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I promised my wife I would not start getting my kit together for my upcoming hunt in Zimbabwe until March. Well, today is the first of March, and as soon as I got back from Church this morning, I started putting my stuff together. I will probably repack several times before I leave, but I must admit that I find putting everything together and packing to be an exciting prelude to the trip. This year it will be a buffalo hunt in the Save Conservancy with PH Mike Payne. I will be accompanied by Beretta682E, and I am sure there will never be a dull moment in our hunt! We are actually getting to Zimbabwe a few days early so we can go to Nyanga in the Eastern Highlands to fly fish for rainbow trout in some of Zimbabwe's crystal clear lakes. I have no idea if Mike has ever handled a fly rod, but I do know we will have a blast. Mike and I depart from Dulles on 29 April on SAA - is anyone else out there going to be on the plane with us? If so, the drinks are on me. See you there. | ||
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Preparation is half the fun! Nice not having to worry about permits/quota for a change? | |||
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Drats! You're leaving way before me. I have to wait until July 5th!  Here's to hoping that you have a great trip. | |||
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Admiral, Joyce and I will beat you over there by a month. We leave out March 24th. Cheers Jim ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Wow Admiral you are organized. No wonder Uncle Sam gave you command of a nuclear sub. I am the worst packer for my hunting trips. I regularly stop at costco on the way to the airport to buy stuff including a camera (really bad idea to buy a dslr on way to africa). This thread has got me going - just ordered a camelback and a gamin gps on amazon. Need to get stuff packed and guns sighted in next 6 weeks. Mike | |||
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Don't lose you binos Mike! | |||
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Yup - I should take my $2K german ones - instead of buying new $500 Nikons (*damn good glass) every time I forget the german ones. Africa I can do without binos - but they are a must have in Alaska. I need to create ready kit for Africa. And Africa is easy - don't need specialized clothing. Mike | |||
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Mike - I E-Mailed you a copy of my packing list for this year. I also agree with you when it comes to binoculars for where we are hunting. I will be taking my Swarovski 8x20 pocket binoculars, and they will work just fine. I expect the bush to still be pretty thick in early May. | |||
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That is a great list. You are very precise Admiral. I just try to make sure I got the gun and the ammo and good shoes. I will use the list now are a basis to get stuff put together. Mike | |||
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Mike, Share please. Can't have too many lists. wojo@gci.net Thanks Jim ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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Dave, you're going with Mike? On purpose? I assume your trip is free then? | |||
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Biebs - I am sure there will never be a dull moment! | |||
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Once you take a shot, be prepared for what sounds like full auto weaponry "backing you up" :-) | |||
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Only reason you have a Moose on the wall is my backing up  The admiral is a crack shot and needs no backing up - unlike you  Mike | |||
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You're the crack shot....you shoot like you're on CRACK!!! | |||
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Backing you up at 570 yards off hand is tough. But did it just for you Biebs  Now let's focus on packing for africa. I need to buy a sat phone. Mike | |||
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Certainly not a quiet one.  ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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We leave on April 7 and have started digging things out. Good thing that I did, as I forgot that we threw away one of our bags after the last trip (ramp monkeys broke a roller/leg off of one of them and have to get another), also can't find one back back. Ditto on the replacement. | |||
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