk ox before I could have a deer!








1400 miles to the North is the North Pole


Romania here we come!










Not the monster boar I was looking for, but a great birthday night spent in the Carpathian mountains listening to the roaring of red stags and howling of wolves!



There are some monster free ranging red stags in Romania




With some luck they may re-open brown bear hunts in 2017!


Back to Benin

How to stuff a roan in to a vehicle!!


Great trackers but they fell apart on the final approach everytime!!


In Venice of Africa. Some information on it:

Ganvié is located on the lower Southern part of Benin and is built on the Lake Nokoué. The name “Ganvié” comes from the Fon language and it means literally “We’ve survived”. It has about 20,000 habitants in approximately 3,000 homes that all built on a stilt water. Ganvié came into existence during the Portuguese invasion looking for slaves. Those living in a town which is now called Cotonou fled and took refuge far away from land and built the now called Ganvié. In the Fon religious beliefs, it was forbidden for any raiders to approach anyone living near water (or perhaps couldn’t swim), therefore making it a perfect escape and refuge for this group of Beninese people to create a safe community on water.




A school teacher with all her kids going to school


This whole tribe lives on the water








A cool hat I really wanted to bring it home but it was too big and heavy as well!



More to follow............

Life is short live every day to the fullest.



Arjun Reddy
www.huntersnetworks.com
30 Ivy Hill Road
Brewster, NY 10509
Tel: +1 845 259 3628
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Very nice.....
Looks like you had a great year.

Great photo's Arjun.
I love the fact that you put in the culture pictures, this really adds to the success of a hunt, being able to appreciate the little things.

Looks great Arjun, I love the variety.

Well done Arjun! Some great animals.
Interesting your comment about the trackers falling apart on the final approach! I have also found that the trackers in Cameroon and C.A.R don't understand the concept of looking for a "trophy". The Cameroon trackers are the best at sulking when you turn down an animal.

Am I reading correctly... You spent 5 months on a dogsled in the arctic??
Studly!

Ski+3

Not me the outfitter. I aint that tough

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Originally posted by SkiBumplus3:
Am I reading correctly... You spent 5 months on a dogsled in the arctic??
Studly!

Ski+3

Hi Thierry, This was in Benin. Great trackers, they could track for miles on hard ground but when you saw a buff herd and were approaching they would start tweeting like birds and jabbering and not know how to approach. One time a guy ran for cover when the herd was approaching us at close range, spooking the buff. Had he stayed still I might have got a shot. The other team my client was hunting with was much better.

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Originally posted by Thierry Labat:
Well done Arjun! Some great animals.
Interesting your comment about the trackers falling apart on the final approach! I have also found that the trackers in Cameroon and C.A.R don't understand the concept of looking for a "trophy". The Cameroon trackers are the best at sulking when you turn down an animal.

Great pictures!!

Arjun great photographs the Burkina Faso pictures brought back memories thanks fro sharing

Good stuff Arjun!

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Originally posted by reddy375:
Hi Thierry, This was in Benin. Great trackers, they could track for miles on hard ground but when you saw a buff herd and were approaching they would start tweeting like birds and jabbering and not know how to approach. One time a guy ran for cover when the herd was approaching us at close range, spooking the buff. Had he stayed still I might have got a shot. The other team my client was hunting with was much better.

quote:

Originally posted by Thierry Labat:
Well done Arjun! Some great animals.
Interesting your comment about the trackers falling apart on the final approach! I have also found that the trackers in Cameroon and C.A.R don't understand the concept of looking for a "trophy". The Cameroon trackers are the best at sulking when you turn down an animal.

I was hunting Lion with that bunch and what a cluster.

Anyway well done Arjun and there are some very fine animals and memories there.