Sticks are but one arrow in your quiver, I brought my own, a nice set of Hickory sticks from African Sporting Creations, practice and perfect all shooting positions.
Wife and i just got in from Tanzania, I took 7 animals as follows:
Gold medal Waterbuck, 218 yards off sticks, 400 H&H, 400gr A Frames, 1 shot.
Warthog, 161 yards off sticks, 400 H&H, 400gr A Frames, 1 shot.
Rowland Ward Hippo, on dry land, face in grass, 7 yards offhand, 577 Nitro, 750gr TSX, 1 shot, PH advised another, 750gr Barnes solid.
Leopard, 70 yards, seated, right elbow buried in grass wall of blind, 400 H&H, 400gr homemade hollow point A Frame, 1 shot.
Zebra, 277 yards, prone, elbows in dirt, 400 H&H, 400gr A Frame, 1 shot.
Cape Buffalo, 16 yards, offhand through the waving river reeds, 577 Nitro, 750gr TSX, 1 shot, PH advised another, 750gr Barnes solid.
Hartebeest, broadside bedded, 228 yards, prone, elbows in dirt, 400 H&H, 400gr A Frame, 1 shot.
With the time, trouble and money spent for Safari, we need to do all we can to place accurate shots from ANY scenario that should arise, we own it to the animals, PH and Trackers, and to ourselves.
Have a GREAT trip.
