I will go on my first hunting safari ever in April and will mainly hunt cull animals but I would like to bring home one trophy to remember my trip. I am however on a somewhat tight budget and the cost of preparing and shipping the trophy, most likely a euro mounted Impala, to me here in Sweden is to big for my budget and I would rather spend that money on more animals. When i mentioned this predicament to a more experienced friend of mine he mentioned that I could try bringing it home myself...

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Day one Hunting with @TSALA HUNTING SAFARIS

I arrived last night on DL200 to JNB.
Couple new twists since last time thru and thought would share.
I was VIP greet thru Africa Sky.
Met like usual. It when got to customs/immigration. There is a new special line for just all those issuing a greet service. Took about 10min in that line.
Now the new twist. Checked luggage with NO ammo in it comes out on conveyor carousel like always. Bags with ammo are sent to Police Station along with guns. It’s still in a new sorting and little...

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I heard on a podcast the other day that sectional density doesn’t matter as much with modern bullets. In my mind a 300 gr 458 Win Mag should be substantially more effective than a 300 gr 375H&H, but SD says otherwise. However, the SD concept was developed during WW1 from what I understand, with no updates to account for improved bullets. How do yall feel about it?

"White Hunter" John Alexander Hunter (1887 – 1963)


J. A. Hunter made his living as a PH for fifty years

John Alexander Hunter was born near Shearington, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, also known as J. A. Hunter was a "white hunter" in Africa from the early 1900s through the 1950s who led many notable safaris. His father had intended for him to be a farmer, but by his own account he grew up far more...

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