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Odd you mention that Oryx give you a dose of buck fever. They affect my wife the same way. She has shot four of them I think, and we had a follow up and finish off on each one. Everything else she pointed at in Africa succumbed immediately!
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Ken, You say that, like it's a bad thing ! Always have an eye out for a rifle and I can just hear say that. Ingwe,I've killed two oryx here in New Mexico and remember a little bit of "buck fever" but geez,never had it like that before.
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Woo Hoo! Good for you buddy! Glad the RUM proved to be enough gun at 25 yards
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Woo Hoo! Good for you buddy! Glad the RUM proved to be enough gun at 25 yards Thanks. Me too!
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elk, enjoyed the new photos.. Great job.. I love that place.. Thought when I retired I might move there for a few years.. My wife would have none of it..
The thing that keeps me from a return trip is the long plaine ride both ways.. If I ever could afford more than coach, I would go.. Looking forward to the next pics.
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True. Now all I'll hear from my wife is "Can't buy that cause we are saving money to go back to Africa." LOL, I've decided on going back in the fall of '17 to complete my spiral horn five, that Kudu bull I was lucky enough to kill has to be accompanied by his other four spiral horned comrades. Wifey has a dang 16' long suspended canning cabinet that the backside will be a perfect mounting piece for all five facing off out into my room of the house, saddles and tack, guns and animal heads, knives, fireplace and wood with cigars and scotch, that's my spot!
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I'm going back for eland and sable. Did see two huge impala that wearing on the mind and just maybe a black wildebeest.
We shall see.
Wife is going to take her .280 Rem,so something for her to shoot at.
Will see the company rep Saturday to pay what I still owe and discuss the next trip.
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elk, enjoyed the new photos.. Great job.. I love that place.. Thought when I retired I might move there for a few years.. My wife would have none of it..
The thing that keeps me from a return trip is the long plaine ride both ways.. If I ever could afford more than coach, I would go.. Looking forward to the next pics. Understand,it's a PITA.
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LOL, I've decided on going back in the fall of '17 to complete my spiral horn five, that Kudu bull I was lucky enough to kill has to be accompanied by his other four spiral horned comrades.
Which four Gunner? I can only think of bushbuck,Nyala, and eland...unless of course you're saving big for bongo!
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I'm going back for eland and sable. Did see two huge impala that wearing on the mind and just maybe a black wildebeest.
The price of sable is coming back down! Eland will give you a walk,impalas are always cool,but FWIW I was kinda disappointed in the black wildebeest....like his blue cousin they struck me as a bit scatter brained.
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My PH described it as "A bee in the bonnet." While stalking the blue wildebeest,for some reason they just took off. Wind and sun were in our favor,but they just took off. He said the black wildebeest was the same way.
The outfitter made an offer on sable that I cannot refuse. Going to hunt for an "over the hill" "past his prime" bull.
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My PH described it as "A bee in the bonnet." While stalking the blue wildebeest,for some reason they just took off. Wind and sun were in our favor,but they just took off. He said the black wildebeest was the same way.
The outfitter made an offer on sable that I cannot refuse. Going to hunt for an "over the hill" "past his prime" bull.
Half the time wildebeest will run a couple hundred yards, stare at each other and run back... An over the hill sable would be skookum!
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My PH described it as "A bee in the bonnet." While stalking the blue wildebeest,for some reason they just took off. Wind and sun were in our favor,but they just took off. He said the black wildebeest was the same way.
The outfitter made an offer on sable that I cannot refuse. Going to hunt for an "over the hill" "past his prime" bull.
Half the time wildebeest will run a couple hundred yards, stare at each other and run back... An over the hill sable would be skookum! Yes it would be,along with an over the hill eland bull.
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Ken, You say that, like it's a bad thing ! Always have an eye out for a rifle and I can just hear say that. Ingwe,I've killed two oryx here in New Mexico and remember a little bit of "buck fever" but geez,never had it like that before. You picked some nice animals. Like you I've only been over once, but I didn't even know I wanted a Blesbuck until I saw one over there.
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Actually,this is my second safari in South Africa. The first was in October 1995.
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LOL, I've decided on going back in the fall of '17 to complete my spiral horn five, that Kudu bull I was lucky enough to kill has to be accompanied by his other four spiral horned comrades.
Which four Gunner? I can only think of bushbuck,Nyala, and eland...unless of course you're saving big for bongo! That'll work Elk. No Bongo Poobs, 35K is outrageous, blame the four instead of five on my excited oldtimers disease.
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Nice job. I can't wait until my next trip to the Dark Continent.
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Thanks Tmc0304.
Can't wait either to get back.
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The outfitter made an offer on sable that I cannot refuse. Going to hunt for an "over the hill" "past his prime" bull.
Chief, Well ain't that just dandy. Goin huntin' for "over the hill" "past his prime" type critters. I'm guessin' those PH's just aren't into lettin' the poor guys retire in comfort to live out their days? Sheesh, maybe that's what they're waitin' for me to do, get past my prime so's they can harvest me, before I can retire in comfort. Anyhooo, excellente mi amigo! When I say the kitty taking a dirt nap on the other thread I figured you had a good time. Probably an understatement, eh? Thanks for the pics. Geno PS, I didn't see any reference to any game shot with that lil' ol' jackrabbit gun, she didn't go along for the ride?
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