Good Afternoon,

Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself. I’ve been a lurker and quiet member for a little while now. Hope to be more involved moving forward. I’ve been hunting since I was about 10 years old and have expanded what and where I hunt as I’ve gotten older.

Since childhood Africa has been something I’ve wanted to do more than anything. I’m intrigued by everything involved in the experience. I thoroughly enjoy reading all the stories on this forum and the knowledge you all...

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I have two questions. One concerns how long an animal can stay in a freezer, gutted but not skinned. I was saving up to mount a black squirrel. (I actually shot two in the same day, if you can believe it. I was age 60 and the only other one I ever saw/shot was when I was 16!) I left it in the freezer for 3 years; in truth I forgot about it. When I contacted a taxidermist he said, "no way, you have mummified it by now" Next time bring it right in.
WELL--a taxidermist told me last week that HE...

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The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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Here is a video I did recently! I hope this gets some good discussion going.

Thanks to @rookhawk 's posting in classifieds of his lovely rook rifle and the discussion it generated, I thought it might be good to devote some discussion to these interesting little rifles that were so quickly eclipsed by rifles chambered in rounds like the 22 Savage HP, .22LR, and the flood of "varmint" rounds that began to appear in the thirties.

I have owned several over the years, and have retained two that I still occasionally shoot. Both are excellent for dealing with the...

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