Tip #1: Go!! It's great hunting. Make the hunt what you want. If you want to ride around in the truck, fine. If you'd rather spot and stalk, tell the PH. Mine were happy to do whatever I wanted. I had one of the greatest hunting days of my life stalking Kudu through the lowveld bush.
Tip #2: Consider doing less taxidermy and instead taking great pictures and having them nicely framed. Taxidermy really adds up and you could shoot more animals vs. having more taxidermy. Tough call, but the taxidermy really ended up more than I anticipated. I could have shot a couple more bigger animals such as Kudu, or many Impalas.
Tip #3: Either shoot or dry fire A LOT prior to going. Easy to do, and it will make your life easier. Bad shots are expensive. I used printed targets set up across my basement and loaded three blanks to practice shooting off sticks and cycling bolt. Really helped.
Tedthorn; great idea on the medical kit.
