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Never really thought of my trophy room as a "room of death" but with about 30+ assorted animals & 20 fish its sort of memories of my life. Don't guess many of us have many "live" animals mounted. If the zebras,sheep, bison, giraffe & baby elephant nearby aren't quite tonight I might be inclined to try. Kept us awake last night I guess due to the snow & cold.

Ted,

I might call it a room of death because one could easily suffocate in there! Not enough room in there for oxygen! Too bad we couldnt add a coues in there!

Where/when did you get the elk?

How are the legs, and hows my girl Casey? (I dont know how she spells it, so I just spelt it the way I do)

About 20 years ago when I built the trophy room I never expected to have it full. Now there is no room for my next shipment from Africa & duplicates are at my lake cottage with all my trophy fish. Elk is decent, but not spectacular trophy from BC many years ago. Getting old is a bitch & arthritis limits my mountain hunting. My oldest daughter Stacy had a go at the women's Olympic boxing team but didn't make the cut. She teaches boxing, karate,& fitness & contends she will never marry a man unless he can kick her a$$, which may be going some. I'm sure you will have a great safari.

Ted, let me wear my duty belt I wear at work, and give us permission to wed, and I think she might have met her match

Likewise!

You have to take control of the braii or they will ruin it..........except for the wurst/sausage.

Though one of the best meals I've had was Kalahari lamb stew.........fantastic.

Shot this one last June with my 1937 - 300 H&H.

My Blue Wildebeest from the Limpopo Province in 2000, that dropped from a single 140 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet from my 7mm Rem mag.


And my Black Wildebeest from the Free State in 2005, again shot with my 7mm Rem mag, but with a 160 gr Nosler Accubond bullet.

Blair,

South Africa has good lamb, don't they?

Not many Americans like lamb, but I especially liked hunting the Karoo a few years ago and breaking up the game dinners with Karoo lamb.

John,

Their lamb is even better than Aussie lamb and that is saying something The flavour, possibly is better because of their diet and perhaps the variety of sheep......our Merinos are intended mainly for wool production.

When I've hunted with the Kibbles in Namibia, they try and break up the game diet; Sonja makes a great curried Guinea Fowl (she hangs it for a few days, prior) and they barbecue marinated Francolin, as well.

You guys do good lamb as well, just as you said no one seems to eat it......

The best lamb I've ever eaten was in France; it was farmed on the salt marsh flats on the Normandy coast.........talk about flavour!!!!!!

Regards,

Blair.

Maybe I should let our PH know that we love lamb then. He think that we wouldn't be interested. I thought most American's loved lamb chops.

Ingwe, Jochen (a PH we had in common) told me that waterbuck not being good on the table was myth. Never had any at his place though we had most of the other antelope all of which was very good, whether on the barb or in stroganof-type dishes. In retrospect though, what JB said was true in that all the meat was thoroughly cooked-no med rare or rare pieces. I can't say any was tough because of that though.

Tell them what you would like to eat, after all you are the paying client.

The Namibians are very hospitable and they KNOW their lamb is good, so they will be happy to share.

Now that photobucket seems to be running right, here are some pics of our blue wildebeasts taken in the limpopo, in 2008.



mine with the 45-70 guide gun.



my son, with Ricco the wonder dog. Taken with handi rifle, .30-06.



my buddy's son, taken with .338 WM



my buddy Doc. Taken with Marlin leveraction, 308MX

maddog

Well, better late than never. They are very handsome and impressive animals in person. Mine had an absolute glow of health and vitality.

White Bearded from Masailand near Lokisale Tanzania...

April 2008, RSA...rifle is .50 cal. 2.5" Shiloh Sharps, 700 grain bullet over 120 grns. Goex FG blackpowder...1255 fps
Manny

Here is my black wildebeest. I dropped it in its tracks from 185 yards with a 180-grain Tipped Trophy Bonded Bear Claw from my .300 WSM.

Here mine...

Everyone has their own idea as to what constitutes a trophy. "Junior" made his decision

Here is mine. He was taken in 08 (R.S.A.) He placed 44th S.C.I. Archery.