If I travel with a non-hunting spouse, can she bring ammunition as well if she is not bringing a firearm?

I realize there are limitations on number of rounds to bring in, but with the heavier calibers, you run out of weight before you run out of number of rounds.

What I was thinking is perhaps, to have the light rifle's import permit issued in my wife's name and get her a plains game 7 day license. Ship the light rifle ammo in a separate case. Welcome thoughts.

Hell, I might even convince her to shoot something.

Not related to the airline.

But you will have problems flying through other countries in transit.

Some countries specifically tie the ammo to the passenger named on the firearms permit.

Be certain of what you are asking to do is permitted through the countries you are connecting through.

But, what your proposing, your wife has her own firearms permit to fly, I think it work.

As long as both of you meet the weight limits on ammo.

In Tanzania I have seen them check the ammo when coming in.

Not sure what they might make of it seeing two different types with one person and not the other.

I suspect it should work.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
If I travel with a non-hunting spouse, can she bring ammunition as well if she is not bringing a firearm?

I realize there are limitations on number of rounds to bring in, but with the heavier calibers, you run out of weight before you run out of number of rounds.

What I was thinking is perhaps, to have the light rifle's import permit issued in my wife's name and get her a plains game 7 day license. Ship the light rifle ammo in a separate case. Welcome thoughts.

Hell, I might even convince her to shoot something.

You are officially traveling as a couple and the airlines accept weight distribution in such scenarios.

Provided the paperwork related to the carriage
of firearms and ammunition is registered in the name of one of the two passengers it is doubtful that Customs at Kilimanjaro will raise any issues as the rifles/ammo are laid out on the table; they do NOT check baggage tags to verify what belongs to whom.

The alternative suggestion of the Memsahib bringing her own rifle/ammunition covered by her own import permit and 7 day Plains-game license, kills any doubt.

Lavaca,

The alternative suggestion of the Memsahib bringing her own rifle/ammunition covered by her own import permit and 7 day Plains-game license, kills any doubt.[/QUOTE]

The above eliminates the reason for any unwanted scrutiny. Your on Holiday. Why take any chance of a hassle?

Mark

Mark,

I just found out that the Memsahib was planning to go. Which is what started me thinking about it. It's always hard when taking two rifles how to allocate the ammo, cause you just never know. I always take less light rifle ammo than heavy, but this hunt is a bit different and I might need more light rifle ammo.

Going to SCI and I think getting her a short plains game license and having her bring in the light rifle, get the Dutch permit, etc. is the safest approach. She may or may not actually shoot anything. She can shoot, but I don't think she's ever killed anything bigger than a cochroach to date.

Good advice. I'll try to sort it out.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Mark,

I just found out that the Memsahib was planning to go. Which is what started me thinking about it. It's always hard when taking two rifles how to allocate the ammo, cause you just never know. I always take less light rifle ammo than heavy, but this hunt is a bit different and I might need more light rifle ammo.

Going to SCI and I think getting her a short plains game license and having her bring in the light rifle, get the Dutch permit, etc. is the safest approach. She may or may not actually shoot anything. She can shoot, but I don't think she's ever killed anything bigger than a cochroach to date.

Good advice. I'll try to sort it out.

I learned a long time ago.

One rifle.

One bullet weight.

One load.

Used to take 2 rifles.

Not any more.

Well, I do.

But both use the same ammo.

I have use the 375/404 for everything.

From duikers to elephants.

I have shot buffalo from a few yards to elands and waterbuck at 500 yards.

Worked perfectly.

Had to.

Hunting with a really funny professional hunter.

He puts the shooting stick up and says “it is a bit far. Aim high!”

Saeed,

Generally, I agree with you on one rifle. Prior to 2012, I always carried a light rifle, but started carrying only one rifle in 2012 (with some exceptions some years) and hunted with one rifle again in 2021 and 2023, but there were times that I would have liked a light rifle.

My light rifle has generally been a .30 caliber, either some variation of .300 magnum or on a couple of trips a lowly .30-06. But it worked well.

I have hunted with so many different calibers for my light rifle.

And did so with my heavy rifle too.

Then I settled on one.

Designed it myself.

Built it myself.

Made bullets for it myself.

And never looked back after using just it!

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Mark,

I just found out that the Memsahib was planning to go. Which is what started me thinking about it. It's always hard when taking two rifles how to allocate the ammo, cause you just never know. I always take less light rifle ammo than heavy, but this hunt is a bit different and I might need more light rifle ammo.

Going to SCI and I think getting her a short plains game license and having her bring in the light rifle, get the Dutch permit, etc. is the safest approach. She may or may not actually shoot anything. She can shoot, but I don't think she's ever killed anything bigger than a cochroach to date.

Good advice. I'll try to sort it out.

She may surprise you. Wifezilla tolerated my hunting for 45 years and never took an interest in any hunting of any kind. We moved to Kentucky in 2022 and she saw me, my brother and my daughters all enjoying the deer season and the next season the very first animal that she shot in her life was an 8 point Whitetail. Now she's excited about it, even goes out to the stands by herself if no one else is hunting and passes on the smaller bucks waiting for a big one.

Frank, this will be her third trip, so I doubt much will change, but maybe. She goes out about every other day and has been with me when a couple of buffalo and quite a bit of plains game has been killed.

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Originally posted by lavaca:
Frank, this will be her third trip, so I doubt much will change, but maybe. She goes out about every other day and has been with me when a couple of buffalo and quite a bit of plains game has been killed.

It does help if you can arrange certain ENTERTAINMENT for her.

When I first met my future wife, took to Chete, Zimbabwe on a hunt.

A friend had his wife with him too.

The were all set to enjoy every day out hunting.

First day we had to walk practically all day.

No food.

Very little water after they finished it by 9!

A couple of days later we got chased by irate tuskless cows!

When we gathered everyone after that she gets a half burnt piece of toast from her bag to eat.

A few days later I shot two buffalo just as the sun went down.

Had to walk to the truck in the dark.

And as usual, Roy walks in front, me behind him, and rest behind us.

We went through a sort of a narrow swamp.

Both girls got into the deeper end of it!

They still tell stories about it now.

On morning, we found a leopard tracks passing our hut door.

We leave the wide windows open, because of the heat.

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One morning, we found a leopard tracks passing our hut door.

We leave the wide windows open, because of the heat

Our East African Leopards are not half-starved like the Indian Leopards.

Saeed,

Funny story. One time in Namibia, years ago, I woke up in the middle of the night and swore I could hear something breathing outside the tent. Next morning there were leopard tracks right against the tent wall.