I was hunting a concession in 2023 that had a lot of nice Red Lechwe. However, they were quite docile and I elected not to shoot one. I had told my PH about my 1885 Winchester in 38-55, and how that could be a bit more challenging with open sights than a modern scoped rifle.

As I’m sitting in my room looking at the trophies from that trip, it got me to thinking. What old school American rifle, and in which calibre, would you take to Africa? An 1895 Winchester in .405? A pre 64...

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I'm planning a small utility knife instead of a trademark hunting knife that I see many of you carry when out hunting. Just want to go light and my philosophy is to carry as less of a load specially around the waist as possible. Already feeling the weight of my 12 pound double on long walks. Am I missing something, please educate me..

Has anyone felt their hunting ethics were tested by the hunting gods?
Mine were tested twice this year:
The first one was 3 weeks ago while hunting a specific buck on our property. Two bucks were full out fighting behind my stand 15 minutes before sundown, 75 yards over the line on my neighbor's property. They broke up after their fight to go in separate directions; the larger one (the one I had been after) headed towards my property only to stop 35-40 yds still off my line. I had my safety...

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When I research flights on Kayak, get a lot of the same answers.

SLC to Zambia
SLC to Botswana
SLC to Joburg
SLC to Windhoek
SLC to Kimberly
SLC to Limpopo

Price is $2300-2800 doesn't matter.

I know with firearms I don't want to go through the UK.

What is the firearm transfer situation at Joburg like if I went to Windhoek or Kimberly or Zambia or whatever?

Seems to me the Delta to Joburg through Atlanta would be the easiest.

I never cleared customs when I was with the military 20...

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This from 'The Daily Telegraph':

Colombia to cull ‘cocaine hippos’​

The 166-strong herd descended from animals brought from Africa by druglord Pablo Escobar will be sterilised, euthanised or relocated

ByGeorge Styllis3 November 2023 • 4:14pm


Hippos float in the lake at Hacienda Napoles Park, which was once the private estate of Escobar CREDIT: FERNANDO VERGARA/AP
Colombia is to cull hippos descended from a pet herd owned by the cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar...

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